Bay Of Plenty
Orchards' loud bird-scaring devices: Whakatāne council to revise rules
This year's kiwifruit budding season may be one of the last in which the boom of audible bird scaring devices will be heard across Whakatāne District.
Max Laver: from building boats to shaping dinghies in Piopio
Max Laver's always been a maker. Even as his child - the go-carts he constructed were more like chariots. He's turned his passion into a living, making fibreglass dinghies, tables for children, and… Audio, Gallery
How the New Zealand Wars affected Māori life
As a sociologist of education, Dr Joanna Kidman travels the country to learn about how the New Zealand Wars impacted papa kainga. She shares her latest work and research on Te Ahi Kaa. Audio
Easter road toll climbs to four after Bay of Plenty fatality
The Easter weekend road toll has risen to four, with another crash in the Bay of Plenty.
Key figure in illegal arm supply removed, police believe
Bay of Plenty police believe a key individual has been removed from the illegal supply of firearms, following a guilty plea in the Rotorua District Court this week.
Tauranga infrastructure 'needs a defibrillator' - Council commissioners
Anne Tolley says in 30 years in politics she has not seen seen a community so poorly served with their community facilities as Tauranga.
'Just chaos': too many patients, stretched staff a shock for ED visitor
A Bay of Plenty woman who waited 16 hours with her elderly father to get treatment at Waikato Hospital says she was shocked to learn how overwhelmed the emergency department was.
Seeka wants approval for $60m deal to buy kiwifruit rival
Kiwifruit grower and post harvest operator Seeka is seeking approval to take over OPAC - Ōpōtiki Packing and Coolstorage.
Housing policies 'leaving Bay of Plenty first-home buyers out in the cold'
The government's new housing policy has been slammed by Bay of Plenty first-home buyers, rental agents and property investors alike.
Māori voices said to be missing from government’s water reform
A Murupara leader says Māori voices are missing from the Water Services Bill, which aims to overhaul drinking water, wastewater and stormwater standards.
Homelessness impacting Rotorua's tourism 'brand' - development agency
Homelessness is impacting Rotorua's tourism "brand" and the city is one of the areas "struggling the most" as domestic tourism slows, the chair of Rotorua's economic development agency says.
Whakatāne Mill closure: 'People are racing around looking for jobs now'
A worker at one of Whakatāne's biggest employers has warned at least half of the 200 people being made redundant will struggle to find work.
Cooperative approach planned to reemploy Whakatāne Mill workers
Te Paati Māori wants a whānau ora approach to get the 210 people who will lose their jobs at the Whakatāne Mill into other work immediately.
The mill has decided to proceed to close its doors after… Audio
Free bus fares for Bay of Plenty disabled people by July
Bus fares will be free for disabled people in the Bay of Plenty by July, a move a disability advocate says is "awesome".
Bringing mātauranga Māori (customary Māori knowledge) into the world of academia
Linda Waimarie Nikora – a Professor of Indigenous Studies at the University of Auckland – talks to Justine Murray about growing up in Rotorua, her early dreams of being a 'fireman' and how the field… Audio
One dead after Bay of Plenty crash
One person has died as a result of a collision between a truck and a car in Bay of Plenty this morning.
Fears for children in motels growing up next to gang members
A Rotorua district councillor has expressed concern about children growing up in motels next door to gang members and Australia's 501 deportees.
Ōpihi development granted consent for contested subdivision
Development of wahi tapu land on Whakatane's coast could be stalled by iwi occupation after commissioners consented to a 240-section housing subdivision and retirement village next to an ancient…
Whakatauāki: Kaua e Mate Wheke, Me Mate Ururoa.
From the Te Ahi Kaa archives, a series about the whakatauāki 'Kaua e Mate Wheke, Me Mate Ururoa' is further explored about how this proverbial saying can relate to a person's life and their… Audio
'It's just awful': Principal's home burgled during tsunami evacuation
An Ōpōtiki teacher said their principal had her home burgled while they were out helping all their students evacuate during the tsunami alerts.
