Latest from Whakatane
Fishing: The lure of fashion
Some of the old-style lures are as good as the flashy ones that are now so popular.
Red shirt story doesn't wash
A man who claimed his 4-year-old son was assaulted for wearing a red shirt associated with a rival gang may have concocted an elaborate lie, a court has heard.
Hundreds pay last respects to Moko
About 400 people turned out to pay their last respects to Moko the dolphin at his funeral procession and memorial service in Whakatane today.
DOC settles on Moko's resting place
The debate over Moko's final resting place has been settled with the friendly bottlenose dolphin to be buried...
Moko removed from island
The dolphin carcass believed to be that of Moko was removed from Matakana Island by DOC staff this afternoon and will be sent to Massey University for an autopsy.
Team NZ among charity casualties
Team New Zealand is among dozens of organisations that have lost their charitable status in a crackdown by the new Charities Commission.
$3.2m clean-up bill for Whakatane floods
Whakatane District Council has an estimated $3.2 million clean-up bill following last week's flood that left more than 110 houses uninhabitable.
Moko follows fisherman friend to Tauranga
The captain of a fishing trawler befriended by Moko reckons the tunes of AC/DC might be part of the allure.
Whale-rider link stops orca autopsy
An orca that washed up dead near Whakatane has been buried in a nearby Maori cemetery despite researchers wanting to perform an autopsy.
Taika Waititi backs Opotiki theatre
The director has agreed to become the first patron of Opotiki's De Luxe Theatre, in the eastern Bay of Plenty.
Gang after some rough justice
Black Power members say they want to track down the attacker of a boy, 4, so they can deal to him before police.
Crash victim's mother caught drink-driving
Police are shocked that a woman whose daughter was seriously injured by a drunk driver last year was herself caught driving while over the limit.