GNS Science pleads guilty to reduced Whakaari/White Island charge
Meanwhile, the island's owners have failed in a bid to have their charges thrown out.
Meanwhile, the island's owners have failed in a bid to have their charges thrown out.
GeoNet also uses satellite information and monitoring flights to assess the island.
Man was found with serious injuries in a car park in Whakatāne.
State Highway 2 West has been blocked as emergency service work at the scene.
The 64-year-old was due to appear at Whakatāne District Court on Saturday.
When Pete started building his tiny home he had no idea he was doing anything illegal.
The man was found in the early hours of this morning.
The region is in clean-up mode after heavy rain.
Waimana Gorge closed as the clean-up of storm damage continues.
A tropically-charged storm is continuing to lash many parts of the country.
Overnight temperatures of 7C in Tauranga and 2C in Rotorua are expected.
A Rotorua mother says the course has allowed her to meet parents in a similar position.
Supreme Court gives Ngāti Awa leave to appeal against expansion of water bottling plant.
Meet people growing their own food - and learn how you can too.
The Labour Party has announced its candidate after Tāmati Coffey announced his retirement.
The call is going out for curtain donations to help hundreds of households in need.
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WorkSafe consistently told NEMA they would not be charged.
The pair netted over $43,000 in illegal sales using fake permits
The first tremor was on Saturday, and the swarm could continue for weeks.
Alleged drug kingpin appeared in NZ court, granted interim name suppression.
Local deerstalkers take aim at the Govt for how hunters were treated after March 15.
Some were “very strong”, resident says.
Councillor 'comfortable this is a sensible approach'.
Demand is expected to drain from the housing market in the coming months.
A judge has released a decision about whether a tourism operation should be charged.
Forty-seven people were on the island when it erupted and 22 died.
Coastguard crews from Whakatāne and Ōpōtiki are on their way to the boat.
The victim, a father-of-two, thought he was chatting with an alluring blonde.
Alcohol sale hours could become standardised across the region if the policy is adopted.