Environment
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01:00pm Sat 24 Dec, 2022
Local wildlife experts are spending their Christmas break rehabilitating little blue penguins that are washing ashore weak and starving on the beaches of the Bay... Read More
10:10am Fri 23 Dec, 2022
All Manawahe Road residents Christine McDonald and Heikki (Jack) Lipponen want for Christmas is for the rain to stop. The next best alternative would be a caravan... Read More
05:00pm Thu 22 Dec, 2022
The Bay of Plenty Regional Council has ended the year with a $10 million operating deficit. The council's annual report for the year ended June 30 2022 shows... Read More
08:30am Thu 22 Dec, 2022
Highest recorded rainfall events since July have brought with them a price tag of over $2.8 million for roading and almost another half a million on damage to... Read More
04:00pm Wed 21 Dec, 2022
A new photography exhibition is taking visitors to Te Whare Nui o Tuteata on a trip down memory lane of research and innovation at Scion. In April 2022 the Crown... Read More
10:10am Wed 21 Dec, 2022
An exotic strain of seaweed found in New Zealand poses a risk to both marine activity and the ecosystem found within our waters. Caulerpa brachypus and caulerpa... Read More
07:30am Wed 21 Dec, 2022
A summer heat alert trial has been launched to warn more New Zealanders of unusually hot weather. Extreme heat during summer can be draining and have an impact... Read More
04:00pm Tue 20 Dec, 2022
Biosecurity New Zealand officers will be working hard this summer to ensure increased international travel does not lead to unwanted pests and diseases entering... Read More
02:00pm Tue 20 Dec, 2022
Spring growth, the wettest winter yet and contractor's workloads are among Tauranga City Council's reasons why weeds are running rampant in residential Papamoa... Read More
11:15am Mon 19 Dec, 2022
Swarms of flying insects are plaguing beachside towns in patio scenes that some liken to a 'horror movie”. The sudden influx of cockchafer beetles from... Read More
07:45am Sat 17 Dec, 2022
A health warning has been issued for Te Weta Bay at Lake Rotoiti. There is also a current health warning for Okawa Bay at Lake Rototi which was issued by Toi... Read More
06:00pm Fri 16 Dec, 2022
The Waioeka river mouth in Ōpōtiki is reopening today after being closed to week-day boat traffic since September. The closure was in place to allow dredging... Read More
31-Oct 16:00
Carnegie Hall soloists come home to Tauranga
31-Oct 16:00
Feedback sought on granny flat funding policy
31-Oct 12:00
Celebrate Brazilian culture at new library
31-Oct 06:00
Good, cheap reads and a great cause
30-Oct 18:02
WoF inspection changes kick in from November 1
30-Oct 18:00
Dead cats and 1950s bottles among rubbish haul
30-Oct 16:11
Tauranga rallies behind Tonga league team
30-Oct 16:00
Bay of Plenty weather improves for Halloween
30-Oct 14:00
Dry conditions heighten Guy Fawkes fire risk
30-Oct 11:45
Under The Stars looks for new home
30-Oct 11:00
Halloween events in Bay of Plenty
30-Oct 10:00
Mount cafes adapt to survive post-slip slump
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