Locals wanting to help care for land, air, water, or wildlife are can apply to the Bay of Plenty Regional Council Environmental Enhancement

There is a severe wind watch for Rotorua and the Bay of Plenty tonight. MetService issued the watch saying west to northwest winds

The new boating bylaw for Bay of Plenty will now be introduced in 2017 instead of October 2016 as originally planned. General Manager

The Ruatoki community will host a SPCA day to raise awareness on the care and protection of animals. It will also provide options

Bay of Plenty-based Surtees Boats is undergoing a major expansion of its production facility with the addition of a 900sq m building

Police are appealing for information following three suspicious fires in the Te Kaha and Waihau Bay area. Detective Sergeant Darren

A newborn baby has been flown to hospital with serious head injuries.

Lisa Carrington has today been sharply reminded how difficult a challenge she'll face tomorrow if she's to complete a golden Rio Olympic kayak double.

A Whakatane bank has celebrated Lisa Carrington's Olympic victory this morning by wrapping their ATM in gold. ANZ's Whakatane branch

A shipping container has been airlifted to White Island to provide visitors an emergency shelter in case of an eruption. The New

There's not a lot of negatives, even though gifts and golf balls were stolen from charity fundraisers Keri and Ryan Topperwien's Dream

The State Highway 2 Waimana Gorge remains closed following a slip, and is expected to reopen to one lane later today. A helicopter

There is a large slip on State Highway 2 East, about 4km south of Taneatua. The road is closed to traffic until contractors can clear

Whakatane band Made Alive has made it to the Smokefree Rockquest finals. The band, made up of Whakatane High School and Trident High

The young star of the New Zealand hit film Boy has been seriously injured in a car crash. James Rolleston, 19, was in a car near

Two motorbikes have crashed causing moderate injuries to two people. The crash happened about 4pm on State Highway 30 near Thornton

A moderate earthquake has been recorded in the Bay of Plenty. At 11.29pm last night, a magnitude 3.3 earthquake was recorded near

UPDATE: A section of Golf Links Road remains closed as the Serious Crash Unit investigates a fatal single-motorcycle crash in Whakatane. The

A distraught mother screamed in fear as a man stole her car with her infant son asleep in the back, a court has heard.

A Bay of Plenty mum is using her son as motivation to quit as a free stop smoking service is launched regionally. Drue Harawira

Eastern Bay Police and St John Ambulance staff are being supported from the air by a helicopter crew as a search for a crashed car

Icy conditions have been blamed for at least three crashes between Rotorua and Whakatane this morning.

The Bay of Plenty parents accused of causing the death of their 8-month-old baby boy will defend the allegation at a jury trial.

The Bay man accused of attempting to kill two police officers and also allegedly shot at four others is heading to trial.