Tauranga City Council transfer stations are opening for general rubbish and green waste only. The Te Maunga and Maleme Street transfer stations will open from... Read More

While an Open Fire Season will begin in the region tomorrow, people are being asked to hold off lighting fires under Alert Level 3. Pumicelands, Central Lakes... Read More

Game bird hunters throughout the country are being praised for following the rules last weekend on what would have been the traditional start to the game bird... Read More

People are being encouraged to to submit their ideas to Tauranga City Council about ways to reduce the amount of waste being sent to landfills. Applications for... Read More

A water crisis on Matakana Island has seen how people can pull together in times of need. It was literally all hands to the water pump at Western Emergency... Read More

A man missing in bushland bordering Mt Te Aroha for three days has been found. A search was launched for Liam McPherson, 28, after he failed to return from a... Read More

Most people have heard about knitting bombs but a new trend is taking off with flower bombs popping up around globe. Flower bombs are temporary outdoor pieces... Read More

Duck hunters are reminded that this weekend is not the start of the annual game bird season. Traditionally, the first Saturday in May is the opening of the annual... Read More

Cracked rocks on Whakaari/ White Island act like valves allowing gas to escape and releasing the build- up of pressure that triggers volcanic eruptions, new University... Read More

Rubbish fires have more than doubled during the lockdown period compared to previous years and Fire and Emergency is asking people to stop burning. National Manager... Read More

Low levels of an algal bloom have been detected in some Rotorua district lakes. The local medical officer of health has issued a health advisory for Lakes Rotoehu,... Read More

A local gardening initiative has released a series of how-to videos for Bay of Plenty kids to grow a green thumb. Incorporated society Peoples, Plants, Schools... Read More