Megan Wilson is a Multimedia Journalist for the Bay of Plenty Times and Rotorua Daily Post.
Megan Wilson started working as a journalist for NZME based in Tauranga in 2021. She writes for the Bay of Plenty Times and Rotorua Daily Post. She graduated from Victoria University of Wellington in 2015 with a Bachelor of Arts and from the London School of Journalism in 2021 with a post-graduate diploma in journalism. Since starting as a journalist, she has primarily covered health and general news, writing about COVID-19, staff and resourcing issues in the public health system, and the battle Kiwis face for unfunded, life-saving drugs, treatments and health screening in New Zealand.
![A cut above the rest: Woman's journey from engineer to butcher](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
A cut above the rest: Woman's journey from engineer to butcher
"It was the best feeling in the world," she said after winning the regional competition.
![Flooding and slips throughout Bay of Plenty, 'more rain on the way'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Flooding and slips throughout Bay of Plenty, 'more rain on the way'
Flooding was reported in Maketu, Paengaroa and Pikowai.
![Declining or flourishing? MP wants 'clarity' on reef life two years after fishing ban](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Declining or flourishing? MP wants 'clarity' on reef life two years after fishing ban
The regional council says it will take time to see if change is happening.
![Flying furniture: Family faces up to $100k in damage after tornado](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Flying furniture: Family faces up to $100k in damage after tornado
A neighbour also described lying in her caravan, fearful a tree would fall on her.
!['Combined effort': Estimated $100k-plus worth of supplies flown to Hawke's Bay](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
'Combined effort': Estimated $100k-plus worth of supplies flown to Hawke's Bay
The pilots would keep flying “for as long we have donations coming in”.
![Te Puke bridge: Temporary bridge set to be installed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Te Puke bridge: Temporary bridge set to be installed
About 30 properties upstream from the bridge have been impacted.
![Train track closure could cause 'serious problems' for logging industry](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Train track closure could cause 'serious problems' for logging industry
KiwiRail says high water levels are impeding the investigation and track assessment.
![Rotorua receives 10% of yearly rainfall overnight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Rotorua receives 10% of yearly rainfall overnight
Torrential rain lashed parts of the North Island over the weekend.
!['Very humbled': MP Todd Muller promoted, given agriculture, climate change portfolios](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
'Very humbled': MP Todd Muller promoted, given agriculture, climate change portfolios
Muller said his portfolios were 'critical' for the future of NZ's economic prosperity.
!['Huge community response': 4.5kg of rubbish picked up at Waihī Beach](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
'Huge community response': 4.5kg of rubbish picked up at Waihī Beach
More than 500 volunteers helped with the clean-up effort.
!['We stood together and we got the result': Mill workers on getting back to work](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
'We stood together and we got the result': Mill workers on getting back to work
'I'm really happy to be getting a steady income again,' one worker said.
![SH29A: One person critically injured after car and tractor crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
SH29A: One person critically injured after car and tractor crash
Police were alerted to the incident about 4.10pm.
!['Thoroughly cook mussels': Warning after spike in illness relating to food prep](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
'Thoroughly cook mussels': Warning after spike in illness relating to food prep
Five cases have been reported in the Bay of Plenty District Health Board area this summer.
!['Beach days and muggy nights': What the Bay will have plenty of this summer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
'Beach days and muggy nights': What the Bay will have plenty of this summer
But the warm weather brings with it some concerns for farmers.
![The 90% Project: How the vaccine has been rolled out rurally](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
The 90% Project: How the vaccine has been rolled out rurally
The challenge now was making the vaccine accessible as people returned to work and school.
![Cat curfew? Ban proposed as dead sea birds pile up](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Cat curfew? Ban proposed as dead sea birds pile up
The Western Bay Wildlife Trust is urging people to keep their cats inside at night.
!['We live off the ocean': Microplastics in Bay shellfish spark food chain concerns](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
'We live off the ocean': Microplastics in Bay shellfish spark food chain concerns
Matire Duncan says change is needed to reduce plastic getting into the ocean and kaimoana.
![Mussel-ing in: Battle to save 'eco-system engineers' from sea star invasion](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Mussel-ing in: Battle to save 'eco-system engineers' from sea star invasion
One PhD student said sea stars are threatening mussels in Ōhiwa Harbour.