Police, local council assist as Te Whānau-ā-Apanui iwi shuts its doors to outsiders
Outsiders are barred from Te Whānau-ā-Apanui territory from midnight March 25 onwards.
Outsiders are barred from Te Whānau-ā-Apanui territory from midnight March 25 onwards.
Council-operated services in Whakatāne are closing.
A helicopter is on its way after a water incident at Lake Rotoma
The library closed after a pair returning from overseas 'ran their hands over everything'.
Your go-to list for all Bay events cancelled or postponed due to coronavirus.
Whakatāne's Haydn Read describes London's Heathrow Airport amid the Covid-19 crisis.
March is normally a booming month for overseas tourists to the Eastern Bay.
Tauranga's Jazz Festival is one of a string of event cancellations.
The cancellation comes as a safety precaution.
Mount Maunganui Lifeguard Service, Ōmanu and Pāpāmoa expected to win titles.
But Shadbolt can't pinpoint what it is about In the Air that makes it so popular.
The temperature in the lava lobes was sitting at its hottest temperature to date.
Kelsey Waghorn says months following eruption the longest she's spent on land in years.
"The minister [Willie Jackson] had not met with them before or visited them since."
Has the Bay of Plenty Regional Council provided more than just talk?
It comes on the day the second case of COVID-19 was confirmed in New Zealand.
The former employee admitted receiving secret commissions from a new contract.
Worksafe have laid completed an investigation into the crash.
The 39-year-old's candidacy was today confirmed in Rotorua.
Rainfall rates could reach up to 40mm in some places!
GRAPHIC WARNING: The tour guide has shared a glimpse into her hospital recovery.
"They [outside support staff] all kind of come in and then they all disappear."
GNS Science today released an update on the situation at the volcano.
Whakatāne District Council staff meet with Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta.
The tour guide says she doesn't remember the "really gnarly stuff".
The protest will take place at 3.30pm outside the HCNZ office in Mount Maunganui.
Police raid clandestine lab believed to be used for manufacturing methamphetamine.
Police say it's part of an ongoing operation, no risk to the public.
Police staff alerted just after 3.30pm. The highway is closed between Pikowai and Matatā.