Tauranga
AC/DC drummer charged with trying to procure murder
The AC-DC drummer Phil Rudd has been charged with trying to procure the murder of two people and threatening to kill one of them. Audio
Port's profit expected to rise by up to 6 percent
Port of Tauranga expects the current full-year profit to be between 78- and 83-million dollars. Audio
Construction on contentious sewerage pipe project
A contentious council project to lay a sewerage pipe through Maori land in Tauranga has come to a head again this week, after construction caused flooding in the rural area of Matapihi. Audio
Officer awarded for heroic rescue in Tauranga Harbour
A police officer who rescued a drowning man after a three car collision on a Tauranga bridge has received the Police Association's Bravery Award. Audio
The Painter in the Painting
Thirty years of lonely figures in unsettling landscapes have come together in one exhibition of the work of artist Euan Macleod. The Painter in the Painting is the title of a major survey show that… Audio
Historic Tauranga home demolished
The Tauranga home of the designer of Rotorua's famous Tudor-style Bathhouse has been demolished after developers couldn't find a buyer for it, or even give it away for free. Audio
Thirty-year broadcasting history could come to an end
A radio station in Tauranga, which has been broadcasting for 30 years, is at risk of closure because of the market rents it is having to pay. Village Radio is a volunteer run station which broadcasts… Audio
Lawyer suspended for three years
A Tauranga lawyer who had a secret sexual relationship with a teenager he represented in the youth court has been barred from practicing law for the maximum three years. Audio
Eyewitness recounts dramatic police shooting in Tauranga
Shots were fired at police officers in Tauranga after a car chase in the city last night. Audio
Shots fired during police chase in Tauranga
Shots have been fired at police officers in Tauranga after a car chase in the city last night. Audio
Tauranga launches international abortion recovery programme
Tauranga is the first city in New Zealand to run a recovery programme for women struggling after having an abortion. Audio
NZ Cheerleaders go to Vegas
You may think that cheerleading is just about the pom poms, but two groups of cheerleaders from Tauranga have won their chance to compete in Las Vegas and show people there's much more to the sport… Audio
Deaths blamed on serious failings at Tauranga Hospital
The son of a Tauranga man who died as a result of serious and significant failings at Tauranga Hospital has no confidence the District Health Board has stopped treating complaining families as if… Audio
Supreme winner of the Prime Minister's Education Excellence Awards
Representatives from 14 finalist schools and tertiary institutions were at the ceremony at Te Papa on June 25, with Tauranga's Otumoetai Intermediate taking out the top prize in the Prime Minister's… Audio
New shelter for Tauranga's homeless
Tauranga's estimated 30 to 40 homeless citizens will soon have their own shelter. Audio
From hobby to a going concern
Two good mates from Tauranga have teamed up to create an entrepreneurial business working out of a backyard shed. Making furniture, they say, just like you'd find in your granddad's shed, George… Audio
Tauranga community still wants Rena gone
The Tauranga community is standing behind its calls to remove the Rena wreck from Astrolabe Reef, despite the owner and insurer of the container ship saying it's now too risky. Audio
Tauranga council wants special legislation
The Tauranga City Council wants the government to take action to stop housing in Tauranga becoming as unaffordable as real estate in Auckland. Audio
Me Korero - Changing Traffic Lights
What (or who) is switching the traffic lights as you drive around town? With Haydn Wardley, Tauranga City Council Traffic System engineer. Audio
Carving the pou: Peri Kohu
The tight deadline and management of seven carvers was overseen by Peri Kohu. A month out from the unveiling of the carved pou, Justine Murray visited the workspace at the Tauranga Historic Village… Audio