Latest from Whakatane

Jo Raphael: Long live weekend and holiday road trips around NZ

OPINION: Road trips can be an effective spreader of Covid-19.

New government model 'prototype' idea rings mayors' alarm bells

Local first or regional front? Mayoral forum debates how to approach new Govt.

Five cars crash near Whakatāne

The crash was on State Highway 30, near Shaw Rd and Huna Rd.

Saving the whales: Stranding shows trained volunteers vital

Bay of Plenty strandings have included Gray's beaked, pygmy sperm and orca whale species.

Inaugural rangatahi development gold wananga held

The wananga was held in Whakatāne over the weekend of October 9, 10 and 11.

Beards, bravado and best practice

A post-Covid-19, health and safety event was held in Mount Maunganui this month.

Climate change hui a 'coalition of the willing'

Representatives from across the Bay of Plenty gathered in Te Puke yesterday.

'I'm not going anywhere': Tania Tapsell reveals what's next after election loss

'We've given it our all. I'm really happy.'

Kristin Macfarlane: Unemployed Kiwis need to plug the critical kiwifruit labour shortage

OPINION: People who think orchard work is beneath them need to get over themselves.

Three of five positive Covid cases in Rotorua managed isolation

The newly diagnosed people will be transferred to Auckland's quarantine facility.

Why the East Coast is secretly NZ's most interesting election race

OPINION: History may be about to repeat itself.

Breast density: Woman finds lump just months after mammogram

A Bay woman may have found her tumour sooner if it wasn't for dense tissue.

Whakaari / White Island tragedy: DoC rules would have saved lives

Alert level 2 is too dangerous to allow tourists to visit volcanoes, under DoC rules.

'Horrific damage' after car crashes into Awakeri Store

Police were notified of the incident at 5.25am.

Covid, transport, health, referenda and more: Where East Coast candidates stand

The candidates were asked about their top priorities.

Father jailed for life for murdering 2-year-old daughter in river

Tewi Savage murdered his daughter in the Rangitāiki River in July, 2018.