Bay Of Plenty

A major search and rescue operation is underway at Mount Maunganui after a five year old boy was swept out to sea. Audio

Inspector Karl Wright-Sinclair from the Tauranga Police is leading the search for the missing five year old. Audio

Emergency workers have been searching for five hours for a five-year-old boy swept out to sea at Mount Maunganui. Audio

The Government appears to have dismissed independent advice the Rena could have been totally removed from the Astrolabe Reef. Audio

The Tauranga home of the designer of Rotorua's famous Tudor-style Bathhouse has been demolished after developers couldn't find a buyer for it, or even give it away for free. Audio

A radio station in Tauranga, which has been broadcasting for 30 years, is at risk of closure because of the market rents it is having to pay. Village Radio is a volunteer run station which broadcasts… Audio

In 2004, the editor of Tauranga's Sun Live newspaper wrote a column taking a swipe at driving standards. It quoted figures from the Land Transport Safety Authority putting the cost of Tauranga's… Audio

Ruth Hone is the first female to take out the Dairy Trainee of the Year at the recent Dairy Industry awards. She won $18,400, is in her third season on a farm near Lake Taupo and can't wait to own her… Audio

Mike and Sharon Barton farm near Lake Taupo. Like many in region they've had to adjust to farming under a nitrogen cap which means they can't cover rising costs simply by intensifying production… Audio

A Motiti Island group is calling for the resignation of its Planning Officer, saying he has a conflict of interests. Audio

Port of Tauranga is hinting at a much stronger profit this financial year than the 30 percent fall it reported for the year ended June. Audio

Port of Tauranga's annual net profit fell more than 30 percent, reflecting a one-off gain in the previous year's result. Audio

The Police are in the remote Bay of Plenty town of Ruatoki today to make a historic apology to the Tuhoe community almost seven years after raids which saw the town locked down. Audio

A Motiti Island hapu group has dismissed the Government's call for some of the Rena wreck to be remain on the Astrolab reef off the coast of Tauranga - accusing it of settling for a cosmetic clean up… Audio

Radio New Zealand's Bay of Plenty reporter, Natalie Mankelow and Radio New Zealand's chief parliamentary reporter, Jane Patterson. Audio

The Government is expected to reveal it's position today on whether the wreck of the Rena should remain on the reef. Audio

Port of Tauranga and Port Otago have emerged as the leading contenders for the next generation of larger cargo ships after a major deal bringing Timaru back into the picture. Audio

A Tauranga lawyer who had a secret sexual relationship with a teenager he represented in the youth court has been barred from practicing law for the maximum three years. Audio