I have had the opportunity to be briefed on the details of the volcanic eruption of Whakaari/White Island, off the coast of Whakatane in the Bay of Plenty.
The eruption happened at 2.11pm today.
It continues to be an evolving situation. Read...
Bay of Plenty brothers Damon and Mitch Rees will be looking ahead with confidence to the rest of the summer and well into 2020 too after stunning performances at the first major bike event of the new season. Read...
Rabbits burrowing into recent burial sites in Whakatane has distressed a regular visitor who wonders why the council chooses to leave them unplanted. Read...
Big cities have Lime scooters but small-town New Zealand keeps it real.Footage showing a man riding a horse along the footpath in Kopeopeo, in Whakatane, has delighted Facebook users.The video shows the young man casually riding... Read...
The toss of a coin may determine who represents the southern-most communities of the Whakatane district over the next three years after a draw in the Murupara-Galatea ward. Read...