The man behind an attempted gunpoint robbery of popular Whakatane berry farm was fuelling his anti-social ways with around half a gram of methamphetamine every day at the time of the offence. Read...

A man was high on methamphetamine when he went on a rampage with a gun in which customers at an Eastern Bay of Plenty berry farm cafe were injured.Prior to storming Julian`s Berry Farm in Whakatane in February last year, Redmond... Read...

The man behind an attempted gunpoint robbery of popular Whakatane business Julian`s Berry Farm and Cafe has been jailed for five years. Read...

Emergency services are attending a serious crash on SH2 near Whakatane.Police said it was unclear if anyone had been injured.The road has been closed between Taneatua and Waimana and diversions have been put in place.Police... Read...

Police investigating the shooting of much-loved grandmother Leigh Wallace on Friday night near Otorohanga are appealing for sightings of a distinctive looking black and white ute.Wallace, originally from Whakatane, and a 57-year-old... Read...

The 50-year-old grandmother who was fatally shot at a property near Ōtorohanga has been remembered by her son as someone who prioritised family above all else.Rob Wallace has spoken about what brought joy to his mother Leigh... Read...

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...