Bay Of Plenty
Rising homeless numbers prompt public meeting in Tauranga
As we heard on Morning Report yesterday Tauranga is booming and house prices are rising. But also rising is the level of homelessness in some parts of the city. Audio
Tauranga surging ahead as Bay of Plenty tops rankings
While some parts of the country are facing hard times, one region seems to be surging ahead - Bay of Plenty. Audio
School's powers 'put to the test'
Secondary school principals need to be able to take action when international students misbehave outside of school time, they say.
New Zealand Dairy Industry Award Winners
On a Saturday evening in mid-May the winners of the 2016 NZ Dairy Industry Awards were announced in Wellington. 33 finalists competed for the honour of being named the winner in either the Share… Audio
New Zealand Dairy Industry Award Winners
On a Saturday evening in mid-May the winners of the 2016 NZ Dairy Industry Awards were announced in Wellington. 33 finalists competed for the honour of being named the winner in either the Share…
AudioSecond man jailed for trout poaching
A man jailed for his involvement in large-scale trout poaching sends a strong message the courts take the offence seriously, Fish and Game says. David Pake Leef was sentenced to...
Housing crisis hits the regions
A school principal in Tauranga says the housing crisis is spreading to the regions and is much more than just an Auckland problem. Audio
Pedalgogy
The bike racks are full at Rototuna Junior High School, bucking the national average of just 2% of students riding to school. We'll ask Megan Campbell from the Board of Trustees what they're doing to… Audio
Mobil fined $288,000 for oil spill
Mobil has been fined $288,000 for an oil spill in the Tauranga Harbour.
Hunters were "stupid" if they endangered schoolgirls
Police are investigating how a tutor, out on a camping trip with students, was hit in the face and leg by shotgun pellets. Audio
Kapa haka: behind the scenes
There are many facets to kapa haka. It's a platform where traditional Māori arts can interpret the many issues of the day. Justine Murray goes backstage at the Mataatua Regional Kapa Haka Competition… Audio, Gallery
Family and Genealogy
Marrying your first cousin, rat voyagers, genetic whakapapa and the failure of scientists to respectfully engage with indigenous populations are laid out for comment in this panel discussion on DNA… Audio
Camper hit by shotgun pellets
Hunters are believed to have been in the area where a man was shot in the face and leg late at night.
Car taken with baby inside
A man accused of stealing a car with a 16-month-old child inside has appeared in Whakatane District Court.
Woman injured in Bay of Plenty plane crash
A woman has been injured after a light plane crashed on farmland near Tauranga.
Francesco Ventriglia: on a ballet high
Kim Hill talks to the artistic director of the Royal New Zealand Ballet who came here after a career as a dancer, choreographer, and artistic director in Italy. The RNZB's latest production, The… Audio
Proposal to create 80 hectare wetland in Bay of Plenty
About 80 hectares of wetlands is being proposed for an area between Te Puke, Papamoa and Maketu in the Bay of Plenty. Over the course of the last one hundred years wetlands have all but disappeared… Audio
Glider pilot dies
A glider pilot injured in a crash at Tauranga Airport has died in Waikato Hospital.
New crater blasted on White Island
A new crater has been found on the active White Island volcano in the Bay of Plenty following an eruption earlier this week.
Minor volcanic eruption by Bay of Plenty's White Island
The volcanic alert for White Island in Bay of Plenty has been raised a notch. GNS said an eruption was recorded on the Island late last night. It said the...
