06:37am Fri 07 Oct, 2022
WorkSafe made a 'deliberate decision to circumvent the law” in its prosecution of the Whakaari owners, according to one of the lawyers seeking to have charges... Read More
10:10am Thu 06 Oct, 2022
Warning: This video contains language that may offend some people. Work to improve the road condition on State Highway 29 is expected to get underway next week. This... Read More
09:10am Thu 06 Oct, 2022
The Government is chipping in almost $240,000 to help assess environmental contamination at two former Coromandel gold mines. It will help with detailed site... Read More
07:30am Thu 06 Oct, 2022
Coastal caretakers, central government and local government agencies are all repeating the same message - vehicles on beaches are causing damage along coastal... Read More
07:00am Thu 06 Oct, 2022
Local berry growers are worried a hepatitis A scare linked to imported fruit could accidentally put people off local produce. Twelve cases of hepatitis A prompted... Read More
10:45am Wed 05 Oct, 2022
The keenest of trout fishers braved the wet conditions on Saturday to celebrate the opening of the new trout fishing season. Constant rain early in the day as... Read More
09:10am Wed 05 Oct, 2022
Two Bay of Plenty startups have been named the first recipients to be funded under a new multi-million initiative created to reduce the early failure rate of local... Read More
07:17am Wed 05 Oct, 2022
UPDATE 8.25AM: Te Puna Station Road is completely blocked this morning. A large slip has come down over night, blocking both lanes of the road. A Western Bay... Read More
08:00pm Tue 04 Oct, 2022
The Government is delivering on an election commitment to protect kauri in New Zealand's northern forests through the new National Pest Management Plan (NPMP)... Read More
11:45am Tue 04 Oct, 2022
The chances of the ground shaking more violently in a quake is much higher than previously thought for large parts of the country. In some places it has doubled... Read More
11:15am Tue 04 Oct, 2022
At 9.30am on Thursday, October 27, people all around New Zealand will stop, drop and hold. Why? Because they will be taking part in New Zealand's ShakeOut and... Read More
04:00pm Sat 01 Oct, 2022
The Bay of Plenty Civil Defence Emergency Management Group is currently working on the next five-year Group Plan. The plan is the guiding document for CDEM work... Read More