Latest from Bay of Plenty

'An absolute crock': Residents, tourists fume over $150 bus lane fines

A petition to refund the fines has amassed thousands of signatures.

Teacher censured after making students strip and stand with noses against trees

A teacher has been sanctioned for serious misconduct at a school camp.

'Tragic': Firefighters related to victims of crash that killed four

The crash has rocked the small communities involved.

'Pretty full on': One father's way of managing fatigue and stress

James Mooney says it is better than going for a walk or watching TV

Final decision looms for controversial Pāpāmoa reserve planting plan

Part of the project has already sparked outcry from residents.

'Somebody's going to die': Where ram raids have tripled in three years

Ram raid style break-ins are on the rise and youths are mainly behind the brazen crimes.

One infant, three adults dead after Bay of Plenty crash

Reports suggest two vehicles collided near Whakatāne around 3pm.

'You break my shop, you break my heart': Young couple's ram raid nightmare

"[Police] can't prosecute them because they are minors. They do it again and again ..."

National Emergency Management Agency's legal challenge

The agency has sought a discharge without conviction.

Opinion: Should we have a national day to commemorate the New Zealand Wars?

OPINION: Our history isn't black and white. It's that and everything in between.

Māori 'locked up and lonely' at health sites

Seclusion at Bay facilities 'has got to stop - it absolutely has to stop'.

Student took 1914 days to re-engage, get back to classroom

One student not attending took 1914 days to re-engage and get back into the classroom.

'My people are struggling': Māori leaders on mental health and Covid-19

One said the mental health crisis was a 'second pandemic'.

Security guards 'did nothing' as teens tried to set girl's hair on fire

Council chairman says guards' response was "totally unacceptable".

Victims 'angry' as jailed child sex offender to be released early

Victim says it is 'cruel' offender will be moved to home in proximity to victims.

Youth as young as 12 behind spike in car thefts, ram-raids

Police fear for the safety of the young offenders behind the wheel.