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Renowned Maori carver fined after waka capsize
A skipper has been convicted and fined after a waka capsized.
Police officer stops traffic for ducks
A police officer in Whakatane helps a mother duck and her ducklings cross the road
Local Focus: Waiariki Candidates - What's something we don't know about you?
Waiariki candidates answer the important questions. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Waiariki Candidates - Unemployment
Waiariki candidates answer the important questions. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Waiariki Candidates - How well do you know Waiariki?
Waiariki candidates answer the important questions. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Waiariki Candidates - How well do you know Waiariki?
Waiariki candidates answer the important questions. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Waiariki Candidates - Getting people to vote
Waiariki candidates answer the important questions. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Arrest follows shots fired at Whakatane gang funeral
A man is behind bars after shots were fired in broad daylight during a funeral procession.
Witnesses sought to 92-year-old's crash
Elderly man injured after ute hits stationary truck.
Man, 92, seriously hurt in Bay crash
A man, 92, involved in a crash has been seriously hurt and flown to Tauranga Hospital.
Man arrested following robberies
A man has been arrested in connection to two robberies in Petone and Palmerston North.
Local Focus: A new airport for the whole Bay of Plenty
Ngāi Te Rangi support it but who else does? Made with funding from NZ On Air.
A new airport for the whole Bay of Plenty?
Ngāi Te Rangi support it but who else does? Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Heartbeat: Flood-hit Edgecumbe battles on
Months after the flood that swamped Edgecumbe, locals are still struggling on.
Edgecumbe four months on: Over the moon to be home
Melinda and Karl Rangiaho are over the moon to be back in their Titoki St home.
Edgecumbe four months on: A caravan on the back lawn
Martin and Barbara Finucane have set up camp on their back lawn.
Edgecumbe: Four months on from flooding
Authorities aim to have 90 per cent of people back in their homes by Christmas.
Eat Streat building sells to farm family
A high-profile building housing six tenants has been sold in Rotorua.
Fisherman knocked out by low-flying plane
Plane making an emergency landing hit a fisherman standing on the Whakatane beach.
Anger at council move to abandon 35 properties
A fight is brewing over a council move requiring more than 30 property owners to move.
Shotgun ordeal trigger went 'click'
Police are appealing for information about a gang-related firearm threat in Whakatane.
Teen badly burned in Opotiki explosion
17-year-old flown to hospital with serious burns on his arms, legs and abdomen.
Swarm of quakes rattle Bay of Plenty
Geonet recorded four moderate quakes throughout the past 24 hours.
Shooter thumbs nose at court system
The man behind the Kawerau Siege says the justice system has no jurisdiction over him.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Government commits to supporting displaced Edgecumbe locals
Minister for Building and Housing Nick Smith announced financial support towards temporary housing at the Whakatane Holiday Park for displaced Edgecumbe locals.
Temporary cabins for Edgecumbe
There have been more than 90 requests for help with short-term accommodation in Edgecumbe
Lifeline for uninsured Edgecumbe locals
Tradie army project aimed at saving flood-damaged Edgecumbe homes officially sanctioned.
Video shows vicious attack on girl
Video shows boy being kneed in the face as he protects a girl from a beating.
'Tragic' teen hunter death avoidable
No adults were supervising a group of teenage hunters when one was shot and killed.
Trauma experts brought in to Edgecumbe schools for new term
Edgecumbe schools plan to re-open for the new term on Monday, with trauma experts on hand.
Spinal injuries after hunter falls from ute
The man was hunting in a forest near Lake Tarawera when he fell off a ute.