Bay Of Plenty

Mount Maunganui's poor air quality is impacting people's health, with officials saying there is a "critical need" to find alternate sites for businesses that emit pollutants.

Construction to reopen Rotorua's iconic museum will begin next month as the council secures the final funding needed and brings down the total cost.

A meteor that flashed across the dark Tauranga sky over the weekend was captured on security camera.

When Justine Murray returned to her hometown Tauranga in 1998, it was only then she heard about her eponymous tupuna, Paraone Koikoi.

The children's ward at Rotorua Hospital will be missing a third of its beds as winter hits because Te Whatu Ora halted an upgrade partway through to review costs.

Rotorua is wrestling with a costly dilemma: how to keep the pipes flowing after years of what one councillor describes as "chronic underspending".

The Bay of Plenty/Waikato Magic have held on for a thrilling 52-49 win over the Northern Stars.

The Bay of Plenty city will hold its first election in almost five years - and there's expected to be a lot of interest.

Dead birds and fish, and "out of control" lillies are pushing residents along a lake in Whakatāne over the edge.

The city centre is undergoing a major transformation and while businesses can see the good in it, they are battling to stay in the game in the meantime. Audio

It's similar to an incident four years ago that resulted in 300 tonnes of weed being removed at a cost of $35,000.

Local Government Minister Simeon Brown has also rejected the commission's recommendation that a Crown observer be put in place.