The Bar Crossing Training Event will be held from 8am on December 9.

Kawerau tree-climber wins accolade for fifth time

Pupils of Ōhope Beach School are tracking their solar energy.

New courses helping kura kaupapa students transition to tertiary study.

Whakatāne Police remind drivers to drive safely

Police are investigating an incident involving a person being hit by a car.

Biosecurity NZ announced the winners of the 2018 New Zealand Biosecurity Awards.

The ticket was sold in Taranaki.

She will visit the newly-opened museum and Te Manuka Tutahi Marae.

Southern Right Whale spends time swimming near Ohope on Tuesday.

Supreme Court dismisses appeal and makes an order for costs.

There are reports of an aircraft landing in a paddock near Whakatāne.

Shane Jones announces $2 million boost for industrial development.

He's young, alcohol free and a vegan. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Bay of Plenty features in the AA's must do list this summer.

A community group set up to protect Otakiri Springs has had a small court victory.

Police find unrestrained passenger goat.

Safer communities together means every member of the community, Eastern BOP police show.

"If people do it, they'll no doubt find out in due course what the consequences are."

A serious crash has been reported in Opotiki.

Hanging powerlines delayed firefighters from reaching the trapped person

Teen, 16, dies from injuries suffered in fall.

A Whakatāne men's book club have been meeting for the past three years

Arapeta Hiraka, 36, has appeared in court on a raft of charges.

Whakatāne and Rotorua Hospitals preferred place to work for graduating doctors

The Pink Ribbon appeal is under way Friday and Saturday.

The woman who died in a Kawerau sawmill incident can now be named.

Gull in Taneatua has the cheapest fuel, charging just $2.10 a litre for 91.

Locals are set to meet and discuss food sovereignty in Whakatāne.

Susan and Terry met for the first time after a chance test told them they were related.