Bay Of Plenty

An independent kiwifruit growers group is calling on other growers to reject a referendum which could change the industry. Audio

Brother and Sister John Waaka and Mahora Wiston remember the dilemma their father Kuru Waaka faced when he was approached by Pakake Leonard to help establish the Whakarewarewa Village and the New… Audio

Founded by Austin Cunningham and his promotion company, Tauranga Music Sux, the Woodcock Festival is an annual celebration of the local D.I.Y. scene. Frank Eggleton, on the bill with his band… Audio

Two Tauranga men say they would have never survived a three hour swim to shore without their lifejackets and their floating chilly bin full of snapper. Audio

Senior Research Advisor at Frontline Analysts, who writes on economics and finance. Audio

Predictions the synthetic cannabis industry would go underground have been confirmed with the revelation the drug is being sold from private houses in Tauranga. Audio

A team of 15-year-old girls is this afternoon sitting on the sidelines instead of playing in a basketball tournament in Rotorua. Audio

The family of a young forestry worker who was crushed by a tree have told a Coroner they found out about his death from a text message. Audio

A forestry foreman who felled a tree which killed a 23-year-old worker says he wishes he could wind back the clock and change what happened. Audio

The Rata Trio begin a tour of the upper North Island this coming weekend and will present their programme 'Pictures' to audiences in Mt Maunganui, Auckland, Whangarei and Kerikieri. Eva talks to bass… Audio

The prices people are paying for kiwifruit orchards in the Bay of Plenty have met and in some cases are surpassing what people paid before the deadly PSA virus hit New Zealand. Audio

Air Chathams will start flying to Whakatane at the end of April, replacing Air New Zealand which is pulling out. Audio

Air Chathams planes will fly out of Whakatane, filling the gap left by Air New Zealand pulling out of the Bay of Plenty town. Audio

Martin Croft from Rotorua has chosen 'Bicycle Race' by Queen. Audio

The Tauranga City Council has begun moving most of its staff out of its main buildings after toxic black mould was found. Audio

Tauranga pilot and flight instructor, Nick Rowe, is continuing a long-standing family tradition by giving up his time to train future pilots at a camp his grandfather helped to establish. Audio

A Tauranga employer is warning his fellow small business owners to keep a close eye on their accounts after his company was fleeced of $146,000 by a staff member. Audio

As part of Nasa's long term planning to send humans to Mars, a team of American scientists is in Rotorua to work with locals on exploration fieldwork. They're testing a new type of space buggy… Audio

A Whakatane man who's been questioning the integrity of police over not charging an officer who shot a dog with a bow and arrow, is vowing not to give up. Audio