Ohope

In a bid to make the most of Whakatane's high sunshine hours, the Whakatane District Council is considering investing almost $16 million on solar energy generation discussing the possibility of… Audio

Olia Alpatskaya is from the Ural Mountains in Russia and trained as a mining engineer. She came to New Zealand for a better life with her children and to escape biting minus 30 winter temperatures… Audio, Gallery

A cleanup effort is underway in New Plymouth after a tornado ripped through the city last night. As many as 30 homes were damaged when it struck about 5:30pm. A tornado also hit Ohope in the Bay of… Audio

Across the Island in Ohope in the Bay of Plenty another tornado struck. Anne Collins live in Ohope and watched the waterspout forming from her house. She talks to Guyon Espiner. Audio

Police say it was lucky no one was injured by a tornado that ripped through several blocks in New Plymouth last night. As many as thirty homes were damaged when it struck about 5:30pm. A small tornado… Audio

William Dart samples a number of New Zealand releases aimed at kids, enjoyable also by kidults... tracks by Levity Beet and Daniel Styczek, Anika Moa, Mr Roberelli, and Greg Malcolm and Jenny Ward Audio

Sharon Brettkelly is just outside Opotiki and says there are downed trees all over the road between Whakatane to Ohope. She says people in Opotiki were leaving their homes in the early hours of the… Audio