White Island teen survivor: 'Thank you for your kindness'
Jake Milbank was leading a tour on the island when it erupted.
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Scorcher! 30C temperatures to settle in the Bay this long weekend
Get the sunscreen ready!
Otakiri protesters raise $35k for water bottling appeal
Iwi and residents file appeal Environment Court decision in the Rotorua High Court.
Whakatāne recidivist sex-offender gets two months prison for talking inappropriately to two young girls
Interim name suppression for the man has been lifted.
Just Jeans assistant 'yelled at' doctor's toddler, apology sought
Her 15-month-old son was playing peekaboo behind a sign when she was left "dumbstruck".
Person smashes car with hammer following car crash in Whakatāne CBD
Police inquiries were ongoing.
Show us your pearly whites! Te Teko Kōhanga Reo clean out oral health challenge
Kōhanga Reo from across the Eastern Bay were invited to enter the annual challenge.
White Island: Newlyweds' stunning recovery from severe burns
Four Americans severely injured in the eruption are hopeful they'll be home in a month.
Weather: Cool temperatures make way for scorching week ahead
Have you felt the cold this week?
Tour company resumes trips to Moutohorā/Whale Island
No prohibitions had been placed on Moutohorā/Whale Island following the eruption.
'Pretty freaky': Shark spotted in shallows at Ōhope beach
Beachgoers got more than they bargained for at the beach today.
White Island victim's grieving dad convinced son helped him catch his first game fish
Hayden-Marshall Inman's father is sure his son helped him reel in his first game fish.
White Island: Body found in water, then lost in failed recovery bid
Serious claims have been made online about the attempt to recover a body from the water.
E. Coli in the water: Three possible causes for Kawerau scare
Backflow preventers to be installed at every residential property.
Sulphur fumes and kingfish: On board the first charter boat out after White Island
'We could see the abandoned helicopter standing in the desolation.'
White Island eruption: Melbourne father dies in hospital
The eruption claimed its 18th victim in an Australian hospital overnight.
White Island: Story behind the skin grafts coming for burn victims
Members of the public offer to donate their own skin to help severely burnt victims.
'Deserved to be together for 100 years': White Island victim Gavin Dallow farewelled
Lawyer a "generous man, always helping his family and his community".
Bay pharmacies to roll out free measles vaccines
The last confirmed case of measles in the region was on December 31.
Katee Shanks: I'll never look at Whakaari the same way again
It's during the downtime when thoughts of December 9 come to the fore.
Zizi Sparks: We'll never be the same again after White Island
One month on the effects of the eruption are still seen in the small community.
'Together we will get through this' - Whakatāne one month after eruption
The eruption left the community reeling and for many the grief remains.
'Not giving up': Badly burned White Island guide month on
Kelsey Waghorn is a fighter. 'She's just digging deep'.
White Island: Middlemore Hospital resumes elective surgeries
"This is a long-term healing process, and for many of them it will take years."
White Island a 'memorial' for heroic tour guide killed saving others
Whakaari tour guide Hayden Marshall-Inman's family remember his heroics and generosity.
Kiwi nesting home destroyed
Residents are concerned about the felling of several trees.
Rescued twice in three days: Bay of Plenty yachties' disastrous week at sea
Two people on a yacht had to be rescued a second time this week.
One dead after dramatic CPR rescue attempt fails at Whakatāne River
People were seen desperately trying to resuscitate the person.
Yachties found safe after mayday calls sparked search and rescue mission
Two people on a yacht have been found safe and well after mayday calls last night.
Police car chases soar: 'I got a hell of a fright'
A Rotorua couple got the shock of their lives nearly being wiped out by a fleeing driver.
'He's bloody amazing': White Island survivor's positive news
Teen critical still in ICU and facing a long struggle — but is talking to family.
'So thankful': Injured White Island guide awake and talking
'He is doing as good as we could hope for with the injuries he has got.'
A look at how Mother Nature will usher in the Bay's New Year
High temperatures and low rainfall swept the region in 2019. What will 2020 bring?
Watch: Footage of shark swimming in shallows at Ōhope
'Pretty quick' exit from the water after shark spotted.