Police were making an arrest in the Bay of Plenty last night when they were attacked by a dog.
Crime and Justice
Saturday 9:30am
A post-mortem exam also revealed that the puppy, named Patchy had his stomach filled "with more than 100 fishbones and large pieces of fish scales".
Wed, Sep 17
Thousands are expected to remain without power in the Coromandel and western Bay of Plenty.
New Zealand
Sun, Sep 14
Whakatāne resident Linda Conning doesn’t want the former Harbourmaster’s cottage at 1a Muriwai Drive sold.
Wed, Sep 10
A Facebook post has been circulating on local community pages advertising the Meet the Candidates event.
Politics
"Sadly, not every dog can be rehomed. In some cases, our team faces the very difficult decision of euthanasia."
Sun, Sep 7
Construction on a $300 million wood pellet plant in the Eastern Bay of Plenty is expected to start next month, with hopes it could cut the use of coal in New Zealand.
Fri, Sep 5
While lying in bed after the draw, about to go to sleep, the man said he "suddenly had this feeling" that he had to check his ticket – only to discover they'd won.
Thu, Sep 4
It brings the total number of people charged under the homicide investigation to 16.
Tue, Sep 2
Burrow holes, droppings, dead animals and damage to gardens are among the problems caused.
Environment
Mon, Sep 1
Twenty vehicles were stickered and ordered off the road due to safety concerns, while four were impounded, police said.
Sun, Aug 31
The prize was made up of $12 million from Powerball First Division and $500,000 from Lotto First Division.
Three others, aged 19, 20, and 64, earlier charged with assault with intent to injure and possessing offensive weapons.
Fri, Aug 29
"We are not the least bit concerned that we did anything inappropriate."
Multiple licenced gun owners have been arrested after they bought a large number of firearms, suspected to have ended up on the black market.
Scientists said it was "unclear at this stage" whether this morning’s activity would cease or progress to more sustained ash emission in coming days.
Thu, Aug 28
Under the new waste bylaw, the council will collect abandoned trolleys, with retailers given 24 hours to recover their property.
An "older man" needed help from Fire and Emergency services on Monday afternoon after driving his mobility scooter off a bank.
Mon, Aug 25
Police were managing traffic while "contractors remove the vehicle" from the scene.
Mariana Morrison was confident her previous financial difficulties did not disqualify her as a potentially successful candidate for Rotorua Lakes Council.
Local election candidates have mixed views on the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in campaigning.
Sun, Aug 24
Emergency services were called to a serious crash near the intersection of Broadlands Road and Off Road Highway at around 3.15pm.
Sat, Aug 23
Police and an archaeologist have confirmed that bones found at the Waiewe Street reserve site are human.
Fri, Aug 22
Key aspect of new Government bill is to remove reference to four wellbeings — social, economic, environmental and cultural — from core council services.
The 20-year-old was found critically injured on the side of State Highway 33 on July 26 and later died in hospital.
Thu, Aug 21
