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Dangerous dirt bike riding in the Bay of Plenty is endangering lives, police warn, following a nationwide crackdown resulting in arrests, bike seizures, and prison sentences for offenders.

Police said search teams have located a body in the search for a missing diver in Whakatāne.

Police said Emergency Services have suspended a search for a missing diver for the night.

A Whakatāne man escaped a house fire this morning after being woken by a rescue dog adopted just days earlier.

The Clothing Project's volunteers are preparing to sort hundreds of donations after a community-wide pyjama drive brought in record support.

18-year-old artist Nikau Grace has earned two Aotearoa Music Award nominations while preparing for her first solo show.

The Whakatāne Scottish Pipe Band has announced the inaugural Whakatāne Pipe Bands Festival, creating a “welcoming and inclusive” environment to celebrate the sights and sounds of pipe banding.

A Whakatāne women’s club is marking 90 years while looking to attract a new generation of members.

The Clothing Project say growing community support is helping meet rising demand from families struggling with the cost of living.

The Whakatāne District Council is rolling out variable speed limits near schools under the Land Transport Rule: Setting of Speed Limits 2024, with signage to be in place by 1 July, 2026.

Bay of Plenty councils have three months to propose new local governance arrangements, with local leaders warning the timeframe may limit meaningful public consultation.

The Whakatāne Art Gallery’s latest exhibition shines a light on paintings unseen for more than twenty years, taonga and contemporary works.

Whakatāne District Council has officially opened a tender seeking community-led solutions to restore or reroute the Ngā Tapuwae o Toi Walkway, but strict requirements are raising community concerns.

Dangerous dirt bike riding in the Bay of Plenty is endangering lives, police warn, following a nationwide crackdown resulting in arrests, bike seizures, and prison sentences for offenders.

Police said four men have been arrested in relation to a public brawl that occured in Kopeopeo, Whakatāne, on Wednesday, 15 April.