Leah Tebbutt
Harakeke flax mats to suppress weeds trialled in Lake Rotoiti
The trust in charge of Te Arawa's fourteen lakes is using a combination of traditional Māori knowledge and environmental science to combat lake weed and improve water quality.
Te Arawa Lakes Trust is… Audio
Some BoP businesses still serving unvaccinated people
In the Bay of Plenty most of the region has moved to the orange light, but some businesses have chosen to do things differently. Leah Tebbutt reports. Audio
Voters respond to latest National leadership spill
Judith Collins says she's pleased to be "just the MP for Papakura again" and has vowed to stay on, and stand again in 2023.
But will the voters want her after a torrid 24 hours and an ugly leadership… Audio
What's the mood like in Simon Bridges' Tauranga electorate?
Tauranga MP Simon Bridges' has been accused by the now-former National Party leader Judith Collins of "serious misconduct".
Māni Dunlop is joined by RNZ reporter Leah Tebbutt from Tauranga, to hear… Audio
Bay of Plenty shark research delayed by DOC permit process
A shark expert says he is increasingly fielding calls from Bay of Plenty locals about Great White sightings.
He also says breeding grounds across the world are expanding and he believes the harbour… Audio
Haircuts in Hamilton enjoy first day of level 2 freedoms
Hamiltonians are settling into their new freedoms with hairdressers, gyms and hospitality enjoying the return to level 2, some even doing so with balloons.
Parts of Waikato and King Country were in… Audio
Coffee and haircuts top priority as Waikato returns to Alert Level 2
There are long lines for the barber, and baristas are flat out making flat whites, as Hamilton welcomes back customers.
Today marks the first day that all of Waikato are back at level two after six… Audio
Covid-19: Calls for increased funding for family care
Families caring for children with additional needs during lockdown have emptied a funding allowance that would typically last through the year.
With schools shut, parents are having to pay for… Audio
Covid-19: How will the Waikato and Bay of Plenty cope?
Leading medical voices are warning that the majority of Covid-19 cases will need to treat themselves at home unless there is a serious need for hospital care.
Dr John Bonning says for every Covid-19… Audio
Waikato, Northland lockdowns remain over case uncertainty
People in parts of Waikato and King Country, along with Northland are reluctantly accepting the news alert level 3 will stay in place for another five days.
Authorities say there are too many… Audio
Covid-19: Vaccinations rise in Raglan after cases
Communities in Waikato and King Country now in lockdown are trying to turn their vaccination rates around.
Vaccination centres have sprung up across the region after positive cases were detected in… Audio
Tauranga remembers Rena 10 years on
Ten years ago today, in the early hours of the morning, New Zealand's worst maritime environmental disaster struck.
The Rena, a container ship, found itself stuck atop of Ōtāiti, the Astrolab Reef in… Audio
