Latest from Bay of Plenty

'We thought the house was coming down': Hamurana Store devastated by ram raid

Harjinder Kaur and Avtar Malhi were asleep behind their store when it was ram raided.

'We deserve better': 2018 Census iwi affiliation data finally out

The data was released by Stats NZ and Rotorua-based Data Iwi Leaders Group this week.

Heather Du Plessis-Allan: Why Collins was right to 'knife her colleagues'

OPINION: The National party badly needs diversity and fresh talent.

Last few days at Kawerau mill

The mill closes with the loss of 160 jobs, 55% of them held by Māori, on June 30.

Want it? Meat, car warrants, fry pans - you can buy it all now and pay later. But should you?

'People don't have to save anymore, if they want it, they buy it.'

Fatal crushing: Former driver confirms 'faults' with truck prior to 'terrible event'

Truck driver testifies in day five of a coronial inquest into the tragedy.

'No evidence' of racism or elitism at John Paul College, review finds

An independent review was ordered earlier this year following a complaint.

'We're ecstatic': Kane Williamson's dad on the sleepless nights leading up to historic win

Brett Williamson eventually got up at 4.30am after being bombarded with text messages.

Mercury to buy Trustpower's retail business for $441m

The transaction depends on several conditions including Commerce Commission approval.

Fatally crushed: Coronial inquest begins into Mount Maunganui tragedy

Coroner apologises to whānau of man killed in workplace accident after seven-year 'delay'.

Landlords selling up sparking fears of future slums

Landlords can lease properties to the Government through a Community Housing Provider.

Using tech both old and new to tackle wallaby nuisance

Dama wallabies are spreading from Rotorua to the Waikato.

'Dead money': $400k per week emergency housing price tag

The latest numbers show millions being poured into the Bay of Plenty housing crisis.

Sport cancelled, road warnings issued as wretched weather strikes

Heavy rain watches are also coming into force for the North Island's upper east.

'Four times the size of Bayfair': Plans for $1b Pāpāmoa East town centre revealed

50m pool, supermarket, shops, 15,000 jobs and 11,000 new homes to be built nearby

Aussie pair to sue cruise ship company over family deaths on volcano

Stephanie Browitt suffered burns to 70 per cent of her body in the 2019 eruption.