A coroner has disagreed with a WorkSafe finding that blamed an experienced forestry worker for the accident that caused his own death. Rotorua

People with mobility challenges, a disability, or have anxiety about using public buses are encouraged to come and try riding the

Man suffers leg and arm injuries in machete attack.

Circle_see_more_DP.epsFACING DEMONS: After being hit in the head with a ball, Rotorua cricketer Karl McKnight is preparing to return

Two fishermen spend hours in the water and are rescued by the last boat crossing the Whakatane bar.

Dreamworld has permanently closed the raft ride that killed four people.

FOCUSED: Rotorua's Mia Wardlaw impressed for her side on the weekend. PHOTO/ STEPHEN PARKER 051116sp10.JPGRuth_Dacey_MAY16_happy.epsTennis Rotorua

Eastern Bay of Plenty police are looking for Terry Vercoe also known as Karekare Tarie in relation to a robbery. He is known to

FOCUSED: Rotorua-Lynmore captain Shaun Tamai and his side are looking to maintain their unbeaten run. PHOTO/ FILE A_170116tennis.JPGRuth_Dacey_MAY16_happy.epsTennis Rotorua

The Eastern Bay Energy Trust will award its 100th scholarship to support local people to train for a career in the electricity industry. In

Uretara Island, in Ohiwa Harbour, is now free of rats, and native birds are thriving, thanks to the work of dedicated volunteers. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Uretara Island, in Ohiwa Harbour, is now free of rats, and native birds are thriving, thanks to the work of dedicated volunteers. Made with funding from NZ on Air.

Trojahn Tuna is 23, covered in tattoos and boasting so much sex appeal Iggy Azalea could barely contain herself.

Check out these mussels! New Zealand's first commercial open ocean marine farm, off the coast of Opotiki brings in its first harvest. Made with funding from NZ on Air.

Opotiki beekeepers are worried too many hives are now being placed in the region by corporate newcomers, threatening the survival of the pollinating bees required for the local kiwifruit industry. Made with funding from NZ on Air.

John Forbes' early blunder didn't diminish his election result. And he admits his opponent Les Keane ran a good campaign after all. Made with funding from NZ on Air.

John Forbes' early blunder didn't diminish his election result. And he admits his opponent Les Keane ran a good campaign after all. Made with funding from NZ on Air.

Tony Bonne believes strong marketing was behind his weaker majority, so he is determined to communicate better this term. Made with funding from NZ on Air.

Two Auckland teens are appearing in court today after a car was stolen and taken on a joy-ride of more than a hundred kilometres, from Paeroa to Whakatane.

Police want eyewitnesses to come forward after a man fell from a Whakatane hotel balcony onto a footpath at the weekend.

Golf Links Road near Whakatane is closed as the Armed Offenders Squad try to locate a man who pointed a gun at another person. A

Banned from sailing further until authorities deem him safe to travel, renegade South African yachtie, is apologetic for the inconvenience he has caused everyone involved. made with funding from NZ on Air

This Sunday is World Rivers Day giving the Bay of Plenty Regional Council a chance to celebrate the regions eight major rivers. In

A large slip has blocked SH3 in North Taranaki, flooding and slips have closed roads in Wellington and hampered the capital's World War I centenary events.

Whakatane's three-day Junior League Festival will give kids an opportunity to play against clubs from around New Zealand.

A graduate of Rotorua's famous carving school and a Taupo-based iwi representative and orator are two of 10 people honoured at the

SWIMMER WINNER: Whakatane's Tarquin Magner with his medal haul from the NZCT AIMS Games swimming finals. Photo by Jamie Troughton/Dscribe

Eight gold medals and a silver were nice but it was a new national record Whakatane swimmer Tarquin Magner was especially proud of

Aftershocks have continued to shake the North Island after it was hit by one of its biggest earthquakes in decades.

A pregnant woman has been flown to hospital after a car crash in the Eastern Bay of Plenty today. The 21-year-old was involved in