Environment

Help plant Tauranga’s new Memory Meadow

Many have already bought daffodil bulbs via the new fundraising initiative to support the Cancer Society Waikato/Bay of Plenty - but now is the time to really... Read More

Caulerpa: NZ faces $9.4b hit, analysis shows

New Zealand's economy risks a $9.4 billion hit as the invasive seaweed caulerpa gains an increasing stronghold - with reports of it now spreading to the Bay... Read More

Itsy bitsy ... New jumping spider discovered

A previously unknown species of native jumping spider boasting incredible eyesight and rather modest genitalia has been discovered near Rotorua. Rotorua Canopy... Read More

Cathedral Cove tracks closed for conifer removal

Tracks to Coromandel‘s Mautohe Cathedral Cove will be closed for two days this week to remove wilding conifers. DoC Coromandel senior ranger Matt Flynn... Read More

Spraying: Council assures safety amid concerns

Drone spraying is low-risk says the Bay of Plenty Regional Council, despite concerns from Brookfield residents who are worried planned spraying of a neighbouring... Read More

Pāpāmoa sinkhole deemed a ‘complex’ issue

A fix for the sinkhole that opened in Pāpāmoa has been described by the council as complex. Caused by a failed wastewater pipe, the tomo was more than... Read More

EV truck fire at Bethlehem under investigation

A fire investigator has returned today to the scene of Saturday night's electric truck fire at Bethlehem Town Centre. The fire, which was reported at 4.50pm,... Read More

Orca sightings on Operation Antarctica

The bay sitting just outside Scott Base is normally crammed with sea ice. But for the first time in a few years, the ice has broken away, filling the cove... Read More

Meat firms fined $1.6m for tallow fraud

Firms altered tallow for profit, court hears after probe. New Zealand Food Safety said a group of meat processing companies, directors, and managers have... Read More

Fire fighters battle Bethlehem electric truck fire

Multiple fire crews are attending the scene of an electric vehicle fire in Bethlehem, Tauranga. An electric truck caught fire in the carpark outside Kmart... Read More

Waste reduction funding available

Tauranga City Council iha announced that applications are open for its annual Resource Wise Community Fund, supporting local initiatives aimed at reducing waste... Read More

‘Biggest yet’ walking festival concludes

The Echo Walking Festival has concluded its most successful season to date, marking huge turnouts and an expansion in both size and scope. This includes not... Read More