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Two dead after crashes in Bay of Plenty, rural Waikato
Five people have been injured, two seriously, in the crashes.

State Highway 2 closed in Bay of Plenty after serious crash
The collision was reported about 2pm on Saturday, near Dunlop Road, in Waiotahe.

Ground zero Opotiki: The town at the centre of police gang crackdown
Over the past few years, no town in New Zealand has been more associated with gang headlines than Opotiki in the Eastern Bay of Plenty.

Environment group labels Cook Islands government-led seabed mining consultation 'misleading'
Environmental lobby group Te Ipukarea Society says the Cook Islands government-led seabed mining consultation in Aotearoa "is a serious misrepresentation".

'Enforcement action taken' hours after gang patch ban comes into effect
The Police Minister says gang members in the Hawke's Bay came out at midnight to challenge the law.

Amazing home with hydroslide sells under the hammer
Listed as a “Walt Disney lifestyle”, this Western Bay of Plenty home comes with hydroslide, inground pool and all-weather basketball court.

Pilot rescued after light plane crashes off Tasman coast
The pilot was winched to safety by a rescue helicopter after ditching the plane in Tasman Bay, Maritime New Zealand’s Rescue Coordination Centre says.

Cook Islands PM 'not surprised' at Treaty Principles Bill opposition
The Cook Islands prime minister Mark Brown is not surprised at the swell of opposition against the Treaty Principles Bill in Aotearoa.

Hearing underway for 12 people who died in Hawke's Bay during Cyclone Gabrielle
A coronial inquiry is being held at Hastings District Court to decide which issues will be considered by the coroner looking into the 12 deaths caused by the cyclone.

Gangs Act 2024: Police make arrests in Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Wellington, central North Island
Police have reported multiple breaches of the Gangs Act and arrested people in Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Wellington and the central North Island.

Inquiries continue into aggravated robbery at property in exclusive Auckland suburb
Police are supporting the people who were at home when three men broke into a Mission Bay property.

Country Life: No quick fix for controlling wallaby plague
How are efforts to control wallabies in the Bay of Plenty working?

Concerns after spate of suspicious fires in northern Hawke’s Bay
Four, or possibly five, suspicious fires lit in the Wairoa and Mohaka areas in the past three weeks are under investigation.

Crews mopping up Bay of Plenty fire that burnt across 3.5km of shelterbelt
Despite a flare up in the night, Fire and Emergency say they have the situation in Te Puna under control.

Te Puna fire evacuees returning home tonight - police
Ten households were evacuated in Bay of Plenty community Te Puna after a shelter belt fire broke out.

Homes evacuated after large fire in Bay of Plenty
Evacuations are underway as a blaze in Te Puna threatens properties.

Shark attack victim had a previous near miss, grieving father says.
A commercial diver, killed in a suspected great white shark attack on the Chatham Islands, often saw the predatory fish and would hide from them.

Diver dead after shark attack near Chatham Islands
Emergency services were called about the incident around midday Tuesday.

Diver attacked by shark near the Chatham Islands
Emergency services were called to a wharf following reports of a diver being attacked by a shark on Tuesday.

'Potentially lethal' shellfish toxin warning for Bay of Plenty, Coromandel
People are being advised not to collect or eat shellfish gathered from areas in the Bay of Plenty and the east side of the Coromandel Peninsula.