Leah Tebbutt

This week Country Life hops on board a truck heading out to clean septic tanks, chats to a 13-year-old budding scientist who's helping beef up cattle with an experiment involving copper and discovers… Audio

St John is paying tribute to one of its ambulance officers, killed in a head on collision in Cambridge yesterday.

The driver of the other car also died, on a stretch of State Highway 1.

Waka Kotahi… Audio

Tauranga has seen an influx of 20,000 young visitors this week for the most exciting event on a pre-teens calendar.

After a two-year hiatus the AIMS Games are back - a multi-code sporting event for… Audio

An Australian tourist who fell into a geothermal sink hole in Rotorua is being offered help by the local tourism body.

The woman suffered serious burns yesterday, but is in a stable condition in… Audio

Regional households are 'down in the dumps' about their financial prospects according to new research.

With food, petrol and power all draining their pockets, the Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer… Audio

Twelve candidates are contesting this coming Saturday's Tauranga by-election which was forced by the resignation of former National Party MP Simon Bridges.

Labour, National and Act are standing… Audio

The HSBC New Zealand Sevens tournament is returning to Hamilton after a two year hiatus from the Waikato city.

It was first hosted there in 2018 after attendances in Wellington declined, but Covid… Audio

Roads and Māori health got the most attention at the first candidates debate ahead of next month's Tauranga by-election. A small well-behaved crowd of about 50 gathered last night to hear what… Audio

Bay of Plenty health officials warn that Covid-19 is spreading rapidly among over-65s in the region and the number of people requiring hospital treatment is peaking.

They say the trends are happening… Audio

The resignation of Simon Bridges is forcing a by-election for the Tauranga seat.

Bridges yesterday announced his departure from politics, leaving the National stronghold seat up for grabs.

But who… Audio

Tauranga isn't ready to get its council back, with the minister leaving commissioners in place for at least another two years.

The dysfunctional council was sacked in December 2020, and commissioners… Audio

The future leadership of Tauranga City Council is likely to be decided today.

Four commissioners took over in February last year, after the elected councillors were sacked in December 2020.

A… Audio

Waikato is the latest area to roll out rapid antigen tests to combat increasing demand for Covid-19 testing.

The demand is causing delays in processing tests in the lab, with the DHB saying some… Audio

Businesses in the heart of Tauranga have had a big boost today with the opening of a new $200m development.

The private development, which includes 120 apartments, shops, apartments and restaurants… Audio

Tauranga's water supply has hit a record low, which could see further water restrictions introduced.

Residents are already forbidden from washing cars, houses or boats with a hose and with water… Audio

New figures show house prices rose at a record rate last year, growing a mammoth 27.6 per cent.

CoreLogic says that beats the previous growth record, experienced in 2003, of 24.4 per cent.

And it… Audio