Swedish tourist confirmed second Mt Maunganui victim
A Coroners Court hearing has been held to formally identify the second victim of a landslip at a…
Vigil held for Mt Maunganui slip victims
Hundreds have gathered “together in aroha” at Mount Maunganui tonight for a vigil for victims of the landslides…
Man charged with New Year’s Day murder of Pukehina woman
A man has been charged with the murder of a woman in the western Bay of Plenty on…
Road repairs after severe weather ‘very dangerous work’, says Minister
A week after heavy storms devastated parts of the upper North Island, work has continued to repair and…
Appeal over one of the oldest burial sites in NZ returns to court
An Environment Court hearing that will help determine the fate of the ancient Māori burial site Ōpihi Whanaunga…
150 evacuated in Tauranga amid slip threats
Fresh evacuations are underway as two Bay of Plenty councils extended their local states of emergency after last…
150 evacuated in Tauranga amid slip threats
Fresh evacuations are underway as two Bay of Plenty councils extended their local states of emergency after last…
Thousands donated to landslide victims’ families, donors pay tribute
Fundraising pages set up for some of the Mount Maunganui landslide victims’ families have raised thousands of dollars,…
Teen with rare drug-resistant epilepsy battles third coma
A Rotorua family faces an agonising wait for their 17-year-old son to wake up from his third coma…
PM signals Govt inquiry, pledges $1.2m
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says there’s a “strong case” for a Government inquiry into the Mt Maunganui holiday…
PM details response after landslips, floods
Cabinet has been meeting for the first time since last week’s fatal weather-related events across the North Island.…
Officials’ warning after AI images of Mt Maunganui slip spread
Officials are warning people of artificial images circulating online claiming to capture the fallout of last week’s weather,…