Latest from Whakatane

Terror in the dark: Kiwi caught in wildfire

Jody Brettkelly says people are moving out, saying they can't take any more.

Local Focus: Workers versus employers - the big difference between East Coast candidates

Three Māori women, three different answers. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

'Remarkable' forgiveness for driver who injured eight victims

Judge John Macdonald said he had "not quite experienced something quite like this before".

New Zealand or Aotearoa? The Bay reacts to Māori Party policy

"Why is it even an issue, is the real question it raises for me."

It's not over: DHB pharmacy workers walking off the job for pay equity

The full strike will see no service from any Apex union pharmacy worker.

Māori Language Week: Riapo Panapa - filling a void with te reo

Te Wiki o te reo Māori/Māori Language Week gets underway today.

Better future for inanga (whitebait) on the Whakatāne River

New whitebait ponds and spawning habitat were built in the river berm.

Fatal Whakaari/White Island eruption still on my mind – Ardern

Ardern says first scenes she saw of first responders at work still lingered in her mind.

Untapped aquaculture resources explored at iwi meeting

Hatcheries, aquaculture technology and workforce training explored.

Top lawyer calls for inquiry into Whakaari / White Island eruption

Nigel Hampton QC: 'Bureaucracy knows time is a killer of perceived need'.

Whakaari / White Island: GNS livestream evidence in investigation

The footage is being used as evidence in WorkSafe's biggest investigation to date.

Suicide rate in Bay of Plenty region follows national decline

Nationally, 654 people died by suicide - the lowest it has been in three years.

'Emotional mess': Grieving partner tells of pain as company fined over trio's deaths

Higgins fined $270,000 and ordered to pay more than $494,000 in reparations.

Stroke survivor sharing hard lessons

"Many of our own Māori families, whānau are not accessing what is already available."

Council to 'reset' stance on climate change emergency

Bay of Plenty Regional Council considers a new response to climate change.

Staff to double as Kawerau worm farm expands

Worm farm juggernaut Kawerau Ecocast is already New Zealand's biggest worm farm.