Bay Of Plenty
Street reopens after two years of closures
Originally it was going to be a four-month trial in response to safety concerns around the high traffic volumes while children travelled to and from school.
Another minor eruption at Whakaari / White Island
GNS Science is keeping an eye on ash levels, but no ash is expected to fall on the mainland. Audio
Whakaari: Magma near the surface and sulphur dioxide levels rising
Shallow magma means it is likely the eruption on White Island will continue, GNS says. Audio
Eruption at Whakaari raises alert level
The Volcanic Alert Level has now been raised to Level 3 and the Aviation Colour Code raised to orange.
Rotorua council injunction bid for sewerage works fails - for now
A council legal bid for an injunction to get protesters to stay at least a metre from controversial sewerage works near Rotorua's sacred Lake Rotokākahi has failed - for now.
Failed transport hub: Tauranga council appeals High Court decision over costs
Tauranga City Council is awaiting a new trial date in its bid to recoup millions of dollars lost in a failed transport hub.
One dead, one critically injured after Tauranga crash
One person has died after a two vehicle crash in Tauranga on Wednesday evening.
Stallions and loose horses a risk to safety
The subject of risks to the safety of both horses and people caused by stallions in the town was discussed at an Ōpōtiki District Council meeting on Tuesday.
Errors in car park building design cost council $19m
Now, three engineers are facing negligence allegations at a disciplinary hearing.
Tauranga's council's only woman elected to become deputy mayor
A councillor let the news slip just before mayor-elect Mahé Drysdale was able to officially announce it.
Police name man who died after falling overboard off Whakatāne coast
Police have named the man who died after falling overboard from a vessel off the coast of Whakatāne last week.
Tauranga’s voter turnout 'disappointing' – Mahé Drysdale
Just 38.7 per cent of people voted in the Tauranga City Council election on Saturday.
Hospital could lose training licence over doctor shortage
Losing its accreditation could be disastrous for the whole hospital, a doctors' union says.
Public forums could be 'weaponised' – Mayor
Rotorua is considering adding public forums to meetings for what may be the first time.
Netball: Mystics hold on in tense finish to advance
The Mystics have knocked the Magic out of third spot.
Tauranga by-election: Runner-up ex-mayor congratulates winner
Tauranga's former mayor, Greg Brownless, has congratulated the winners of the city council election, in which he was runner-up.
Former Olympic champion Mahé Drysdale to become new Tauranga mayor
Only one of the six candidates from the council sacked by the government in 2021 has returned to council.
Tauranga election: A guide for voters
Tauranga will choose who will be running their city for the first time in five years on Saturday.
Tauranga votes in first local body election in four years
The community is divided ahead of the polls closing, Local Democracy Reporter Alisha Evans says. Audio
Two injured and highway closed after two-truck crash in heavy fog
A crash between two trucks has left two people injured and blocked part of State Highway 36, the road between Rotorua and Tauranga.
