07:30am Sat 07 Dec, 2024
Dust off your togs and perfect those bombs for the Tauranga Moana Manu Champs this Saturday, December 7 from 10.30am-4.30pm. For the first time, the annual... Read More
04:00pm Fri 06 Dec, 2024
Backyard trappers are being reminded to keep leg-hold traps off the ground to protect Coromandel kiwi from injury or death. Department of Conservation Senior... Read More
03:00pm Fri 06 Dec, 2024
The Predator Free New Zealand Trust is bringing three free conservation events to the Bay of Plenty this month featuring local conservation icon Cam Speedy. Known... Read More
11:14am Fri 06 Dec, 2024
Firefighters have returned to the scene of a scrub fire in Welcome Bay to 'dampen down hot spots”. The fire ignited at the top of Waikite Rd on Wednesday... Read More
10:45am Fri 06 Dec, 2024
New Zealand's top lifeguards enhanced their lifesaving skills at the National Lifeguard School's intensive training event in Mount Maunganui. The 19 lifeguards... Read More
08:30am Thu 05 Dec, 2024
With an exceptionally hot summer on the cards, concerns have been raised about a new sunbathing trend. Cancer Society prevention policy lead Emma Shields... Read More
06:30am Thu 05 Dec, 2024
Project partners Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council and iwi collective Te Wahapū o Waihī have officially broken ground on a first-of-its-kind wetland... Read More
04:00pm Tue 03 Dec, 2024
Scion has unveiled a $3.6 million upgrade to its Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) lab, enhancing its capacity to support NZ's broader innovative research requirements,... Read More
11:15am Tue 03 Dec, 2024
Frederick Wihongi got into teaching others to cook because he wanted to improve his own health. Now he's won recognition from SociaLink's Volunteering Services... Read More
08:30am Tue 03 Dec, 2024
The high pathogenic avian influenza - otherwise known as bird flu - has been found on a free range chicken farm in North Otago. Laying hens foraging outside... Read More
08:00am Tue 03 Dec, 2024
Fire and Emergency New Zealand will restrict outdoor fires in the Bay of Plenty from 8am on Wednesday 4 December, after a sharp increase in the number of fast-moving... Read More
07:00am Tue 03 Dec, 2024
Deaths by drowning are on track to be the lowest since 2018, but advocates are still urging people to stay vigilant around the water. Water Safety New Zealand... Read More