Environment

Community feedback needed on public space use

Do tour operators, boot camps and fitness classes currently require a licence or make a payment to set up in a public space? What about businesses like a coffee... Read More

Fund helps locals weed out pests

Six Matakana Island locals are walking the length of their motutere to help restore its flora with help from the Provincial Growth Fund. The group is carrying... Read More

Tauranga academic joins prestigious taskforce

Associate Professor Taciano Milfont from the School of Psychology - Te Kura Whatu Oho Mauri, has been appointed to serve as a member of the Climate Change Task Force... Read More

All Mauao closes for track maintenance this week

Mauao will be closed this week, including an all mountain closure, for the upgrading and resurfacing of the Waikorire track. As helicopters will be used during... Read More

Saturday‘s national weather forecast

WeatherWatch analyst Aaron Wilkinson reports that a northeasterly airflow lies over New Zealand today moving around a high situated to the east in the Pacific... Read More

BOPRC to protect Whakatane CBD from floods

Floodbanks in Whakatane's town centre are getting a much-needed upgrade to protect people and property against a one-in-100-year flood. Bay of Plenty Regional... Read More

Contributing to flood defence and road safety

Kia Kaha Whakatāne contractors will be contributing to flood defence resilience and road safety this week, when they remove trees and some vegetation encroaching... Read More

Tauranga facing new water constraints

Tauranga is facing a new water supply constraint this year. The prospect of another hot and dry summer and lower flow in the rivers that supply the city's drinking... Read More

Coromandel campers advised to book early

The Department of Conservation is urging keen campers heading to the Coromandel this summer to book well in advance. DOC's Hauraki and Coromandel district staff... Read More

Shelterbelt fire in Matapihi

A shelter belt fire in Matapihi has resulted in a road closure. Police report that the Matapihi Station Rd is closed with traffic control in place. SunLive will... Read More

Increased kōkako numbers in Ōtanewainuku forest

Kōkako bird numbers in the Ōtanewainuku forest have increased by 15 since 2018 according to the latest survey conducted recently by the Ōtanewainuku Kiwi Trust. Trust... Read More

Rena remembrance clean-up day

Western Bay Wildlife are inviting the public to come and help protect the penguins and petrels this Sunday afternoon. A ‘Rena Remembrance Clean Up & Trust... Read More