Bay Of Plenty

The arrest of the AC/DC drummer, Phil Rudd, has been met with shock right across the world. Audio

Twenty-two pilot whales refloated in the Bay of Plenty yesterday have all died now after stranding themselves again. Audio

The AC-DC drummer Phil Rudd has been charged with trying to procure the murder of two people and threatening to kill one of them. Audio

A forestry contractor who almost died cutting corners to try to make money says today is a huge turning point for New Zealand's most dangerous industry. Audio

Port of Tauranga expects the current full-year profit to be between 78- and 83-million dollars. Audio

A contentious council project to lay a sewerage pipe through Maori land in Tauranga has come to a head again this week, after construction caused flooding in the rural area of Matapihi. Audio

A police officer who rescued a drowning man after a three car collision on a Tauranga bridge has received the Police Association's Bravery Award. Audio

Thirty years of lonely figures in unsettling landscapes have come together in one exhibition of the work of artist Euan Macleod. The Painter in the Painting is the title of a major survey show that… Audio

A Mount Maunganui man has survived being lost in thick bush overnight despite losing conciousness several times. Audio

The New Zealand Maori Council says the Bay of Plenty Regional Council is practising institutional racism by not listening to a hapu from Motiti Island. The hapu trust claims the regional council has… Audio

Kiwi Rowena and Ozzie Simon met working on a winery in Western Australia. Their end of the day wind down tipple was cider, so after a holiday break they decided they'd like to start their own… Audio

Raukumara Red sources prime venison from deer in the Raukumara Ranges. The business was set up just over three years ago to provide fresh meat from the wild to the plate. A small team of dedicated men… Audio

The search for Jack Dixon, the five year old boy swept out to sea by a large wave at Mt Maunganui is now into its third day. Audio

The search for Jack Dixon, the five year old boy swept out to sea by a giant wave at Mt Maunganui is now into its third day. Audio

Our reporter Natalie Mankelow is at the Mount's Main beach and is with us. Audio

Police and lifesavers have now begun a targeted shoreline search for Jack Dixon, the five year old boy who was swept out to sea by a giant wave at Mt Maunganui yesterday. Audio

A shoreline search is due to get underway in the next hour for Jack Dixon, the five year old boy who 's still missing after being swept out to sea by a giant wave at Mt Maunganui yesterday. Audio

Our reporter Natalie Mankelow is at the beach and joins us live. Audio