Bay Of Plenty
Ria Hall wins the Maioha Award | APRA Silver Scroll 2018
Esteemed songwriter Ria Hall along with co-writers Tiki Taane and Te Ori Paki have won the APRA Maioha Award for thier song ‘Te Ahi Kai Pō’ at the Silver Scrolls in Auckland tonight. Video, Audio
Tougher tenancy regulations prompt some to sell
A Tauranga property investor is selling his rentals and ditching the industry in anticipation of tougher tenancy regulations.
Man charged with murder of baby who died in 2014
A 59-year old Rotorua man has been charged with the murder of a 10-month old baby boy in 2014.
Kool & the Gang, The Jacksons, Village People to play Mt Maunganui in January
The Jacksons, Kool & the Gang, The Pointer Sisters, Village People, Sister Sledge and The Sounds of the Supremes will perform at Mt Maunganui’s ASB Baypark in January.
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Bus drivers being beaten in Rotorua
Bus drivers being beaten and children as young as 10 chanting Black Power slogans are among the reasons why the public bus service has suspended its Fordlands route. Audio
Man charged with murder over Papamoa death
A 22-year-old man has been charged with murder following the death of a 48-year-old man in Papamoa yesterday.
Residents assaulted in Papamoa robbery
Two people in a Bay of Plenty home were assaulted by men armed with an axe and crowbar in a burglary early today.
Three arrests in police drug operation
Three arrests have been made after police raids on properties in the Eastern Bay of Plenty as part of an operation targeting gang-related drug distribution.
Fighting back against the avocado crime wave
Burgled and beaten up, avocado growers are sleeping in their orchards, patrolling the streets at night and using CCTV to protect their 'green gold' from organised crime and a fruit blackmarket. Video
Locals frustrated at delays over deadly SH2 stretch
A protest group wanting urgent action to improve one of the deadliest roads in the country is now also demanding a moratorium on new housing developments until the road is improved. Audio
Vini Olsen-Reeder and Ria Hall: keeping Māori language alive and thriving
Māori language lecturer Dr Vini Olsen Reeder and songwriter Ria Hall talk about their personal relationships with te reo. Olsen-Reeder began studying te reo as a university student and became the… Video, Audio
Protesters block Omokoroa bridge to demand safer highway
About 300 protesters blocked State Highway 2 north of Tauranga this afternoon demanding urgent action to improve the road between the city and Katikati.
Two dead after car and logging truck crash
Two people have died in a crash between a logging truck and a car in Bay of Plenty.
Living and breathing te reo Māori in Ruatoki
The 170 students at Te Wharekura o Ruatoki are fluent in both te reo Māori and English. To celebrate Māori Language Week, John Campbell talks to Turuhira Hare - who studied and now teaches at the… Video, Audio
Pat Old: 'My life is enriched by learning te reo Māori'
Pat Old's grandchildren can speak Maori and her daughters have married into Maori families, this was the reason why she is learning te reo Maori part time with Te Wananga o Aotearoa. Pat says the… Audio
Rotorua school where body was found to open tomorrow
A Rotorua school where a woman's body was found on Friday night will be open tomorrow.
Govt investigates other Tauranga housing developments after Bella Vista
The government is investigating whether other housing developments in Tauranga could meet the same fate as the failed Bella Vista subdivision.
Part of State Highway 2 to close overnight
State Highway 2 through the Karangahake Gorge will close overnight on Wednesday to allow repair work to be carried out.
Government left 'dangerous' road off priority list
The most "dangerous road in New Zealand" has been left out of the government's $16.9 billion land transport programme, say Tauranga residents.
Te Puna Quarry Park hit by night-time thief
Two nights ago Te Puna Quarry Park had tens-of-thousands of dollars' worth of equipment stolen. Its founder Shirley Sparks, joins us to explain what's been taken, and the reaction of the staff and… Audio
