Environment

Honest realities of natural burial discussed

Death's veil was lifted a little on Monday as the community discussed the honest reality of what happens to your body after you die. The slightly morbid topic... Read More

Powering through with online environmental events

It has been a year of rolling with the punches and creating new scenarios that work in between COVID-19 restrictions. NZ Landcare Trust's Janie Stevenson and... Read More

Waste minimisation plans a winner for village

Plans to set up worm farms and green waste composting has seen Pacific Lakes Village in Mount Maunganui receive a $10,873 grant from the Tauranga City Council... Read More

Winter 2020 – NZ’s Warmest Winter On Record

New Zealand has just experienced its warmest winter on record, according to official NIWA climate data. NIWA's Seven Station Temperature Series, which began... Read More

What‘s on - karaoke, rugby finals, markets and art

Good morning and welcome to Saturday. Kia harikoa. Kaua e manukanuka. Kia hari to whanau me o hoa. Today the weather is expected to be fine with westerlies with... Read More

Pongakawa recycle drop-off resumes next month

Pongakawa's rural recycling trial proved so successful that it will be resumed and run until the end of June 2021. Western Bay of Plenty District Council's Performance... Read More

Pest trap library coming to Whakamarama

The trap was set for Debra Jager two years ago while listening to a Radio NZ interview with Alison Evans called 'Let's get trapping”. Since then, Debra... Read More

Kiwis encouraged to “Bee A Hero” at home

Bay of Plenty based Comvita is helping to raise awareness of Bee Aware Month, a nation-wide celebration of bees and their importance to the eco-system. Nearly... Read More

Large penalty for burning of demolition waste

A Tauranga man has been prosecuted for burning demolition waste at a residential subdivision site in Rotorua in June 2018. Kevin John Davies pleaded guilty and... Read More

Gone today, here tomorrow

Large chunks of Waihi Beach have disappeared into the ocean, but they should return says the Bay of Plenty Regional Council. The dunes between the settlements... Read More

Further tsunami detection buoys deployed

The deployment of five more DART buoys is being welcome by Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters and Civil Defence Minister Peeni Henare. DART stands for Deep-ocean... Read More

A weekend of earthquakes for BOP

Some people in Auckland and Bay of Plenty had an early morning wake up this weekend with a M5.2 earthquake occurring 120km north-east of Whangamata on Saturday... Read More