Environment

Government backs Māori climate action

Farmers, growers and whenua Māori owners have been supported by the Government to ramp up their efforts to reduce agricultural emissions and the impacts of climate... Read More

Council achieving Toitū CarbonReduce Certification

Taking action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is a priority for our community, and a focus for many organisations across Tauranga, says a Tauranga City Council... Read More

Salmon death rates an animal welfare disaster

New Zealand King Salmon has revealed a 42 per cent mortality rate for salmon they farmed in warm water areas in their financial year ending January 31 2022. For... Read More

Fish & Game welcomes new farm wetlands guidance

Fish & Game is welcoming the new NIWA-DairyNZ resource to help farmers with wetland design and performance. "New Zealanders are becoming far more aware of the... Read More

Three Waters issues still unclear - Commissioners

A lack of recognition of Tauranga's water assets in the Three Waters Reform does ratepayers 'a huge disservice” according to commission chair Anne Tolley. 'There's... Read More

Rare native mistletoe found in eastern BOP

Mummy didn't get caught kissing Santa Claus but threatened native mistletoe has been discovered in a corner of the Eastern Bay of Plenty where it has not previously... Read More

No tsunami risk from two Pacific rim earthquakes

United States tsunami warning centres are reporting no tsunami threat following two large earthquakes occurring overnight around the Pacific rim. The two earthquakes... Read More

Tackling BOP Regional Council’s visibility issue

To combat the Bay of Plenty Regional Council's 'invisibility”, it is taking a multi-faceted approach ahead of the Local Body Election in October. Chairman... Read More

Matatā: The town that had to retreat

RNZ's The Detail heads to Matatā to find out how New Zealand's first managed retreat was handled - and what lessons can be learned as communities around... Read More

Local farmers offered free climate change help

Farmers and growers surrounding the degraded Waihī Estuary are being urged to seek free support and financial help from local environmental group Wai Kōkopu... Read More

Call to battle litter in our backyards

This week, iconic charity Keep New Zealand Beautiful launches Backyard Battle, a citizen science programme which aims to identify the origins of litter and... Read More

Restoration of historic grove on Mauao

Regular users of Mauao can expect to see some changes happening early next month. To maintain public safety during necessary tree maintenance work, some track,... Read More