Bay Of Plenty
Debt on the Dairy Farm
Consulting Ag-Economist Phil Journeaux says the average Waikato and Bay of Plenty Dairy farm lost $100,000 last season. Audio
Official booed at meeting over Katikati roads
Katikati residents jeered transport officials when they tried to tell a public meeting last night a bypass for the town isn't necessary. Residents say they've been demanding a bypass for more than 40… Audio
Katikati residents demand SH2 bypass
A rowdy meeting in Katikati demand a bypass of State Highway 2. The deaths of five Tongan men on Tuesday in a crash on that stretch of road have just added to locals' anger. 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
Tongan PM to visit Katikati to pay respects to crash victims
The Tongan Prime Minister will visit Katikati today after five Tongan workers were killed in Tuesday's crash with a logging truck on State Highway Two Audio
Firefighter called to Katikati crash knew victims
A firefighter arrived at the Bay of Plenty crash that killed five people last night to find he knew the victims, one of whom lived with him. Video
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
Witnesses to serious assault sought
Police are seeking witnesses to a serious daylight assault in Rotorua on Saturday that left the victim with multiple fractures.
Tongan Prime Minister to meet with victims' families
Tongan Prime Minister Akilisi Pohiva is in New Zealand and will visit Katikati tomorrow where he will meet with the families of the men killed in a crash last night. 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
Western Bay of Plenty mayor Ross Paterson on horror crash
The town of Katikati reels after horror crash kills five kiwifruit workers. We talk to the Western Bay of Plenty mayor Ross Paterson. Audio
Police back at scene of horror crash in Katikati
The police are back at the site of the horror crash outside a kiwifruit coolstore in Katikati which killed five Tongan kiwifruit workers. We talk to Inspector Clifford Paxton. Audio
Witness describes scene of Katikati crash that killed five
Five Tongan kiwfruit packhouse workers have been killed in a horror smash near Katikati. The five men were pulling out on to the state highway after finishing their shift when they were hit by an… Audio
Five kiwifruit packhouse workers dead in crash
Five men leaving their kiwifruit packhouse jobs have been killed in a crash with a logging truck near Katikati, north of Tauranga on SH2.
The Sweetness of the Kumara
In part one of this four part series, Te Ahi Kaa seeks out a variety of interpretations of whakatauki or proverbial sayings, this week Kaore te kumara e korero ana mo tona ake reka, The Kumara doesn't… Audio
Police seek witnesses to fatal Tauranga crash
Three people were injured, two fatally, when they were hit while changing a flat tyre on an SUV, police say.
Limited options to help lost orca calf
An orca calf separated from its family in Tauranga Harbour must be reunited with a pod for it to survive in the wild, DOC says. Video