Bay Of Plenty
Five kiwifruit packhouse workers dead in crash
Five men leaving their kiwifruit packhouse jobs have been killed in a crash with a logging truck near Katikati, north of Tauranga on SH2.
The Sweetness of the Kumara
In part one of this four part series, Te Ahi Kaa seeks out a variety of interpretations of whakatauki or proverbial sayings, this week Kaore te kumara e korero ana mo tona ake reka, The Kumara doesn't… Audio
Police seek witnesses to fatal Tauranga crash
Three people were injured, two fatally, when they were hit while changing a flat tyre on an SUV, police say.
Limited options to help lost orca calf
An orca calf separated from its family in Tauranga Harbour must be reunited with a pod for it to survive in the wild, DOC says. Video
Polaris Big Four Hunting Competition_ Part two
Day three of the competition and it was time to try trout fishing on Lake Rotoiti. Four hours of bobbing around didn't net a thing. Over most of the week it poured with rain but luckily Friday morning… Audio
Polaris Big Four Hunting Competition_ Part two
Day three of the competition and it was time to try trout fishing on Lake Rotoiti. Four hours of bobbing around didn't net a thing. Over most of the week it poured with rain but luckily Friday morning…
AudioPolaris Big Four Hunting Competition - Part One
Every June the Polaris Te Puna Big Four hunting competition is held in Bay of Plenty. It's an event where four people hunt for four days to collect four species: a boar, stag, trout and pheasant. The… Audio, Gallery
Polaris Big Four Hunting Competition - Part One
Every June the Polaris Te Puna Big Four hunting competition is held in Bay of Plenty. It's an event where four people hunt for four days to collect four species: a boar, stag, trout and pheasant. The…
AudioTwo dead after highway crash near Tauranga
Two people have now died after a crash near Tauranga, which police say appears to have involved five vehicles.
Winners of kapa haka festival named
Te Rōpū Raukura, from Rotorua Boys' and Rotorua Girls' High School, has won the national secondary schools' kapa haka competition in Napier. Audio
Tauranga WINZ staff threatened
A man has been arrested and charged after a verbal threat closed Tauranga's Work and Income office this morning.
'Boy' star James Rolleston still in hospital
The star of the hit New Zealand film Boy, is now in a stable condition in hospital after being seriously injured in a car crash.
Police identify person who threatened ACC staff
A person whose threat to an ACC staff member forced the agency's Tauranga office to close has been identified, the agency says.
Matakana Island dispute likely to return to court
Mediation to resolve a dispute over a proposed housing development on Matakana Island has, so far, failed.
Tauranga Māori say they'll throw barriers in water skiing lane
Residents living on an island in Tauranga Harbour are fed up with a ski lane and say they are ready to take matters into their own hands. Audio
Rangiwaea Islanders fed up with arrogant, reckless waterskiers
Tauranga Maori say they're fed up with reckless waterskiiers in the harbour and are warning they'll put barriers in place if behaviour doesn't improve. Audio
Brewer criticised for using Māori images on bottles
An Auckland brewery has apologised for using imagery of Māori ancestors on its range of beers.
Te Urewera missing 'were unlikely to survive the night'
A woman and four young children rescued from Te Urewera bush country after two days might not have survived the night, a search and rescue expert says.
Group lost in Te Urewera recovering in hospital
A woman and four children lost in rugged Te Urewera bush are recovering in hospital, with rescue crew saying they probably wouldn't have survived another night in the open. RNZ reporter Edward Gay has… Audio
Rescue pilot says lost Urewera group lucky to be alive
A woman and four children lost in Te Urewera have been found and winched to safety by a rescue helicopter. The pilot says he doubts they would have survived another night in the cold. Audio
