Environment

Mount recovery operation enters another day

The recovery operation at the Mt Maunganui landslide continues with police warning it could take days or even weeks. Recovery teams are using specialist equipment... Read More

Massive tree fall partly closes Yatton Park

A section of Yatton Park in Tauranga is closed after a large tree, estimated at 60m tall, came down on Sunday afternoon. A large section of the top end of... Read More

Sombre time at Mount as cruise ship arrives

The Riveria sailed into Tauranga Harbour this morning at 7am and is due to sail out at 3.15pm. Passengers were due to disembark from 8am, with many being... Read More

Mount Hot Pools and campground staff uninjured

All staff working at the Mount Hot Pools and neighbouring campground were uninjured when a deadly slip came crashing down into the facilities on Thursday morning,... Read More

Flooding closes two Waihī Beach businesses

The owners of two Waihī Beach businesses expect to be closed for several months after floodwaters from a major storm caused 'devastating” damage. The... Read More

Safety fears halt work at Mount Maunganui slip

A crack has been seen in the area above the Mount Maunganui slip, according to Bay of Plenty District Commander Superintendent Tim Anderson. Experts have... Read More

Camper hails teacher who saved lives

A Waikato man who managed to escape the deadly Mount Maunganui campground landslide with his daughter has credited Morrinsville teacher Lisa McClennan as the... Read More

Man unaccounted for after Ōpōtiki river incident

An operation continues on Sunday to locate a man who is unaccounted for following a water-related incident in Ōpōtiki. Police were called to the Waioeka... Read More

Search halted over fears of new slip at Mauao

Recovery efforts at the site of a deadly landslide in Mount Maunganui have been paused after concerns were raised about a potential new slip. Bay of Plenty... Read More

A hidden world revealed

Award-winning Pāpāmoa photographer Paula Vigus has spent hundreds of hours crouched on forest floors, wandering through bush blocks and remote landscapes,... Read More

Many places still closed in Bay after deluge

The impacts of this week's severe weather are still being felt across the Western Bay of Plenty and Coromandel. Flooding and landslides have caused extensive... Read More

Meet the dogs sniffing out a tiny clam threat

With wagging tails and finely tuned noses, two dogs are joining the fight against the gold clam, an invasive freshwater pest lurking in Lake Karāpiro. Cino,... Read More