Bay Of Plenty
Party People | Season 1 | Episode 3: Debates and Te Turu o te Wiki - Waiariki and Ikaroa Rāwhiti
Election campaigning is now in full swing. Party People tell us who they thought did well in the debates this week, including whom they think won when Jacinda and Judith went head-to-head. Audio
Hort Hub for Katikati
Construction of a new 'centre of excellence' for horticulture is expected to begin in Katikati early next year. The education hub will be based at Katikati College and will bring together training… Audio
Hort Hub for Katikati
Construction of a new 'centre of excellence' for horticulture is expected to begin in Katikati early next year. The education hub will be based at Katikati College and will bring together training…
AudioRetailers concerned large carpark may be removed
Despite growing concern amongst some Whakatāne retailers, the district council is assuring the community there are no firm plans to remove the Kakahoroa Drive carpark.
'Lack of responsibility' as geese run amok near Rotorua lakefront
Take a gander - a group of unrepentant undesirables are causing disruption near Rotorua's lakefront, holding up traffic and defecating on footpaths.
Kia Ukaipo Anō te Reo - Restoring the language to the regions
As Te Wiki o te Reo Māori wraps up, producer Justine Murray finds out how a regular coffee catch up with whanau speaking only in te reo Māori has benefited a core group of kaumatua. Professor Poia… Audio
Six-year-old dies after farm incident in Bay of Plenty
A six-year-old has died after an incident on a farm in Bay of Plenty yesterday afternoon.
Police, family concerned about missing Bay of Plenty woman
Police are appealing for sightings of a Tauranga woman who has been missing for more than a week.
Covid-19 strain increases gaps in housing, poverty and mental health
Communities are struggling to meet increased need for help with housing, income instability and mental health support, a new report shows.
Pumice layer delaying $140m highway was known about before work started
The Transport Agency has changed tack on what has gone wrong at a $140m highway project in Tauranga.
Highway costing $70m per km set to get more expensive
One of the country's most expensive stretches of new highway just got more costly - and further delayed - by buried pumice engineers failed to spot.
Budget blowout as sculpture edges closer to installation
It's more than three years behind schedule, more than $200,000 above budget, but now installation is in sight for the Hemo Gorge sculpture.
Call for Tauranga council's elected members to be sacked
It follows the Tauranga City Council approving a budget of up to $350,000 to fund an independent team tasked with sorting out in-fighting among elected members.
Honey for Healthy Skin
HoneyLab is a New Zealand company that develops health products from natural sources. It's just signed a multi-million dollar deal with a North American pharmaceutical company which will market and… Audio
Honey for Healthy Skin
HoneyLab is a New Zealand company that develops health products from natural sources. It's just signed a multi-million dollar deal with a North American pharmaceutical company which will market and…
AudioNatural burials now an option in the Whakatāne District
Whakatāne district bylaws were amended yesterday to allow natural burials, so those wishing to be laid to rest in an environmentally friendly way have the option.
Rotorua housing: One in five assessed homes in poor condition
A Rotorua doctor says if there was one thing she could change to improve health in the district it would be warm, dry housing.
Rotorua man rents motels to house homeless during pandemic
A Rotorua man's charitable trust is renting motels to house people after the Covid-19 pandemic forced him to shut his shelters for the homeless.
Rotorua treated wastewater agreement allows discharge into forest, not lake
Iwi in Rotorua have brokered an agreement for a new plan for the discharge of treated waste water, wai tātari, in the city.
Covid-19: Tauranga port workers all test negative
Test results have been returned for more than 700 Port of Tauranga workers tested for Covid-19, and with all testing negative.
