Katikati
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
Raw courage: the making of Mount Eliza Cheese
For years Chris and Jill Whalley battled to be able to produce cheese from unpasteurised milk. Now parliamentarians, the people they had to convince, are eating Mount Eliza cheese at Bellamy's. Audio, Gallery
Taranaki crash exposes need for road upgrades - Ross Paterson
In the wake of the horror crash in Taranaki, a former mayor is wondering whether the Government has its transport priorities right. Ross Paterson was Western Bay of Plenty mayor in August 2016 when… Audio
Killer road to get bypass
A Bay of Plenty town on one of the country's most dangerous roads will finally get a bypass.
WANTED - the Red Vented Bulbul
A one-thousand dollar reward is being offered for the Red Vented Bulbul. An unwanted pest, the bird may have taken up residence in the Bay of Plenty. Audio
Hundreds of Katikati locals demand bypass
Katikati residents booed transport officials at a public meeting about the dangerous state highway running through the town, near where five men were killed this week. Audio
Bodies of five crash victims released to families
The bodies of five Tongan men killed in the Bay of Plenty earlier this week have been released back to their families.
Katikati locals emotional ahead of meeting with Minister
Emotions are running high in Katikati as locals prepare to confront the Transport Minister about a stretch of State Highway Two where five Tongan workers were killed in a crash. Audio
Firefighter discovers friends among crash victims
Firefighter Simione Vakasiuola was called out to the crash in Katikati last night only to find the victims were people he knew, including a man who lived with him. Video, Audio
Katikati in shock at crash victims' deaths
The Katikati community in the Bay of Plenty is still in shock after the deaths of five Tongan men who worked at the local kiwifruit coolstore. Audio
Tongan workers will follow crash victims home
About 20 Tongan workers will head home to farewell their colleagues who were killed in a crash in Katikati last night, the owner of the coolstore where they work says. Audio
Katikati in shock following fatal crash which killed five
The Bay of Plenty town of Katikati is in shock and entire Tongan communities are suddenly in mourning after five Tongan workers were killed in a crash last night. Audio
Bio Dynamic Bert
Bert van Heuckelum has been told he could plant a broomstick and it would grow. The green-fingered Katikati orchardist left Holland in 1983. His dream was to live self-sufficiently in New Zealand. Audio
Barefeet and Avocados
Andreea Misescu grew up in an apartment in communist Romania surrounded by concrete. Now she spends her days tending lush avocado trees on her orchard in Katikati. Andreea, her husband Alin and two… Audio
Tools to Take Home
The Katikati community is rallying around its Ni Vanuatu workers. They're in New Zealand working on local orchards and in a packhouse but at home their families are dealing with the aftermath of… Audio
Katikati BioBlitz
For 24 hours last weekend the Katikati community went in search of every species that lives in their area. Fungi, algae, moths, fish, weeds, intestinal worms and more than 45 types of spiders were… Audio
The Coffin Club - Dennis Beach
Death, like taxes, is inevitable - or so the saying goes - but when it comes suddenly and out of the blue those left behind can be left in the dark about what to do. Preparation for the inevitable has… Audio