Tauranga
Division over Tauranga's long term plan, going ahead under commissioners
Tauranga businesses and iwi are fighting back amidst calls for the city's commissioners to delay a 10-year-plan.
The time warp turns 50: Rocky Horror’s Richard O’Brien and his Kingdom of Bling
It is 50 years since The Rocky Horror Show premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in London. Audio
Police granted new search powers after series of violent incidents, shootings
An outbreak of gang-related shootings in Bay of Plenty has led police to announce a crack-down using new search powers against gang members.
Whodunnit? Mystery pole cemented in Tauranga woman's driveway
The mysterious appearance of a metal pole concreted into a teacher's driveway is gripping a Bay of Plenty community, who desperately want to know who left it there.
Around the motu : Alisha Evans in Tauranga
The Tauranga City Council is seeking feedback on a proposed $220 million stadium, there's a call from Western Bay of Plenty officials for the Government to upgrade a critical highway for the region… Audio
Around the motu: Alisha Evans in Tauranga
Alisha talks to Kathryn about how paid parking in Tauranga's city centre has reduced the number of people visiting. Bill Campbell who owns the gift and souvenir store, Fancy That is leaving the CBD… Audio
Battle of Gate Pā commemoration held in Tauranga
In Tauranga about a hundred people have gathered to mark the 159th anniversary of the battle of Gate Pā.
Around the motu: Alisha Evans in Tauranga
We check in on the western Bay of Plenty after the heavy rain that's been soaking the upper North Island - which roads have been badly effected, what's happening with the freight train that derailed… Audio
Co-ownership of Tauranga CBD land a milestone for mana whenua - commissioner
Tauranga City Council's commissioner says a ceremony marking a new co-ownership deal for land in the CBD is symbolic for mana whenua.
Tauranga stevedore paves way for port workers to get better conditions
A digger-driving stevedore from Tauranga has paved the way for port workers to get better conditions, after years of legal battles.
Jayden Meyer: Why a teen rapist is doing time at home
Four counts of rape, one of sexual violation. How - and why - did the court reach a sentence of nine months' home detention? Audio
Tauranga maunga officially recognised with original Māori name
A hill near Tauranga popularly known as Mt Misery has had its Māori name, Maungatūtū, officially recognised.
Two men arrested after Tauranga firearms incident
Police have arrested two men this afternoon following a firearms incident in Welcome Bay in Tauranga.
'Significant changes' ahead for Tauranga’s CBD
Revitalisation of Tauranga's city centre is "absolutely critical" for New Zealand's fifth largest city and the council has released a plan to ensure it.
Bop from the BOP
The Bay of Plenty gave NZ its first ever jazz recording in 1930, and it's still putting out jazz legends. Audio
The resilience of crayfish in Tauranga Harbour
PhD student Kiamaia Ellis describes crayfish as a vulnerable taonga species. Local iwi in Tauranga believe the crayfish population is decreasing because of urban, industrial and harvesting pressures… Audio
A kaitiakitanga approach to studying pēpi kōura
Both Mātauranga Māori and marine science are informing PhD student Kiamaia Ellis’s research into the resilience of baby crayfish. Audio
Sara Hughes takes her art to the street
Several years after feeling unsafe while at a notorious bus shelter in Tauranga, artist Sara Hughes is transforming it into a brightly coloured and illuminated work of art. It will be suspended above… Audio, Gallery
Final hours ahead of Tauranga by-election
The battle to replace Simon Bridges in Tauranga is entering its final hours.
The by-election will take place tomorrow, just over two months after the former National leader announced he would step… Video, Audio
Tauranga rainbow community building target of possible arson
A building supporting the rainbow community in Tauranga has been destroyed in a possible arson.
Gender Dynamix helps the Transgender and Non-binary community and also functions as the Rainbow Youth… Audio