Bay Of Plenty

Tauranga's estimated 30 to 40 homeless citizens will soon have their own shelter. Audio

Tauranga business owners, iwi and other individuals affected by the Rena grounding and oil spill will meet with the insurers of the container ship today. Audio

Underwater filmmaker based north of Auckland who is a passionate advocate for New Zealand's oceans and sea life. Audio

Our New Zealand A to Z guide takes you to the lake of "wandering spirits," Rerewhakaaitu. Lake Rerewhakaaitu, about 30 kilometres east of Rotorua, where many locals are getting set for the annual… Audio

Two good mates from Tauranga have teamed up to create an entrepreneurial business working out of a backyard shed. Making furniture, they say, just like you'd find in your granddad's shed, George… Audio

The Tauranga community is standing behind its calls to remove the Rena wreck from Astrolabe Reef, despite the owner and insurer of the container ship saying it's now too risky. Audio

The owners of the container ship Rena say it's too risky to move what remains of the wreck, and have formally applied to leave it on Astrolabe reef off the Tauranga coast. Audio

The owners of the Rena have formally applied to leave what's left of the wreck of the container ship on Astrolabe reef off the Tauranga coast. Audio

The Tauranga City Council wants the government to take action to stop housing in Tauranga becoming as unaffordable as real estate in Auckland. Audio

What (or who) is switching the traffic lights as you drive around town? With Haydn Wardley, Tauranga City Council Traffic System engineer. Audio

Australian-based journalist and author Stop Press: the Last Days of Newspapers. Audio

In 2010 devastating bacterial disease PSA hit kiwifruit orchards in New Zealand, initially just in Bay Of Plenty but now it's in nearly every growing region pretty well wiping out, in particular, the… Audio

Tommy 'Kapai' Wilson wrote the Kapai the Kiwi children's book series and he is now the Executive Director of Te Tuinga Whanau Support Services in Tauranga - an organisation focusing on the wellness of… Audio

The tight deadline and management of seven carvers was overseen by Peri Kohu. A month out from the unveiling of the carved pou, Justine Murray visited the workspace at the Tauranga Historic Village… Audio

Patrick Nicholas talks about the history of the Battle of Pukehinahina (Gate Pa) – the reasons that lead to the battle and the strategy taken up by its leaders that lead to the defeat of the British… Audio

Coverage of the 150th commemorations of the Battle of Pukehinahina (Gate Pa), with experience of the commemorations and insights into the historical events.  Audio

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

Maori whose ancestors fought at Gate Pa a hundred-and-50 years ago say that history's no longer hidden. Audio

Alison McCulloch has worked in journalism in New Zealand and the United States for more than twenty years and last year published 'Fighting to Choose: the Abortion Rights Struggle in New Zealand'. She… Audio