There is a large slip on State Highway 2 East, about 4km south of Taneatua. The road is closed to traffic until contractors can clear

Whakatane band Made Alive has made it to the Smokefree Rockquest finals. The band, made up of Whakatane High School and Trident High

The young star of the New Zealand hit film Boy has been seriously injured in a car crash. James Rolleston, 19, was in a car near

Two motorbikes have crashed causing moderate injuries to two people. The crash happened about 4pm on State Highway 30 near Thornton

A moderate earthquake has been recorded in the Bay of Plenty. At 11.29pm last night, a magnitude 3.3 earthquake was recorded near

UPDATE: A section of Golf Links Road remains closed as the Serious Crash Unit investigates a fatal single-motorcycle crash in Whakatane. The

A person armed with a knife has robbed a dairy in Whakatane. Police were called to the dairy on the corner of King and Bridge streets

Waiariki Bay of Plenty Polytechnic has appointed its fourth community appointee to the council. Council chairwoman Cathy Cooney announced

Eastern Bay Police and St John Ambulance staff are being supported from the air by a helicopter crew as a search for a crashed car

Icy conditions have been blamed for at least three crashes between Rotorua and Whakatane this morning.

The Bay of Plenty parents accused of causing the death of their 8-month-old baby boy will defend the allegation at a jury trial.

The Bay man accused of attempting to kill two police officers and also allegedly shot at four others is heading to trial.

A toddler has been reunited with its caregiver after it was inside a car stolen in the Bay of Plenty.

The eruption on the volcanic island appears to have deposited material over north side of the crater floor.