Drive through testing centre opens in Whakatāne
People with Covid-19 symptoms could drive directly to the centre to be assessed.
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University students home before lockdown
"I couldn't see how we were going to get our kids home safe."
Zero rates rise - councillors' agreed goal
Chairman Doug Leeder said the general rates decision to gives "certainty" to ratepayers.
Councils adjust services, facilities
Local government agencies are quickly adapting to the new measures announced today.
Pāpāmoa Plaza Flight Centre to close, jobs lost
"In the end, we were left with no choice."
Coronavirus: Latest Rotorua businesses to close doors
At least five large tourism operators have decided to close their doors at the weekend.
Kawerau Netball Centre 'well alight' in fire
Crews from Edgecumbe, Rotorua and Kawerau attended.
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.
Whakatāne District Council close facilities to public
Council-operated services in Whakatāne are closing.
Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi moves to online learning
"These are unprecedented times and we also need to be able to respond quickly."
Tokoroa to get coronavirus assessment centre
It will be joined by other centers being set up in the region.
Coronavirus swabbing centres open in Rotorua, Taupo and Whakatane
There is a centre set up in Rotorua and Whakatane, and another will open in Taupo.
'Tragic incident': Bay of Plenty school student dies at Lake Rotoma
A helicopter is on its way after a water incident at Lake Rotoma
Couple visited library instead of self-isolating
The library closed after a pair returning from overseas 'ran their hands over everything'.
Bay of Plenty coronavirus cancellations and postponements
Your go-to list for all Bay events cancelled or postponed due to coronavirus.
Whakatāne man stuck in the UK
Whakatāne's Haydn Read describes London's Heathrow Airport amid the Covid-19 crisis.
Tourist operators say one of the worst seasons in years
March is normally a booming month for overseas tourists to the Eastern Bay.
Rotorua's Dancing for Hospice, Night Markets, races latest casualties of coronovirus
"We have now been affected by this pandemic."
Oxfam fundraiser that raises millions, cancelled
The cancellation comes as a safety precaution.
Te Hui Ahurei a Tūhoe biannual festival cancelled
The biannual festival will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2022.
Driving programme helps people off the pathway to prison
The New Zealand Howard League for Penal Reform celebrated its success in the Eastern Bay.
More than $36 million earmarked for Whakatāne regeneration
The benefit of partnerships to the fore of speeches at PGF announcement.
'Inspiration': Eruption survivor's heartening recovery photo
Jake Milbank says it's good to be "breathing in some fresh air".
Meet the first Kiwi band to top NZ singles chart since Lorde
But Shadbolt can't pinpoint what it is about In the Air that makes it so popular.
State of unrest: Hottest temperature recorded on Whakaari/White Island
The temperature in the lava lobes was sitting at its hottest temperature to date.
'This will stay with me forever': White Island guide three months on
Kelsey Waghorn says months following eruption the longest she's spent on land in years.
Mayor throws street party to celebrate harbour entrance funding
Last month the Government announced a huge investment into the new harbor entrance
Minister unaware youth charity staff charged before his visit
"The minister [Willie Jackson] had not met with them before or visited them since."
'Frustrating' pace of Bay of Plenty Regional Council climate emergency
Has the Bay of Plenty Regional Council provided more than just talk?
Vacancies filled after byelection flop
Murupara Community Board struggles to fill seats.
Coronavirus: BOP Regional Council staff work from home to test response
It comes on the day the second case of COVID-19 was confirmed in New Zealand.
'Gross breach of trust': Education consultant received $150K in kickbacks
The former employee admitted receiving secret commissions from a new contract.
Firefighters battle large manuka blaze in Ōpōtiki
Crews from across the region are working to extinguish the blaze.
Matatā triple fatal: WorkSafe lays charges over horror crash
Worksafe have laid completed an investigation into the crash.