Environment
07:00pm Fri 02 Oct, 2020
The Green Party have announced a bold plan to connect Tauranga to Auckland and Hamilton while ensuring NZ transport tackles climate change. 'The Green Party is... Read More
02:00pm Fri 02 Oct, 2020
A tiger has died in Hamilton leaving a valuable legacy for the city council, that a predator's instincts can expose fatal flaws in zoo safety procedures. Hamilton... Read More
09:15am Fri 02 Oct, 2020
October has started on a frosty note. However, MetService is expecting temperatures to rebound this weekend with the return of warm, breezy northwesterly winds.... Read More
02:00pm Thu 01 Oct, 2020
On the back of one of the worst ever recorded droughts, Bay of Plenty Regional Council is asking water users to start thinking about and planning their water use... Read More
07:50am Wed 30 Sep, 2020
Organisers of the Great Kererū Count are thrilled with how many participants took part in this year's Count and the number of kererū observations made. Whether... Read More
09:15am Tue 29 Sep, 2020
A small Murupara-based company is simultaneously restoring papatūānuku, and young lives. The new recruits are among 220 people in the Eastern Bay of Plenty... Read More
02:00pm Mon 28 Sep, 2020
One of the oldest documented kererū, 29-year-old Pidge, has returned to his birthplace to enjoy retirement. A wet, slightly bedraggled kererū showed up at the... Read More
11:15am Mon 28 Sep, 2020
Springtime, with its longer warmer days, is swarm time for bee colonies, says Chris Mitchell from Seaside Bees in Papamoa. Between now and Christmas the... Read More
10:45am Mon 28 Sep, 2020
This September marks 25 years since the start of the 1995-1996 Mt Ruapehu volcanic eruptions. Sitting at 2797m, Mt Ruapehu is the highest mountain in the North... Read More
03:00pm Sun 27 Sep, 2020
The health of Te Awa o Ngatoroirangi / Maketū Estuary is showing early signs of improvement. This is according to Bay of Plenty Regional Council's latest report... Read More
03:00pm Sat 26 Sep, 2020
New Zealanders are getting ready to campaign and vote for their favourite native birds in the nation's most popular annual bird contest. Forest & Bird's... Read More
08:00am Sat 26 Sep, 2020
We're heading towards summer, and the warmer weather that goes hand-in-hand with fortnightly lawn mowing for lots of New Zealanders. But a number of ecologists... 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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