Bay Of Plenty

Drysdale says he can't find a home in his desired school zone.

The principal described the death as simply devastating for everyone involved.

There will be a high police presence in Hawke's Bay on Monday as they monitor the tangi of a senior Mongrel Mob member.

Stevee Ormsby is charged with assaulting Russell Watts after a dispute over her choice of parking spot turned physical.

A large house fire in the western Bay of Plenty has been extinguished after a two-hour effort.

Mayor Victor Luca says the downgrade of specialist services at Whakatāne Hospital's gynaecology and obstetrics department is only the tip of the iceberg.

A smell described as like rotting fish or a dead animal has been lingering over pōtiki.

The resignation of Mikaere Sydney means a decision is needed on who will become the city's next Māori ward councillor.

Major surgical cases have been delayed in some places because of a strike by lab workers at public hospitals in Wellington, Palmerston North, Tauranga, Rotorua, Whakatāne, Nelson and Dunedin.

A 31-year-old Mongrel mob member and a 25-year-old man have been arrested in relation to the Ōpōtiki murder on Saturday morning.

MetService said the severe thunderstorms were moving towards the east-northeast, and had been expected to lie near Tolaga Bay, Waimata, Kanakanaia and Tauwhareparae.

A young woman who worked in early childhood told police she has "a serious addiction to disgusting things".

The police have launched a homicide investigation after a man died in the Bay of Plenty overnight.

The blaze is contained but continues to burn along the railway line by Wainui South Road, Whakamarama.

The octopus was a small animal that would have suffered greatly from being punched and kicked, an animal charity says. Audio

Work has begun on Tauranga's first museum, expected to open in 2028, but the city's heritage collection was started in 1969. So what will the museum house, and what's happening behind the scenes?

Heavy rain warnings and watches have been issued, and people are being told to be prepared.

A pedestrian has died following a car crash in Whakatāne, and police are appealing for information about what happened.

A staff member has been assaulted by three young people at a youth justice facility in Rotorua.

Rotorua iwi will regain a seat at the council table this year - but without voting powers.