210 jobs on the line: 80-year-old mill may shut down
The mill employs just over 210 people and is Whakatane's biggest private employer.
The mill employs just over 210 people and is Whakatane's biggest private employer.
A building, measuring 40m by 20m was engulfed in flames.
Police had investigated possible link to shooting on Friday.
The number of $1 million-plus properties sold in Waihi Beach has tripled in a year.
The fight to prevent a water bottling plant expansion near Whakatāne is far from over.
The fire early on Saturday destroyed eight classrooms and a nearly completed admin block.
A Grey Power newsletter labelled a councillor's use of te reo Māori an "insult".
Local businesses give Kiwis a glimpse of Ōhope and why it's the best beach in Aotearoa.
Wipatene Mason died after a violent incident on Christmas Eve, 'traumatising' his family.
'We have been well behind for some years.'
On a new podcast, Sir Michael Cullen reflects on the way money has shaped his life.
Whakatāne council has apologised to iwi after 'appropriating' a te reo slogan.
Monster fatbergs discovered in a Whakatāne sewer will take days to remove.
The disasters revealed a health system unable to deal with mass casualty events, she said.
Kiri Allan: I'm a quintessential pragmatist.
A woman has been charged with assaulting with a weapon.
15-year-old relied on strength of his legs to bring in big fish.
For all organisations on each charge the maximum penalty is a fine of $1.5 million.
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the fatal eruption.
'We just stayed there for a couple of hours waiting for anyone to come back.'
A mother and wife of Whakaari/White Island victims says the tragedy has consumed her.
Nearly one year after the unthinkable event, staff open up about the response.
WorkSafe revealed details relating to its investigation into the tragedy.
Forty-seven people were on the island when it erupted on December 9 last year.
President of the Kawerau Mongrel Mob and 6 others have been found guilty of drug dealing.
An exercise was still on a meeting agenda four weeks before the lethal volcanic eruption.
Tauranga woman Rebeka Storey has been missing since September 5.
In audio released to 60 Minutes, guide cuts tour short after noticing danger signs.
Jan Tinetti and Kiri Allan are two of seven new ministers in Cabinet.