Bay Of Plenty

A new programme that aims to get troubled children back on track in the Bay of Plenty town of Kawerau is being extended to include babies. Audio

Shots were fired at police officers in Tauranga after a car chase in the city last night. Audio

People in the small Bay of Plenty town of Kawerau are fighting back after having welfare statistics in their town mentioned twice in Parliament. Audio

Shots have been fired at police officers in Tauranga after a car chase in the city last night. Audio

Tauranga is the first city in New Zealand to run a recovery programme for women struggling after having an abortion. Audio

The Maersk shipping line is moving its Southern Star service back to the Port of Tauranga just a year after moving it to Ports of Auckland. Audio

You may think that cheerleading is just about the pom poms, but two groups of cheerleaders from Tauranga have won their chance to compete in Las Vegas and show people there's much more to the sport… Audio

The Port of Tauranga is poised to become the New Zealand hub for big ships, taking business away from all its competitors. Audio

The son of a Tauranga man who died as a result of serious and significant failings at Tauranga Hospital has no confidence the District Health Board has stopped treating complaining families as if… Audio

Port of Tauranga's 10-year freight deal with Kotahi, a freight company owned by Fonterra and Silver Fern Farms, will be worth more than 5 to 6 billion dollars in revenue to the port. Audio

Port of Tauranga has formed a 10-year freight alliance with Kotahi, a freight company owned by Fonterra and Silver Fern Farms, which it says will immediately add to earnings. Audio

Representatives from 14 finalist schools and tertiary institutions were at the ceremony at Te Papa on June 25, with Tauranga's Otumoetai Intermediate taking out the top prize in the Prime Minister's… Audio

Tauranga's estimated 30 to 40 homeless citizens will soon have their own shelter. Audio

Tauranga business owners, iwi and other individuals affected by the Rena grounding and oil spill will meet with the insurers of the container ship today. Audio

Underwater filmmaker based north of Auckland who is a passionate advocate for New Zealand's oceans and sea life. Audio

Our New Zealand A to Z guide takes you to the lake of "wandering spirits," Rerewhakaaitu. Lake Rerewhakaaitu, about 30 kilometres east of Rotorua, where many locals are getting set for the annual… Audio

Two good mates from Tauranga have teamed up to create an entrepreneurial business working out of a backyard shed. Making furniture, they say, just like you'd find in your granddad's shed, George… Audio

The Tauranga community is standing behind its calls to remove the Rena wreck from Astrolabe Reef, despite the owner and insurer of the container ship saying it's now too risky. Audio

The owners of the container ship Rena say it's too risky to move what remains of the wreck, and have formally applied to leave it on Astrolabe reef off the Tauranga coast. Audio