09:38am Wed 18 Nov, 2020
This week is Get Outdoors Week and the Department of Conservation is joining Recreation Aotearoa and others to call for people to get out into nature but do so... Read More
10:45am Mon 16 Nov, 2020
The votes are in and the result is conclusive - the kākāpō has won bird of the year for an unprecedented second time. The victory is despite a desperate... Read More
10:39am Mon 16 Nov, 2020
People are being warned to stay out of the water in Pilot Bay as a precaution, due to a wastewater overflow. A Tauranga City Council spokesperson says the overflow... Read More
04:00pm Sat 14 Nov, 2020
Forest & Bird CEO Kevin Hague will be visiting Te Puke on Monday, as guest speaker at a public meeting hosted by the Te Puke branch of Forest & Bird. "It is... Read More
09:30am Sat 14 Nov, 2020
The Volcanic Alert Level for Whakaari/White Island has been raised to Level 2. New observations this week show small amounts of volcanic ash being carried... Read More
08:15am Sat 14 Nov, 2020
Good morning and welcome to Saturday. Kia ora. Kia ngahau me o whanau me o hoa. There is a mainly fine day ahead with some morning cloud. Northerlies will... Read More
08:00pm Wed 11 Nov, 2020
The government has announced a $70 million fund that will help businesses switch from fossils fuels to cleaner energy for process heat. The fund will allow... Read More
02:00pm Tue 10 Nov, 2020
Forest & Bird has discovered over 1500 fraudulent votes for the kiwi pukupuku/little-spotted kiwi in Bird of the Year. The illegitimate votes briefly pushed... Read More
07:15am Sun 08 Nov, 2020
At the end of Te Okuroa Drive, the Tauranga City Council's new storm water wetlands have just been completed. And the cyclists are celebrating. The project... Read More
03:00pm Sat 07 Nov, 2020
While reggae music wafted from his Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party-branded car across downtown Mount Maunganui, Bay of Plenty candidate Christopher Coker gave... Read More
08:30am Sat 07 Nov, 2020
The health warning for Lake Rotorua and the Ōhau Channel has now been lifted by the local Medical Officer of Health. Results of water testing by Bay of Plenty... Read More
07:00pm Thu 05 Nov, 2020
Almost 70,000 native plants have been dug into Bay of Plenty sand dunes this winter - by local volunteers. The plantings, part of Coast Care Bay of Plenty, will... Read More