Return to red: 'Downturn on a downturn' - locals react
New Zealand was moved to the red traffic light setting at 11.59pm on Sunday.
New Zealand was moved to the red traffic light setting at 11.59pm on Sunday.
Emergency services were alerted to a "water-related incident".
Data was collated during an observation flight to the volcano last week.
Drivers spotted eating pies, checking makeup, holding up phone in intersection sting.
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Everyone needs a permit to light an open-air fire.
The 2019 eruption claimed 22 lives.
A fallen tree has blocked traffic on State Highway 2.
Nine people from Rotorua and its surrounds have been honoured
Whirinaki forest DoC huts and campsite will be closed until February.
Police were called to a sudden-death incident at 8.45am near the Whakatāne Boat Ramp.
Nurses at the hospital were also already doing extra shifts and working over-time.
The 21-year-old died after a farm accident on Tuesday.
A man found guilty of another man's manslaughter following a party has been sentenced.
'It is good news that we have got it but I am disappointed it has not come sooner'
How the Bay's island residents are tackling a global pandemic.
Extra testing and vaccination clinics are being set up.
"They know them, they know their families. There's that trust there."
More cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed.
'I made the decision not to re-stand after having a whole lot of abuse'.
Not all elected members will say whether they are vaccinated.
Updated case numbers and locations of interest for the Bay of Plenty and Lakes
The Coastguard says changes intended to simplify things are confusing and dangerous.
Tauranga Hospital's emergency department and an icecream truck visited by Covid cases.
An estimated 300 people suffered property damage in the event
Police find crucial evidence in Alicia O'Reilly homicide thought to have been destroyed.
The restrictions aim to 'ensure the safety of our people at home'.
Five search warrants were executed in multiple Eastern BOP towns.
Health workers must have their first Covid-19 vaccine by November 15 to keep their job.
The group says it has the potential to reach up to 4500 vulnerable community members.