Bay Of Plenty

Tauranga parking machines vandalised amid frustration over expansion of paid parking areas.

Ratha Ny sentenced after pleading guilty in March to four charges under the Immigration Act. Audio

A cousin of the woman killed in the Bay of Plenty on Thursday says she was a loving mother, daughter, niece, cousin, aunty and friend.

Emergency services were called to a property at Awakeri.

One person is dead and another is in custody, a local news outlet reports.

Sakura Hall was killed and two other people were injured in the May crash.

The public are advised not to collect or consume shellfish on the east coast from Whakatane to Mount Maunganui.

Both the Tauranga mayor and local electorate MP live outside the area, and this will not change under the new electoral boundaries.

The trust says it has no "exclusive seat at the table" when it comes to Crown-led water management.

Police said there were reports someone had been injured, but upon arrival it appeared "not to be the case".

Police believe there have been serious injuries.

The felling of the Valley Road pine forest earlier this year was to prevent the risk of trees falling, and erosion.

An investigation is underway after the discovery of human remains at Waihau Bay.

One person has been taken to hospital in the Bay of Plenty after a gas incident at the Hotel Matata this morning.

The Eastern Bay Trades Academy takes on about 15 students a year who learn on the job and gain NCEA level 3 at the same time. Audio

State Highway 5 had earlier closed.

Raveen Saily was on bail, awaiting a rape trial , when he filmed a 13-year-old Rotorua girl performing a sexual act on him.

Tauranga will host the biggest event in the world of triathlon, with Triathlon NZ awarded the 2028 World Triathlon Championships.

Buyers of a Pāpāmoa Beach house needed a High Court order to remove the previous owner.