Bay Of Plenty
Regional Snapshot - Whakatane
The Regional Spotlight falls on Whakatane. The Weekend checks in with Ngati Awa iwi radio station Tumeke FM, which covers Whakatane, west to Tauranga, out east towards Te Whanau Apanui, south towards… Audio
Lake Rotoiti search for missing man continues
A dive squad is out again for the third day looking for the body of a man whose lifejacket came off when he jumped from his boat on Lake Rotoiti near Rotorua.
Man critically injured after diving into swimming pool
A man is in hospital in a critical but stable condition after seriously injuring his neck diving into a swimming pool.
Two injured in Bay of Plenty crash
Two people have been pulled from their cars after a serious crash south of Katikati.
Woman whose body washed up on beach named
Police have named a woman whose body was found washed up on a Bay of Plenty beach.
Divers scour Lake Rotoiti for missing man
Divers are continuing to scour Lake Rotoiti, near Rotorua, for a man whose life jacket came off after he jumped from his boat and failed to resurface.
Police searching for missing man in Rotorua lake
A 48-year-old man who jumped from a boat into Lake Rotoiti did not resurface after his lifejacket came off, police say.
Pedestrian hit by car near Tauranga mall
A pedestrian is seriously injured after being hit by a car near the Bayfair Shopping Centre.
Teenage girls attacked on Mt Maunganui Beach
Two men have been charged with indecent assault after two girls were attacked on Mt Maunganui Beach overnight.
Police get ready for rowdy revellers
Police will be out in force at Gisborne's Rhythm and Vines and other big events overnight.
Two arrests follow Tauranga man's injury
Two men have been arrested in Tauranga after a 57-year-old man was left with a serious chest injury.
Regional Snapshot - Coromandel Peninsula
News Director at the Hauraki Herald Julie Kaio tells us what's been happening in her patch. Audio
Tiny endangered frogs get their own sanctuary
One of New Zealand's rarest - and smallest - frogs will have the chance to recover its numbers, now that its natural habitat has been declared a conservation sanctuary. Audio
Iwi accuses Crown of underhand tactics
A Tauranga iwi says their treaty settlement is creating grievances, not repairing them.
'Mount Maulers' uncovered by Dr Rudi Schnizler
Entomologist Dr Rudi Schnizler gives us further detail on the 'Mount Maulers' that have been bothering bathers in Mt Mauganui. Audio
'Mount Mauler' returns to the beach this summer
The Bay of Plenty Times reports the return of a notorious pest to the beach this summer, it's known as the "Mount mauler". Kati Kati entomologist Peter Maddison tells us more. Audio
Kayaker drowns in Coromandel
A man has drowned while kayaking near Whangamata on the Coromandel Peninsula.
2016: Tame Iti on mana, authority, and a life devoted to activism
In the 2016 Reeves lecture, Maori activist and artist Tame Iti discusses the concept of mana and how it can be seen as a way of challenging authority. Audio
One person drowns after falling into Bay of Plenty river
A person has drowned after they slipped into a water hole in the Wainui River near Tauranga this afternoon.
Tauranga state houses sold
The government's sale of Tauranga's state houses to a private social housing provider has gone ahead.
