Latest from Bay of Plenty

'Targeting Māori': The police firearm figures worrying leaders

Actions predicated on race or the situation? Police firearm use data revealed.

'Out of hand' cat colony prompts calls for foster support

'We need people to foster them otherwise their fate isn't going to be good'

Dr Tony Farrell: Reining in alcohol industry will reduce health burden

OPINION: The Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act needs reviewing

Woman dies in hospital after motorcycle crash

The woman was airlifted to hospital after the crash.

Doctors told her she was just overweight - turns out, she had ovarian cancer

'Something needs to change, you can't just push it away as women's problems.'

'We wonder why we work': Desperate family does not qualify for Govt help

Chris Luxon: 'It's heartbreaking' hearing stories from people in the squeezed middle.

A 'constant reminder' to do better: Oranga Tamariki CEO on 5yo Malachi Subecz's death

The agency is conducting an independent review into whether it failed Malachi Subecz.

Ram raids are violent, thuggish and dangerous

OPINION: Grumpy old men and women have been sounding the warning for years.

Watch live: Simon Bridges delivers final speech in the House

On the controversy scale he was rating it a 'solid 5.5 out of 10'.

$17.2m deal: Kāinga Ora buys seven elder housing villages

State housing provider to spend $32.4 million on redevelopments, upgrades

'We cannot be held responsible': Decision made on NEMA charges in Whakaari case

WorkSafe charges against the National Emergency Management Agency have been dismissed.

'Ready to rock 'n' roll': Rotorua Ziplines launches steepest, fastest course

'We believe our course is one of the most challenging zipline builds undertaken.'

Take it slow: Bay of Plenty's picturesque highway

Dozens of gems are hiding just off this popular highway drive.

Homemade Taser, brawl and vandalism: Boycott likely as bus stop violence escalates

Frightened drivers say they are reaching a tipping point of taking strike action.

Doggone: Missing pooch reunited with owner a year later

The canine is one of hundreds stolen or lost in the Bay of Plenty each year.

Entrusted to his killer: Little boy beaten, starved by carer

Malachi Subecz suffered regular abuse, including being burnt with scalding water.