The woman who died in a shooting near Ōtorohanga was a mother and grandmother who was visiting the property at Otewa Rd.Leigh Wallace, 50, was from Whakatane, where her mother still lives, but went to the house where she previously... Read...

A damning internal report into mental health and addiction services in the Bay of Plenty has led the DHB to commit to changing the `low-trust, punitive workplace culture`.Around 150 staff in Tauranga and Whakatane were interviewed... Read...

There has been a serious crash near Lake Matahina, southwest of Whakatane. A police spokeswoman said emergency services were called to the crash on Galatea Rd just after midnight. She had no further information about the crash,... Read...

An 11-year-old Whakatane girl struck down by a rare brain injury while on holiday in the United States is hoping to be home in two weeks, her father says.Alyssa Ledbetter was with family, including mum Tarnya, originally from Hamilton,... Read...

Two small children and a woman driver have been taken to hospital for check-ups after a car crash in Whakatane this morning.Police and other emergency services attended the crash on White Pine Bush Rd in Awakeri, south of Whakatane... Read...

The policeman mowed down by fleeing driver Joshua Strickland is back at work and joking about coffee being a priority in his long-term recovery.Senior Constable Scott Woodsford has been on light duties at the Whakatane Station for... Read...

Twenty-six year old Joshua Strickland will serve more than five years in prison for running down a Whakatane police officer who was laying road spikes during a police chase at Te Teko in December.Strickland appeared for sentence... Read...

State Highway 2 is closed near Whakatane due to a large slip blocking the road. The NZ Transport Agency said the Waimana Gorge was closed between Taneatua and Kutarere. It was not known when the road would reopen.Drivers were... Read...

A gun was fired, there was a `whoosh` and something hit her trousers at the height of an all-out brawl between Mongrel Mob and Black Power members, a Rotorua constable has testified.Kimberly Welsh was giving evidence in the High... Read...

Senior Kawerau Mongrel Mob member Tahu Kingi`s funeral cortège sparked an armed riot between his gang`s supporters and Black Power opponents as his body was being taken to Whakatane`s crematorium.As a result six Black Power members... Read...