Tauranga
Tauranga City Council votes to buy botched Bella Vista homes
Tauranga City Council has voted in principle to repurchase the homes in the botched Bella Vista housing development. Audio
Bella Vista homeowners: 'We did not ask for this'
Victims of a botched housing development in Tauranga have told the city's council they want to be paid the full market value of their homes.
Homeowners in Tauranga subdivision won't be allowed back
Tauranga City Council has told the owners of 21 properties in the troubled Bella Vista that it's too dangerous to go back. Video, Audio
13 Tauranga homes at risk of collapsing
Residents in 13 homes in Tauranga have been told to evacuate their houses immediately because some of them could collapse when Cyclone Hola hits the city on Monday. Audio
Tauranga to solve unaffordable housing - mayor
Tauranga plans to open up new sites of land and increase housing density to address its impending housing crisis. Survey results released yesterday show the city has usurped Auckland as New Zealand's… Audio
Auckland homes amongst most unafforable in major cities
Auckland homes have been ranked the ninth most unaffordable in a survey of more than 400 major cities in nine countries. But Tauranga is even less affordable, according to the annual Demographia… Audio
Diver almost loses finger to paua
A man almost lost his middle finger while collecting paua from a rock on Mayor Island, near Tauranga.
Portia Woodman: rugby star
Portia Woodman was part of the World Cup-winning Black Ferns and player of the year at the World Rugby Awards. She talks to Kathryn Ryan about her busy year on the field, and where she sees the game… Audio
Truckies concerned at widening speed gap where two lanes merge
Truck drivers are concerned new speed limits on two of the country's safest roads could be dangerous because it widens the speed gap between heavy and ordinary vehicles. Video, Audio
America's Cup decision time for Auckland Council
Auckland Council is set to pick its preferred site for the 2021 America's Cup base on the city's waterfront. Officials who've been looking at options ranging in cost - from $120 million to $59 million… Audio
Buddy Mikaere on the Battle of Gate Pā
At the Battle of Gate Pa, 200 Māori faced 1,700 colonial troops and their artillery. Author Buddy Mikaere discusses the events leading up to and following the battle. Audio
America's Cup in Auckland: Six building options on table
Auckland city councillors will get their first look today at six options to build the spaces needed by teams if the city hosts the next America's Cup. It will also be the first time they'll get an… Audio
Team NZ considers Tauranga as Plan B
Team New Zealand has looked at Tauranga as a possible venue for the America's Cup, in the event that its first choice Auckland falls through.
Ria Hall on her new album Rules of Engagement
“This album encourages us as a nation to look at each other square in the eye, and open up a forum for honest dialogue.” Video, Audio
Sick man says social housing provider turfed him out
A seriously ill man has been evicted from his Tauranga home by the city's main social housing provider and is now living in emergency accommodation in a motel. Jo O'Brien reports. Audio
Seriously ill man says Tauranga social housing provider threw him out
Tauranga man Timothy Dalton-Edwards says he's been "kicked in the side" by the city's main social housing provider.
'Bangs' after AOS called to Bay of Plenty property
Two loud bangs have been heard as police search a property near Tauranga.
No Hauraki iwi settlement signing before election
The treaty settlement for the Pare Hauraki Collective will not be signed before the election, as agreement over rights to Tauranga Harbour cannot be reached.
Calls grow for addiction rehabilitation beds in Tauranga
There are no residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities in the Bay of Plenty, aside from a single detox bed in Whakatane Hospital. Audio
Body of missing Tauranga fisherman found
The body of a fisherman missing from Tauranga since yesterday morning has been found.
