Environment
01:06pm Wed 16 Dec, 2020
A North Island brown kiwi rescued from a road culvert has made an incredible recovery and is set for a festive season release back into the forest. The male kiwi... Read More
07:01pm Tue 15 Dec, 2020
A campaign to help visitors stay safe and nurture the special values of Tongariro National Park, one of the country's most popular summer visitor experiences has... Read More
04:25pm Tue 15 Dec, 2020
Freshwater improvement efforts in four key catchments areas of the Bay of Plenty will be scaled up and accelerated thanks to an injection of $3 million funding from... Read More
09:05am Tue 15 Dec, 2020
Firefighters have returned to Matakana Island today after a fire broke out on Matakana Island on Sunday. Fire and Emergency New Zealand Northern Fire Communications... Read More
02:17pm Mon 14 Dec, 2020
Firefighting operations on Matakana Island are continuing this afternoon. Photos sent to SunLive from boaties on the water show a helicopter with a monsoon bucket... Read More
04:00pm Tue 08 Dec, 2020
The Association of Scientists is warning that the charges facing a Crown Research Institute could mute the scientific community, preventing the sharing of vital... Read More
09:00am Tue 08 Dec, 2020
Two men are ensuring a coastal site of high ecological value will be preserved for future generations along a Bay of Plenty beach. Blake Barnfeild and Tom Armstrong... Read More
10:48am Mon 07 Dec, 2020
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake has been felt throughout the North Island this morning. GeoNet reports the quake hit the 25km north of Wairoa, on the East Coast, about... Read More
08:13am Mon 07 Dec, 2020
Fire crews are dampening down hot spots of a large vegetation fire in Aongatete, near Katikati. Fire and Emergency New Zealand northern fire communications... Read More
10:30am Sun 06 Dec, 2020
Each year thousands of volunteers lend a hand to Bay of Plenty Regional Council to ensure the local environment is looked after and protected for the future. In... Read More
09:34am Fri 04 Dec, 2020
People keen to support the fight against the fungal disease myrtle rust, which threatens many of Aotearoa-New Zealand's native trees, shrubs and climbers, now... Read More
07:00pm Wed 02 Dec, 2020
The Government has launched a major new initiative to combat climate change that will require the public sector to achieve carbon neutrality by 2025. The Carbon... Read More
04-Nov 18:00
BOP fisherman receives international recognition
04-Nov 16:25
Tauranga hit-and-run accused removed from court
04-Nov 16:00
Little girl's wish tops Katikati tree with star
04-Nov 11:45
More than 1400 hurt by fireworks in five years
04-Nov 11:00
Public art symposium seeks volunteers
04-Nov 10:00
Major Maketū culvert upgrade to start this month
04-Nov 08:04
Nangs-fuelled drive ends in home detention
04-Nov 07:00
Mum grows thriving food forest in Tauranga
04-Nov 06:00
Kiwifruit boom fuels Bay of Plenty land rush
03-Nov 18:00
Exports to Australia ease avocado glut
03-Nov 16:20
Man in custody after alleged hit-and-run
03-Nov 14:05
Te Puke artists put their creativity on show
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