A health warning has been issued two Bay of Plenty lakes. The warning is for Lake Rotorua and the western end of Lake Rotoiti. The health warning is based on... Read More

Volcanic unrest continues at Whakaari/White Island and it is still possible volcanic fog may reach the mainland in the coming weeks. The vent temperatures remain... Read More

Local filmmakers planning a documentary about the community response to the Rena disaster are asking the Bay of Plenty community to get behind a crowdfunding... Read More

A health warning has been issued today for Ohau Channel, the channel that links Lake Rotoiti and Lake Rotorua. Routine water test results provided by the Bay... Read More

People will see an increase of activity between Cambridge Road and Wairoa Valley as enabling works get underway and investigations continue for Takitimu North... Read More

A close eye is being kept on river and groundwater levels as the Bay of Plenty heads into summer off the back of two very dry years. The last two summers have... Read More

While the journey has been long and somewhat tortuous, an advocate for alternative fumigation of New Zealand's export logs has welcomed a reassessed 'road map”... Read More

A health warning has been issued for Lake Whakamaru after samples taken from the lake by Waikato Regional Council confirmed a bloom of potentially toxic blue-green... Read More

Safeguarding New Zealand's waterways is the key driver behind a seven-year study into the performance of control practices for reducing erosion and sediment delivered... Read More

Fogging conditions being observed in the Bay of Plenty this week are being put down to Vog. Vog is volcanic fog - a weather phenomenon that sees sulphur-based... Read More

Recent gas and observation flights at Whakaari/White Island show increases in gas emissions and lake level. However, the vent temperatures remain steady at around... Read More

A new trial on the Whakatāne River may soon see a better future for inanga (whitebait) populations. Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council is trialing creating... Read More