04:00pm Fri 09 May, 2025
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
07:00pm Wed 07 May, 2025
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
01:56pm Wed 07 May, 2025
A previously unknown species of native jumping spider boasting incredible eyesight and rather modest genitalia has been discovered near Rotorua. Rotorua Canopy... Read More
11:20am Tue 06 May, 2025
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
06:00am Tue 06 May, 2025
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
10:53am Mon 05 May, 2025
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
03:00pm Sun 04 May, 2025
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
12:00pm Sun 04 May, 2025
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
08:30am Sun 04 May, 2025
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
08:00pm Sat 03 May, 2025
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
01:00pm Sat 03 May, 2025
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
08:00am Sat 03 May, 2025
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