Bay Of Plenty
Pedalgogy
The bike racks are full at Rototuna Junior High School, bucking the national average of just 2% of students riding to school. We'll ask Megan Campbell from the Board of Trustees what they're doing to… Audio
Mobil fined $288,000 for oil spill
Mobil has been fined $288,000 for an oil spill in the Tauranga Harbour.
Hunters were "stupid" if they endangered schoolgirls
Police are investigating how a tutor, out on a camping trip with students, was hit in the face and leg by shotgun pellets. Audio
Kapa haka: behind the scenes
There are many facets to kapa haka. It's a platform where traditional Māori arts can interpret the many issues of the day. Justine Murray goes backstage at the Mataatua Regional Kapa Haka Competition… Audio, Gallery
Family and Genealogy
Marrying your first cousin, rat voyagers, genetic whakapapa and the failure of scientists to respectfully engage with indigenous populations are laid out for comment in this panel discussion on DNA… Audio
Camper hit by shotgun pellets
Hunters are believed to have been in the area where a man was shot in the face and leg late at night.
Car taken with baby inside
A man accused of stealing a car with a 16-month-old child inside has appeared in Whakatane District Court.
Woman injured in Bay of Plenty plane crash
A woman has been injured after a light plane crashed on farmland near Tauranga.
Francesco Ventriglia: on a ballet high
Kim Hill talks to the artistic director of the Royal New Zealand Ballet who came here after a career as a dancer, choreographer, and artistic director in Italy. The RNZB's latest production, The… Audio
Proposal to create 80 hectare wetland in Bay of Plenty
About 80 hectares of wetlands is being proposed for an area between Te Puke, Papamoa and Maketu in the Bay of Plenty. Over the course of the last one hundred years wetlands have all but disappeared… Audio
Glider pilot dies
A glider pilot injured in a crash at Tauranga Airport has died in Waikato Hospital.
New crater blasted on White Island
A new crater has been found on the active White Island volcano in the Bay of Plenty following an eruption earlier this week.
Minor volcanic eruption by Bay of Plenty's White Island
The volcanic alert for White Island in Bay of Plenty has been raised a notch. GNS said an eruption was recorded on the Island late last night. It said the...
Māori Innovation - Adrienne Whitewood
Adrienne Whitewood grew up in a house where everyone in her whanau was connected to textiles or fashion. Dad was a button sewer, nan was a seamstress and her grandfather was drycleaner. Now in her… Video, Audio, Gallery
Tyre-dumping accused in court
A company accused on dumping large piles of tyres in Bay of Plenty has appeared in court, but the case has been adjourned.
Green Party protests Oravida water exports
Oravida is exporting millions of litres of New Zealand water to China, and the Green Party says it is wrong that they are paying practically nothing for it.
BoP councillors want stricter rules over water sales
Oravida, known for its dairy exports, paid just 526 dollars last year to draw up to 400-thousand litres of water a day from the Otakiri Aquifer in Bay of Plenty. Audio
Meatworker awarded $25,000 after face impaled on hook
A meatworker whose face was impaled on a hook has been awarded 25 thousand dollars in damages. Audio
Five-year-old girl fatally hit by ute while riding bike
A 5-year-old girl has died after she was hit by a 4x4 ute while riding a bicycle in Tauranga this afternoon.
Tyre dumping company in Kawerau taken to court by local council
A company which dumped thousands of used tyres on council-leased land in Kawerau is being taken to court by the Bay of Plenty Regional Council. Audio
