Bay Of Plenty
Don't tamper with Whakatane boat debris - TAIC
People are being warned not to tamper with the debris from a sunken boat off Whakatane.
Cracking the Hard Nut
Wyn and Chris Daniell have one of the biggest macadamia orchards in New Zealand. They have almost 1000 trees and harvest nuts nine months of the years at their property on the edge or Tauranga… Audio, Gallery
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
Memorial to honour NZ's WWI tunnellers
A memorial has been unveiled to honour the New Zealanders who served in a secret underground war during WWI. Audio
Last track on Mt Maunganui to re-open
The last track that remained closed on Mt Maunganui following last week's scrub fire should be re-opened this evening. Tauranga City Council said geologists are on site again today to...
Passenger tells of terrifying evacuation from burning boat.
Another passenger who survived the sinking of the White island tour boat the Peejay V has spoken of her ordeal. Audio
Investigators say 'sooner the better' for sunken ship
The clock is ticking for investigators deciding whether to salvage a passenger boat which sunk off Whakatane after catching fire with 60 people on board. Audio
Owner of burning boat not fully insured
The owner of a tour boat that sank in flames off the coast of Whakatane yesterday says his company is not fully insured for yesterday's fire. Video, Audio
Whakatane boat fire causes hospitalisations
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission says it is too early to speculate on the cause of a fire that destroyed a tourist boat off the coast of Whakatane yesterday afternoon. Audio
White Island Tours owner discusses tour boat fire
The owner of a tour boat that caught fire with 60 people on board off the Whakatane coast says his company isn't fully insured. Video, Audio
Whakatane - Andrew McRae
A Whakatane tourism company is shocked at the loss one of it's three vessels in a fire at sea - but the good news is no lives were lost and no-one was seriously injured. The Pee Jay 5 was carrying… Audio
Whakatane mayor relieved at textbook rescue of tourists
Transport safety investigators will today begin their work to determine the cause of yesterday's charter boat blaze off the coast of Whakatane. Audio
Rescue boat owner describes how they helped
Terry Robinson is the owner of Morning Glory, which was one of the boats that went to help with the rescue. Audio
Burned out passenger boat sitting below Whakatane harbour
One person still in hospital after dramatic boat fire off Whakatane. Audio
Accident investigators will begin work today
Accident investigators will begin work today to find out what caused a tourist boat to catch fire and sink off the coast of Whakatane yesterday afternoon. Audio
Boat on fire near Whakatane
The police and the coastguard are evacuating up to 50 people off a burning boat near Whakatane. Audio
Cyberbullying
It's only been around for a few weeks, so do we know if The Harmful Digital Communications Act will do what it's designed to do? That includes dealing to cyber bullies. Children and teenagers are… Audio
Investigators probe Mt Maunganui fire
Police and fire investigators have spent the morning at the site of a large scrub fire on Mt Maunganui trying to find what caused it.
Mount Maunganui blaze under investigation
Police in Tauranga are now investigating just how yesterday's fire on Mount Maunganui started. Audio
Authorities say Mt Maunganui fire suspicious
A large scrub fire at Mt Maunganui is now being treated as suspicious and damage to the area could take up to 50 years to restore. Video, Audio
