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'Loud rumbling, heavy shaking': Strong earthquake hits Wellington

The magnitude-5.7 earthquake struck minutes after 5am.

One dead and two injured in Whakatāne crash

A person was airlifted to hospital but sadly died later, police said.

Pools or poo pipe? City debates where it should invest $2 million

The mayor says the community wants its spas back. But major project costs are climbing.

Woman coerced into giving baby up for adoption in 1965 wants Govt apology

'The hospitals have got a lot to answer for in terms of their involvement with adoption.'

Manslaughter and meth: The man in the middle of two trials

The man who shot an unarmed man he thought had come to kill him, can now be named.

NZTA advises Auckland to Wellington motorists to avoid SH1

A detour of 23km or about 16mins will be in place.

Desperate search: One person missing, two injured after vehicle plunges into river

A car has veered off the road and crashed into the Waioeka River near the Tauranga Bridge.

Why a gravel road where a tourist died is under the spotlight

A coroner has released findings after a tourist drove off a gravel road and died.

Rotorua bird lover 'amazed' by kākā visitor

Rotorua bird lover spots rare kākā in her backyard.

'A life-threatening condition': Kiwi boy, 6, fighting sepsis in Brisbane

Friends are rallying round the family, who moved from Rotorua last year.

Clayton McMillan announced as All Blacks XV head coach

McMillan said it was fantastic to be involved with a team creating its own legacy.

New research shows Māori infants are at highest risk of contracting meningitis

Meningitis Foundation chair knows the personal pain this deadly disease can inflict.

Pipeline protest: Council restarts legal action to protect work site

A protester says the council's issues could have been avoided if it listened better.

Whakapapa Holdings close to deal for ski area assets

'We have confidence as a business that the Whakapapa ski area is viable commercially.'

Find out what's on in the Bay of Plenty

From Tauranga to Rotorua, discover upcoming events in the Bay of Plenty region.

'History of harm': Relief as liquor store application withdrawn

A hearing was scheduled to take place this month.

His dream became a 'nightmare' - but he'd do it all again to house the elderly

Rory O'Rourke's work to get three new homes for the elderly has been rewarded.

School principal forged documents to claim grandparents' super after they died

Judge: 'Had you done this right, you probably would have got the inheritance anyway.'