Watch NZH Local Focus: No entry to Edgecumbe
Mayor Tony Bonne speaks about the unfolding drama. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Mayor Tony Bonne speaks about the unfolding drama. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Red Cross teams are warning residents to keep safe overnight.
Evacuated Edgecumbe residents face the next three days out of their homes.
The business has been showcasing NZ's only active marine volcano for more than 25 years.
A boy with cancer can't get to school because of a severe shortage of disability taxis.
Young sevens talent on show in Rotorua this weekend.
A project to replace the Pekatahi Bridge deck has reached the half-way point.
Hawaiian students are in the region to learn from Maori.
Lake Taupo CC and Whakatane United have booked their place in Western Bay of Plenty reserve grade championship semi-finals this weekend
Whakatane farmers were among the big winners at the 2017 Bay of Plenty Dairy Industry Awards.
Boy actor James Rolleston has pleaded guilty to causing a crash which left him and his friend seriously injured last July.
The skies are beginning to clear after last night's storm, but the respite may be short-lived, with thunderstorms and more heavy rain forecast for later today.
Heavy rain is expected in the region today and tomorrow.
Project aims to breath new life into the township.
The rain has looked to ease in the region today but is expected to return in force from tomorrow.
A unique online Maori health hub has been launched in Whakatane. Toi Te Ora - Public Health Service, along with many collaborative
Rippa Rugby will kick off for the first time in Whakatane today. Three hundred year five to year eight kids will be involved in Rippa
Years ago, a Maori boy was caught stealing lollies at the local Four Square. A report labelled him a "thug". He was 10 years old, writes Dame Susan Devoy.
Construction on the redevelopment of the Whakatane Museum Research Centre is on track to start in the middle of this year. Whakatane
Images from Te Matatini National Kapa Haka Festival 2017 being held at Hawke's Bay Regional Sports Park in Hastings. Photos by Hawkes Bay Today.
Ngati Rangiwewehi's powerful opening day performance set the standard at the national kapa haka championship Te Matatini in Hastings.
Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology has reinforced its commitment to help improve the social and economic outlook of the Kawerau community.
Emergency services were alerted to the collision about 4.50pm.
Kawerau District Council staff are working as fast as they can to unblock drains after torrential rain caused flooding of over a metre.
Two women injured when armed robber fires gun during attempted hold up.
Two people have been shot in an attempted armed robbery at a berry farm in Whakatane.
Road users who travel on the stretch of State Highway 2 between Awakeri and Taneatua in the Eastern Bay of Plenty are advised that
Twelve men have been arrested in relation to a gang clash on the streets of Whakatane, in which shots were fired and people scrambled for cover.
"Pop, pop, pop": A witness to an extraordinary gang clash on the streets of Whakatane has described how frightened motorists ran for their lives.
Police appeal for film of a funeral procession after shots were fired during a gang clash in Whakatane yesterday.