Thunderstorm watch issued with flash flooding risk in North Island
Rotorua Daily Post 6 Jan, 2026 08:16 PMQuick Read Subscribe to listen Access to Herald Premium articles require…
Northern California New Year’s Eve things to do to ring in 2026
New Year’s Eve is a time to ring in one final celebration to bid adieu to the current…
Bay of Plenty wallaby infestation: 2000 controlled this year
“Wallabies eat everything within their reach in our native bush, including the seedlings that make up future forests,”…
Roaming dog reports rise in Western Bay and Tauranga, but attacks down
Dog incident data The Western Bay of Plenty District Council recorded 30 reports of people being attacked by…
Bay of Plenty teenager on trial charged with raping young schoolgirl
The girl, who was 6 at the time of her evidential video interview, told the interviewer the boy…
Bay of Plenty fire crews battle 2ha blaze near Whanarua Bay
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Bay of Plenty father imprisoned for ‘recklessly’ causing brain injury to 8-week-old baby
Just hours after she returned from Starship, her own little boy was heading there, having been intubated, stabilised…
One dead, one injured after incident inside moving vehicle near Matatā
The second victim was taken to hospital with moderate injuries. The alleged offender was arrested at the scene.…
Motorcyclist dies after colliding with school bus in Rūātoki, eastern Bay of Plenty
Whakatāne District Council Te Urewera general ward councillor Andrew Iles said it was “gut-wrenching news”, not only for…
Driver in Bay of Plenty rescued from crashed car hanging in ponga trees
They arrived to find the man trapped inside the vehicle, which was being held up by ponga trees…
Prominent Bay of Plenty Māori figure denies family violence charges, name suppressed
The man faced two family violence charges and a driving charge when he appeared in court in Tauranga…
Rotorua’s air quality improves with burner checks
Wood smoke contains fine particles that, when inhaled, could penetrate deep into the lungs and enter the bloodstream.…