
Calls for police station rebuild after man's hand severed
"We have been asking them [NZ Police] about it for I don't know how long."
"We have been asking them [NZ Police] about it for I don't know how long."
This is following the Alert Level moving to 1 last Tuesday.
A man had one of his hands cut off after an assault in Tāneatua on Sunday.
The victim is in hospital in a stable condition.
The controversial leader of Vision NZ says criticism is "water off a swan's back".
The volcano has been at Alert Level Two since November.
Gateway Funerals is renovating a Kawerau building to start the town's only funeral home.
There are now 27 WorkSafe staff working on the investigation into the eruption.
A simple act of generosity costs about an hour.
The honeymooners plan to seek damages from both the cruise line and the tour operators.
'They just shouldn't have been there at all.'
Stephanie Browitt survived but her sister and father were among the 21 who died.
'I mean it was just the most terrifying moment in my life.'
One person died following the two-vehicle crash on State Highway 2.
"I told them there'd be no pissing around, no gawking ... just get in and do our job."
White Pine Bush Rd (SH2) was closed after the crash at 6.20pm yesterday.
Police and emergency services responding to crash in Whakatane district.
Whakaari six months on: "What's happened, it's just a tragedy."
The 56-year-old was arrested at the scene after police were called at 1.30am yesterday.
Tony Bonne has been made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit.
Footage includes cops shooting out the back window of car being stolen.
The volcanic alert level remains at level 2.
"Things like that would be a real assistance to our community."
The driver was the sole occupant and died at the scene.
Man arrested after high-speed chase through Bay of Plenty with shots fired 'randomly'.
The construction of the Whakatāne Town Wharf began more than 100 years ago in 1919.
Awatarariki residents feeling optimistic after taking next step in their ongoing fight.
There have been around 2,500 insulation and heating retrofits through the programme.
People are asked to help do what they can to save club rugby.
Barbara Kinley's son Ethan Fitzpatrick died during a school trip at Lake Rotomā.