
How surfer Ollie Dobbin bought three Ōhope businesses before the age of 24
His first business was a surf school which he bought when he was still in high school.
His first business was a surf school which he bought when he was still in high school.
Edgecumbe was flooded due to the breach of a Rangitaiki River floodwall in 2017.
He started again at the bottom, and is working his way up.
Activity at White Island has increased and minor volcanic ash is being emitted.
'We’ve lost people ... all vital to making sure a hospital functions accordingly.'
The circumstances leading to the death of Hikato Maaka, a father of five, remain murky.
Police have said he was evading arrest, but a family member disputed that.
Plus - we ask why one city, unusually, has no honourees on this year's list.
Local iwi offered condolences to the grieving whānau of the man who died.
The man refused to engage with police and swam away.
The boy died in November following an alleged assault.
Duncan Smith, 79, completes 1700km hike of North Island for charity
Crews monitored hotspots on Mt Edgecumbe near Kawerau overnight.
It comes as holidaymakers begin flocking to eastern beaches.
Some in the community were 'devastated' by the change, which will begin in mid-January.
The aviation colour code for White Island has been raised to orange.
The rise in deaths is a worry, Water Safety chief executive says.
The man was pulled unresponsive from the water after the jump.
People wore T-shirts bearing Rickah’Shae’s image and the words 'Forever 8'.
All in a weekend's work for Eastern Region surf lifeguards.
The young boy died in Whakatāne Hospital following an alleged assault last month.
Jenny’s art is influenced by her rural surroundings in the eastern Bay of Plenty.
Shane Jones defends Crown investments into struggling Ōpōtiki aquaculture firm.
Mobile donation drives will be 'making it as easy as possible for people to donate'.
With their lives shattered in the event, the family can now rebuild after the settlement.
Shayne Currie continues his Great New Zealand Road Trip, travelling from Whakatāne to Gisborne. Video / NZ Herald
The airport is built on land confiscated by the Crown in 1866.
A patient is 'disgusted' National didn't fund 13 cancer drugs it promised.
A woman, 25, has been charged with assault.
A two-year ban on taking the shellfish came into force today.