Farmers fail in bid for greater council representation
Dairy farmers in the Eastern Bay are paying up to $150,000 a year in targeted rates.
Dairy farmers in the Eastern Bay are paying up to $150,000 a year in targeted rates.
Eruption hazards are 'largely restricted' to the island, GNS Science says.
The marine volcano had a minor eruption on Friday and a 'continuous' eruption on Sunday.
Satellite data showed the plume contained a minor amount of volcanic ash.
The Volcanic Alert Level has now been raised to Level 3.
More than 3000 people are participating in Run the Forest on Saturday.
A 39-year-old man is facing charges after police searched a Whakatāne property.
Fire and Emergency New Zealand are attending a structure fire in Matata, Whakatāne.
Private Caroline Paulsen, from Whakatāne. used her army training to become an athlete.
Work to remedy the heavily criticised tidal pool should finish this month.
Tūhoe protesters waited on road for PM, who took to the air instead.
Gas and steam spewed out of White Island this morning.
Police earlier said the missing person was one of four on the vessel.
Flight radar shows a rescue helicopter traversing the area.
Two people are seriously hurt and one person is in a moderate condition.
Gas and steam was now exiting from an enlarged vent on the crater floor.
Judge Thomas Ingram said a point had been reached where 'enough’s enough'.
The speedway legend says his leg is 'munted' and he's 'lucky' to still have his foot.
Lack of Whakaari/White Island monitoring increases ‘existential risk’.
Central North Island and BoP feel the pinch.
One councillor believes 'it’s quite a frightening situation'.
The store added extra security aids including fog cannons and additional security cameras.
Company struggled to raise money to pay a fine after eruption tragedy.
A number of gang members are expected to attend gathering in eastern Bay of Plenty.
King's Birthday Honours from around Rotorua and the Bay of Plenty.
The driver was earlier seen driving in 'an unsafe manner' around midnight.
The road was closed due to debris and an oil spill.
"We were poor. We didn’t have anything, but we were never poverty-stricken."
'When we have a magnitude 9 earthquake the roading network will fail completely.'
Powerball was not struck and has rolled over to Saturday night.