Bay Of Plenty
Little Waihi residents vow that toddler's death not in vain
Residents of Little Waihi have reacted after a homicide investigation was launched following the death of two-year-old Nevaeh Jahkaya Whatukura Ager.
Bella Vista: Critical report 'doesn't offer ... much for other families'
A government report into the failed Bella Vista development is not comprehensive enough, a former owner of one of the houses says.
Council failed its own consent processes in Bella Vista development
A report has found that the Tauranga City Council significantly failed in its building consent processes in the Bella Vista development.
Police upgrade toddler's death to homicide
Police have upgraded the inquiry into the death of a two-year-old girl in the Bay of Plenty to a homicide investigation.
Charges laid over triple road fatality
A 46-year-old man has been charged in relation to a fatal crash in which three men died near Whakatane.
Rotorua residents frustrated by cost of replacing wood burners
Rotorua residents are facing having to pay thousands of dollars to install new wood burners in order to comply with the city's new air quality regulations that come into force next year. Video, Audio
$10m deficit shows toll roads don't add up, say opponents
New Zealanders owe almost $10 million in unpaid tolls and administration fees for travelling on the country's toll roads.
Descendants honour kuia painted in the 1970s at Auckland exhibition
Artist Harry Sangl immigrated to New Zealand in 1971 and soon set off in his caravan to the rural Tuhoe Valley to ask kuia – elderly Māori women – if he could paint their portraits. Sangl was met with… Audio
One person dies after crash in Bay of Plenty
One person has died after a crash on State Highway 2 near Opotiki in eastern Bay of Plenty this afternoon.
Aotearoa's biggest wasp nest
Deep in the bowels of a lifestyle block on the east coast of Lake Rotorua there is a monster ... two metres tall by two metres wide. Buzzing ominiously. A harbinger of fear, and doom Audio
Bay of Plenty - fire danger
The Tanranga and Bay of Plenty areas are currently in an "extreme fire danger period" - meaning people in that part of the country need to be really careful with what they're doing. Don Scott is the… Audio
Tauranga teenager Jade Jensen missing since Tuesday
Police are searching for a missing 14-year-old girl from Tauranga, who was last seen on Tuesday.
We are homeless, say campers at boat trailer park
Campers at a Tauranga boat trailer park say they are homeless not freedom campers.
Three dead after four-way crash near Whakatane
Three people are dead after a crash involving four separate vehicles on State Highway 2 near Whakatane.
Seventh person charged over McLaren Falls death
A seventh person has now been charged in relation to the death of a man found in the Bay of Plenty last year.
The highs and lows of running an organic orchard
Opotiki couple Catriona and Mark White predict that one year in every seven they'll receive no income from their kiwifruit orchard. They say it's just the nature of the business... Audio
Kiwifruit Labour Quest
The kiwifruit industry is hoping to avert a labour shortage for the upcoming harvest by using a strong social media campaign linking employers and employees. It has also produced a book outlining what… Audio
Mongrel Mob member shot by police following bank robbery
A man has been fatally shot by police in Kawerau, while leaving the scene of a bank robbery. The police say the man was a 29-year-old patched Mongrel Mob member. Video, Audio
Kawerau man shot dead by police following armed robbery
A man is dead after being shot by police following an armed robbery at the First Credit Union in Kawerau. Video, Audio
Bella Vista homes removed after long-running saga
The first houses from the troubled Bella Vista subdivision in Tauranga are being removed over the next few days in what will be the final chapter in a long-running saga. Audio
