Environment

Gardening for life

Children are getting a chance to shine in an outdoor classroom. Garden to Table Trust is helping to establish vegetable gardens in local schools like Welcome... Read More

Time to plant winter veges

It's time to put in those winter veges in the ground now, passionate gardener Lynda Hallinan says. The warm soil will help them to get going and we should hopefully... Read More

Market uncertainty amid climate change policies

A University of Waikato expert in energy law and mining says countries producing fossil fuels have no guarantee of a market for their products as the world addresses... Read More

Consuming for the better

The Consuming for Good event, which is being held at Basestation on March 19, is an event that focuses on business solutions to reduce single-use plastics in the... Read More

Great idea but at what cost?

They're sorting the rubbish from the recyclables, the fact from the fiction, as the debate over the Tauranga City Council's proposed new kerbside food waste, rubbish... Read More

Today‘s national weather forecast

WeatherWatch advises that a large anticyclone covering New Zealand will be bringing mainly settled weather today. 'An east to southeasterly airflow around this... Read More

Going full circle

Repairs to the Mauao Base Track have officially been completed, allowing people to walk the full circuit without having to use stairs. The repaired section reopened... Read More

Monitor your own stream water quality

Bay of Plenty residents are encouraged to get their nets and gumboots and join the search for freshwater bugs to find out how healthy the waterways are. An upcoming... Read More

$2 million drought relief for farmers and growers

Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor has today classified the drought in the North Island, parts of the South Island and the Chathams as a large-scale adverse... Read More

Tauranga events nominated for awards

Tauranga is proving it's the place to have a gathering with three events held in Tauranga last year nominated for New Zealand Events Association Awards. ... Read More

International Women‘s Day calls for gender parity

Today, being International Women's Day, is an appropriate opportunity to hear some thoughts from one of our city's wahine toa, Fiona McTavish, who is the Chief... Read More

1,800+ schoolchildren explore marine science

This last week, schoolchildren from across New Zealand travelled with LEARNZ and the Sustainable Seas Challenge to discover what's threatening mussels/kuku... Read More