UPDATE 3.05AM: Civil Defence is advising people to 'move immediately to the nearest high ground”, after a 'severe” magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit the... Read More

Bay of Plenty residents need not travel far to visit the sunniest place in the world this winter. That is according to a tongue-in-cheek campaign suggesting... Read More

The Government is backing a new project to use drone technology to transform our understanding and protection of the Maui dolphin, New Zealand's most endangered... Read More

The latest in a controversial shipment of phosphate rock from Western Sahara is set to arrive in Tauranga this weekend. The IVS Phoenix is scheduled to arrive... Read More

Bay of Plenty Regional Council are warning the public to steer clear of benthic cyanobacteria, more commonly known as blue-green algae. They can produce toxins... Read More

A new network to assist people in working together on engaging with Bay of Plenty climate change challenges is coming to Tauranga. The launch of Baychange, hosted... Read More

Bay of Plenty Regional Council are warning pet owners not to release any unwanted pets into the wild. This comes after footage emerged of an Eastern Water... Read More

Pet food manufacturer, Ziwi Limited, has been fined $66,000 for discharges of odour, and $64,000 for discharges of process wastewater from its pet food factory... Read More

New research is aiming to ascertain the earthquake risk posed by a recently discovered Waikato fault. Thanks to improved aerial mapping tools, scientists recently... Read More

After 37 years with the Department of Conservation, Waikato Ranger Chris Annandale is into his last summer with the organisation. Chris Annandale will get a few... Read More

A freshwater enthusiast in Romania has studied decades of data on Rotorua's lakes and found water quality is on an upward trajectory, with Lake Rotorua most improved. But... Read More

If you live, work or use the land around a stopbank or other flood defence and drainage asset in the Bay of Plenty, you may need to check out the new rules from... Read More