Matamata-Piako District Council has been convicted and fined $67,500 in the Hamilton District Court this week. The fine and conviction stems from charges... Read More

With colder temperatures taking hold around the country, drivings are being urged to plan for every eventuality on the roads. Right through the middle of... Read More

Anyone wanting to have their say on the expansion of New Zealand's biggest worm farm in Kawerau has until August 7 to make their submissions. Ecocast Limited... Read More

Warning: Distressing images A theory surrounding more than 20 dead birds on a Bay of Plenty beach is that someone ran them down deliberately. A farmer... Read More

Ash has shot out of Whakaari/White Island setting up photo opportunities against a beautiful morning sunrise. The 'short period of sunrise ash emission”... Read More

Keep Whakatāne Beautiful Committee is joining forces with Bay of Plenty Tree Crops Association to keep fruit on the menu in the Eastern Bay, now and in the... Read More

New research has revealed an unlikely source for the unique volcanic activity in the Taupō region, one of the most volatile volcanic fields on the planet. The... Read More

Two months of works are about to begin to drill a new, deeper groundwater bore hole in Ōmokoroa. Bay of Plenty Regional Council has a groundwater bore at... Read More

4.42pm: The man reported to be lost in the Omanawa Falls area has been located. Police initially received reports he was lost around midday. "He is... Read More

An increase in visitors hoping to catch the southern lights is resulting in a call for the Catlins to be made a dark sky reserve. On Wednesday, Owaka Going... Read More

People in the Bay of Plenty, and visitors to GeoNet's volcano cameras page may have spotted an almost continuous steam and gas plume from Whakaari/White Island... Read More

Parts of Te Papa's colossal squid have found their way to Katikati. Colossal Squid: Freaky Features is developed and toured by the Museum of New Zealand... Read More