Environment
03:00pm Sun 30 Aug, 2020
The Glass Packaging Forum's long-standing advocacy for separate kerbside glass collections has been backed by a recent report from WasteMINZ. The Recommendations... Read More
12:45pm Sat 29 Aug, 2020
Bay of Plenty's Bay Conservation Alliance and Coromandel's Predator Free Hauraki Coromandel Community Trust are just two of the community conservation hubs... Read More
07:50am Sat 29 Aug, 2020
Police can now name the woman who died at Okere Falls near Rotorua last Sunday. She was Vivienne Pincott, aged 61, from Wellington. 'Our thoughts are... Read More
07:00am Sat 29 Aug, 2020
Coast carers have three opportunities to help protect the sand dunes at Waihi Beach, Papamoa Beach and Ohope Beach tomorrow, the last Sunday in August. 'All that's... Read More
06:50am Sat 29 Aug, 2020
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake has struck off the coast of the Bay of Plenty early this morning. The quake hit 120km north-east of Whangamata at 3.47am. It was... Read More
09:31am Wed 26 Aug, 2020
Recycling infrastructure is getting a $36.7 million investment from the government. This includes a waste plastic baler being installed in Te Puke, as well as... Read More
08:29am Wed 26 Aug, 2020
"Do they want a safe drinking water supply? Do they want to know that wastewater is disposed of in an environmentally appropriate way? Do they want to know they... Read More
09:15am Sun 23 Aug, 2020
Good morning and welcome to Sunday. Morena koutou katoa. Kia pai te ra ki nga hoa me nga whanau. Today there will be some cloudy periods with perhaps the odd... Read More
07:01pm Fri 21 Aug, 2020
More than 1800 tonnes of rubbish will be diverted from Western Bay landfill once a kerbside recycling, glass and rubbish collection service across approximately... Read More
05:59pm Fri 21 Aug, 2020
A 'managed retreat” of the industrial zone surrounding a Tauranga marae which borders residential areas will be investigated by Tauranga City Council. The... Read More
03:00pm Thu 20 Aug, 2020
Bay of Plenty avocado and kiwifruit orchardists are being urged to ‘look up' before they pick fruit, prune, build artificial shelter belts or raise canopies,... Read More
06:55am Wed 19 Aug, 2020
New Zealanders are being encouraged to look at nature through new eyes during Conservation Week 2020, which this year is from August 15 to 23. Conservation Week... Read More
05-Nov 07:00
Resident says shelterbelt is reducing visibility
05-Nov 06:00
SPCA renews fireworks ban call as Guy Fawkes nears
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
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