'No one is staying home, no one is listening': Iwi latest to restrict access to area
The iwi is trying to educate people at checkpoints but can't legally stop people.
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New testing Covid-19 centres open in Ōpōtiki and Kawerau
The pop-up drive-through centres will both open on Thursday.
Daylight Saving: Tick tock, the clocks went back on Sunday morning
The clocks go back giving an hour extra sleep tonight.
Regional update: Two new Bay of Plenty cases today
A regional breakdown of the new Covid-19 cases in the Bay.
Lockdown: 'It's almost like we have been planning for this'
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White Island tour guide survivor Jake Milbank out of hospital, into isolation
White Island explosion survivor Jake Milbank has been discharged from hospital.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Latest numbers for region
Daily update on Covid-19 cases in the Bay of Plenty and Lakes.
Eastern Bay of Plenty records first Covid 19 case
"They are doing everything they can..."
Whakatāne hospital sets up separate triage for patients
Whakatāne Hospital said the outdoor triage is part of its Covid-19 preparedness.
Awatarariki fanhead in Matatā to be vacated, commissioners decide
Commissioners have decided it's too risky for people to live on the Awatarariki fanhead.
Free bread and milk: Store gives back to those in need
"Many people here do not have enough money to survive."
Kawerau fire: Whakatāne Police call for information
Police are calling for witnesses to a fire in Kawerau last Sunday.
Limits on access into Eastern Bay of Plenty rohe
Limitations will be placed on people moving into and out of the Te Whānau a Apanui rohe.
Drive through testing centre opens in Whakatāne
People with Covid-19 symptoms could drive directly to the centre to be assessed.
University students home before lockdown
"I couldn't see how we were going to get our kids home safe."
Zero rates rise - councillors' agreed goal
Chairman Doug Leeder said the general rates decision to gives "certainty" to ratepayers.
Councils adjust services, facilities
Local government agencies are quickly adapting to the new measures announced today.
Pāpāmoa Plaza Flight Centre to close, jobs lost
"In the end, we were left with no choice."
Coronavirus: Latest Rotorua businesses to close doors
At least five large tourism operators have decided to close their doors at the weekend.
Kawerau Netball Centre 'well alight' in fire
Crews from Edgecumbe, Rotorua and Kawerau attended.
Police, local council assist as Te Whānau-ā-Apanui iwi shuts its doors to outsiders
Outsiders are barred from Te Whānau-ā-Apanui territory from midnight March 25 onwards.
Whakatāne District Council close facilities to public
Council-operated services in Whakatāne are closing.
Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi moves to online learning
"These are unprecedented times and we also need to be able to respond quickly."
Tokoroa to get coronavirus assessment centre
It will be joined by other centers being set up in the region.
Coronavirus swabbing centres open in Rotorua, Taupo and Whakatane
There is a centre set up in Rotorua and Whakatane, and another will open in Taupo.
'Tragic incident': Bay of Plenty school student dies at Lake Rotoma
A helicopter is on its way after a water incident at Lake Rotoma
Couple visited library instead of self-isolating
The library closed after a pair returning from overseas 'ran their hands over everything'.
Bay of Plenty coronavirus cancellations and postponements
Your go-to list for all Bay events cancelled or postponed due to coronavirus.
Whakatāne man stuck in the UK
Whakatāne's Haydn Read describes London's Heathrow Airport amid the Covid-19 crisis.
Tourist operators say one of the worst seasons in years
March is normally a booming month for overseas tourists to the Eastern Bay.
Rotorua's Dancing for Hospice, Night Markets, races latest casualties of coronovirus
"We have now been affected by this pandemic."
Oxfam fundraiser that raises millions, cancelled
The cancellation comes as a safety precaution.
Te Hui Ahurei a Tūhoe biannual festival cancelled
The biannual festival will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2022.
Driving programme helps people off the pathway to prison
The New Zealand Howard League for Penal Reform celebrated its success in the Eastern Bay.