Bay Of Plenty

The council says contractors have secured the site and wastewater is being redirected to a nearby pump station.

Fluoridation of part of Tauranga city's water supply has been suspended, less than six months after it begun.

The $13.98 million sale to a Christchurch developer was halted by a last-minute High Court interim injunction.

The two-vehicle crash on the corner of Te Ngae Road and Tennyson Drive was reported about 9.10pm.

In a weird and wild clash in Tauranga, the Chiefs have piled on the points to crush the Western Force 56-22.

Three people have been arrested overnight as police enforce the Gang Conflict Warrant in the Eastern District.

One person has been taken to Tauranga Hospital after an accident involving gas in Mount Maunganui.

The city's service will include a speech from the country's first female Māori RNZAF pilot. Audio

Six sections of state highway will not have their earlier higher speed limits reinstated due to public opposition, the Transport Agency says.

"Ratepayers are coughing up for a $125 million glass tower with barista-grade coffee on tap, while basic city services fall by the wayside," spokesman James Ross said.

A dawn pōwhiri kicked off the country's longest running iwi festival in the Bay of Plenty with at least 20,000 expected to attend over Easter weekend.

A health official says Rotorua's alcohol-related harm is now above the national average.

A kōhanga reo in Rotorua has been forced to close indefinitely after a robbery at the weekend stripped it of basic operating essentials.

Works were paused in February during Environment Court proceedings.

It applies to a range of council work, from new projects and renewals of public buildings and footpaths, to its events, employment, services and communication.

The judge's decision found the arguments for stopping the sale "generally weak", and that claims of a local boat fleet being harmed were "overstated". Audio

Tai Rāwhiti wants to take take a huge chunk of forestry and pastoral land and plant it with permanent bush. Audio

Fire and Emergency said it sent three firetrucks and one hazardous materials unit to respond to neutralise the chemical.

It follows a meeting disruption from an upset member of the public.

The Representation Commission is consulting on its electoral boundary review that will see changes to the Tauranga, Bay of Plenty and Rotorua electorates for the 2026 general election. Audio