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
08:00pm Fri 02 May, 2025
The Coromandel Recovery Programme is nearing completion with work expected to get underway at the final few sites over the next three to four months. Next week,... Read More
05:00pm Thu 01 May, 2025
NZ Mountain Safety Council (MSC), in collaboration with Fish & Game and Te Tari Pūreke - Firearms Safety Authority, is reminding hunters to maintain robust... Read More
09:09am Thu 01 May, 2025
A deep sinkhole has opened up in Golden Sands, Pāpāmoa. The hole, estimated to be about 5m deep and 3m wide, opened next to a public footpath on Golden... Read More
05:00pm Wed 30 Apr, 2025
The Top 50 Best Beaches in the world have been named for 2025, but only one New Zealand beach has made it to the list. Mautohe Cathedral Cove has once... Read More
09:04am Wed 30 Apr, 2025
Motorists are being warned to prepare for anything on the roads after a car was damaged by a rockfall in the Karangahake Gorge. A video posted by Paeroa Towing... Read More
10:10am Tue 29 Apr, 2025
State Highway 30 between Whakatāne and Rotorua will return to a 100km/h speed limit by July, finalising a long and frustrating process for users of the... Read More
08:00am Tue 29 Apr, 2025
A growing appetite for one of New Zealand's rarest and most unusual fruits can now be satisfied as growers are busy harvesting a bumper crop of persimmons. Persimmon... Read More
06:00pm Mon 28 Apr, 2025
The main body of a barge that capsized at Tauranga Bridge Marina has been removed, Bay of Plenty Regional Council says. A 30m-long barge capsized on March... Read More
01:00pm Mon 28 Apr, 2025
More sea snakes could show up on our beaches in the near future, an ecologist is warning. A yellow-bellied sea snake was spotted at Omaha Beach near Auckland... Read More
08:25am Sun 27 Apr, 2025
The Great K Valley Cycle Adventure has been cancelled today due to the weather forecast, organisers said. The popular event, exploring the trails of Kōpūrererua... Read More
11:20am Thu 24 Apr, 2025
A free talk about fascinating fungi and magnificent mushrooms is happening at Te Ao Mārama - Tauranga Library this Saturday, April 26, from 12.30pm to 2.15pm. It... Read More