Person airlifted to hospital after Bay of Plenty crash

Person dies following single-vehicle crash in Bay of Plenty

Emergency services were called to the scene near Mimiha Rd in Matatā around 12.30pm.

'Unsafe': Cars stop in passing lanes to turn right on major BoP highway

A 100km/h passing lane ending just past a primary school is another safety concern on State Highway 29 near Tauranga that locals and MPs are calling on NZTA to address.

'Heinous attack': Man charged with abduction, strangulation in Ōpōtiki

Police said the victim is "extremely shaken" by the attack.

'Burned in my memory': Man who pulled Sophia Crestani out of deadly party

Samson Aruwa carried the 19-year-old University of Otago student away from the five-to-six people-deep pile at the overcrowded party in October 2019.