Bay Of Plenty

Western Bay of Plenty households face paying an extra $300 to $350 per year under the council's long-term plan proposal.

A prominent Bay of Plenty farming family is giving up 100 hectares of farmland that has served them for 60 years.

A teen accused of stabbing another girl with a knife at Mount Maunganui's Bayfair Shopping Centre has made her second court appearance.

The musician says it is "a really exciting time" for the city and says residents are over having commissioners in place. Audio

Local runner Michael Voss has won his fourth Rotorua marathon, while Debbie Donald took out the women's race.

Police believe people may have videoed an assault at a Mount Maunganui shopping centre that hospitalised a woman and left shoppers stunned.

A youth has been taken into custody, while the victim is in serious condition, police said tonight.

Tracy Watson has repaired the same fence over and over times.

It is the latest in a string of crimes to hit the jewellery chain.

Mount Maunganui's poor air quality is impacting people's health, with officials saying there is a "critical need" to find alternate sites for businesses that emit pollutants.

Construction to reopen Rotorua's iconic museum will begin next month as the council secures the final funding needed and brings down the total cost.

A meteor that flashed across the dark Tauranga sky over the weekend was captured on security camera.

When Justine Murray returned to her hometown Tauranga in 1998, it was only then she heard about her eponymous tupuna, Paraone Koikoi.

The children's ward at Rotorua Hospital will be missing a third of its beds as winter hits because Te Whatu Ora halted an upgrade partway through to review costs.