Steven Perdia has now been named as the Whakatāne District Council's new chief executive. Mayor Victor Luca announced Perdia's new...

Kawerau District Council has voted unanimously to retain its Māori wards. It will hold a binding poll on the future of the wards, at next...

Whakatāne Police are searching for a male in connection with a serious assault last Thursday morning. Police were called to the scene on...

A 39-year-old man is facing charges after a search warrant at a Whakatāne property yesterday uncovered numerous stolen items, a firearm,...

The appeal for the Whakaari White Island owners, over its 2019 eruption conviction, has been delayed In a minute released today, Justice...

A man has now been charged in relation to a death at a Western Bay of Plenty address two weeks ago. Police were called to a Paengaroa...

Police have now released the name of the person who died following a workplace incident at Kaingaroa Forest last Wednesday. Police say,...

OLYMPIC GOLD FOR EASTERN BAY SEVENS STARS It's Gold for Ruatoki's Stacey Waaka and Poroporo's Mahina Paul. Waaka and Paul were part of...

Whakatāne tri-athlete Hayden Wilde will have to wait another day for his Paris race. Officials have postponed tonight's men's triathlon...

A new report has highlighted how Bay of Plenty residents feel home ownership has become increasingly out of reach. It follows a recent...

Two people were taken to hospital in a serious condition on Saturday afternoon following a crash on State Highway 2 near Ōpōtiki....

A body has been found off the coast of Whakatāne, in the search for a man who went overboard, off a vessel this morning. A Police...

An in-air and on-water search continues for a person reported overboard in the water between Whakatāne and Whakaari/White Island....

Bay of Plenty tenants might be feeling some relief in their wallets, as new data reveals a slight decrease in rental prices in the region...

A 34-year-old Ōpōtiki man is facing a number of charges following a fleeing driver incident yesterday. Police were called to an address...

Whakatāne and Tauranga hospitals are feeling the pressure of winter with a recent influx of patients in emergency departments. The...

Police have now named the person who died following the crash on State Highway 2, Pukehina on Monday afternoon. He was 39 year-old Andrew...

Several people have been taken to hospital this morning following two separate crashes on State Highway 38 near Kaingaroa. Emergency...

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi advise, the Pekatahi bridge, located north of Tāneatua on State Highway 2, will close daily for...

Whakatāne Police are now investigating an aggravated burglary earlier this morning at the Alexander Avenue dairy. Police received a...