Wainui River (Bay of Plenty) river. Wainui River (Bay of Plenty) The Wainui River is a river of the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows north from the Kaimai Range to reach Tauranga Harbour south of Katikati. The catchment has of stream margins. 41% of the catchment remains covered in native bush, but 48% is under pasture and suffers soil erosion. The river includes 3 waterfalls of up to , which have been kayaked. The long former East Coast Main Trunk railway bridge is designated as the limit of the Coastal Marine Area. Downstream, a 3-span bridge takes SH2 over
Radio Bay of Plenty is also a Saturday Morning Sports Preview programme with Tony Kirby. The network carries and contributes to national news bulletins produced by NZME Radio through Newstalk ZB. 1XX still operates as a completely local radio station today. One Double X is the emergency broadcaster for much of the Bay of Plenty, with sirens and civil defence services encouraging people to tune into the station for emergency information. In 2013, the station had to respond to a false alarm that prompted several people to listen to station or contact the studio for more information. Bayrock is an album rock format radio