VideoLocal Focus: Opotiki on portaloosSome residents are having to use portaloos post-flood. Made with funding from NZ On Air.Watch13 Feb 12:57 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesVoyagers to sail to Wellington using the stars, clouds and wavesAbout 20 voyagers and crew will sail from Tauranga to New Zealand's capital city using traditional navigational methods from ancient ancestors who voyaged the Pacific. Watch12 Feb 09:56 PM
Bay of Plenty Times Pyes Pa West School blessingAbout 20 people, including the principal, deputy principals, Board of Trustees and future pupils attended a blessing of where the new Pyes Pa School West will be built on Kennedy Rd this morning. Watch12 Feb 08:52 PM
VideoBreeding butterflies in TaurangaButterfly breeder Norm Twigge explains the intricacies involved in butterfly love.Watch12 Feb 08:13 PM
VideoPolice launch inquiry after man dies from serious head injuriesESR and local police conducting forensic scene examination at the Greerton 2nd Hand & Pawn Warehouse in Wilrose Place.Watch12 Feb 04:57 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesPark and ride vision for BayparkResidents of Tauranga's rapidly-growing coastal suburbs could soon be leaving their cars at Baypark and catching the bus to work in a bid to reduce the city's traffic congestion and parking problems.Watch09 Feb 09:03 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesKatikati orchardist's career transformationSwiss-born Andre' Rochat has travelled over to South Korea four times in the past six months to teach Koreans how to grow Kiwifruit.Watch09 Feb 07:30 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesThe TECT cheque proposalBay energy consumers will soon decide whether to end their long-standing annual TECT cheques in a binding referendum. Watch09 Feb 06:20 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesThe inside story on the TECT cheque proposalTECT trustees late last month announced a proposal that Trustpower consumers stop receiving annual cheques in favour of a $2500 payout later this year, followed by annual cheques of around $360 for five years. Watch09 Feb 06:11 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesTauranga family returns after year of travelTravelling the world for nearly a year cost a young family just $5000 more than a year living in the Bay.Watch09 Feb 05:09 AM
VideoSouth Sudan coupleAmy, 28, and Travis, 31, Nilsson got married in January last year and have chosen an uncoventional 'honeymoon' destination. Watch09 Feb 03:44 AM
VideoCambodian migrant in TaurangaCambodian immigrant Lin Keo has successfully settled into Tauranga and has big dreams for her future here. Watch09 Feb 03:21 AM
VideoCrash survivor Eli MullerEli Muller survived a fiery car smash that killed his best mate. This is his story.Watch09 Feb 01:18 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesBay businesses pitch in to clean up the coastLocal restaurants have organised a public beach clean-up in the hope of encouraging other hospitality businesses to do their bit for the environment.Watch08 Feb 11:21 PM
Bay of Plenty TimesTauranga mum's car pooling planErica Wilson says traffic in Welcome Bay has become such a nightmare, she's keen to start car pooling to help overcome the lengthy delays.Watch08 Feb 10:21 PM
VideoNational party conference in TaurangaNational MPs have gathered in Tauranga for their conference.Watch08 Feb 06:03 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesBeggars 'scaring off customers' - retailersA Bay of Plenty retailer says sales are down since beggars began sitting on the footpath outside his shop. ''People feel unsafe because their legs are across the footpath."Watch07 Feb 09:33 PM
Bay of Plenty TimesTauranga dad lists his brain on Trade Me for $1.36m A Tauranga man has listed his brain on Trade Me for $1.36 million after being diagnosed with a killer disease.Watch07 Feb 02:57 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesLocal businesses going plastic straw freeTauranga businesses are taking up a new trend of ditching plastic straws to help save the environment as part of what was becoming a global movement. Watch06 Feb 03:52 AM
VideoTruck rolls on State Highway 29 near Tauranga, lane blockedThe driver of a truck that rolled on State Highway 29 near Tauranga today has spoken about the moment he felt the vehicle start to tip. Video/Scott InglisWatch06 Feb 02:58 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesRed tape prevents flooding fix for Te Puna rose growerA ''bureaucratic nightmare'' has devastated a pony club and flooded the Te Puna fields of a leading New Zealand rose grower. Watch04 Feb 01:38 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesIllegal rubbish dumping costing taxpayers $350 a weekIllegal rubbish dumping is costing taxpayers about $350 each week, according to the Tauranga City Council. Watch03 Feb 09:27 PM
VideoMutt motivation: Getting people out running with their poochesChristine Rudden from The Gym Tauranga will be leading the way at new dog running classes, which start tomorrow.Watch02 Feb 04:00 PM
Bay of Plenty TimesTauranga expects busy weekend ahead of Waitangi DayTauranga's hospitality, accommodation and tourism industries are preparing for a busy weekend, expecting people to take an extra-long break for Waitangi Day. Watch02 Feb 01:11 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesTauranga stay-at-home dad offers film role to PM's partner, Clarke GayfordA Tauranga father of six is hoping the Prime Minister's partner, Clarke Gayford, will play a part in his new film based on stay-at-home dads like himself. Watch31 Jan 11:44 PM
VideoFamily of eight struggles to find homeTangiwhetu Williams talks about the months her family spent homeless in Tauranga as they struggled to find a rental.Watch31 Jan 08:37 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesPapamoa lifeguard's seven rescues 'all in day's work'A Papamoa lifeguard who rescued seven people from near-drowning in one day has shrugged it off as being all in a day's work. Watch30 Jan 06:00 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesOne Love festival noise draws complaintsThere's something in the air for One Love noise complainant Ian Stevenson whose home in 5th Ave was within earshot of the music festival.Watch30 Jan 05:32 AM
Bay of Plenty TimesWoman with autism feels 'equal' when walking eventsKarleigh Jones says she has been bullied, stared at, and made to feel "weird", but walking in events throughout New Zealand makes her feel "equal". Watch30 Jan 03:29 AM
