Environment
01:00pm Fri 07 Feb, 2020
When you turn on your tap at any time day or night, you may take it for granted that water will always come out. When it doesn't, people start to panic, but... Read More
11:59am Fri 07 Feb, 2020
Health warnings on two Rotorua district lakes Ohakuri and Okaro have been lifted. But caution has been urged despite the lifting. Results of water testing by... Read More
07:02am Fri 07 Feb, 2020
More consumers are changing the way they shop in an effort to reduce environmental impacts, Consumer NZ's latest survey has found. Consumer NZ chief executive... Read More
05:33pm Wed 05 Feb, 2020
Reports are coming in of a fire on Motuopae Island in the Waikareao Estuary. A caller to 0800 SUNLIVE says they have seen smoke and flames coming from the island.... Read More
02:00pm Wed 05 Feb, 2020
University of Otago scientists are leading research into the possibility that the shallow submarine vents off New Zealand's volcanic Whakaari/White Island could... Read More
11:47am Wed 05 Feb, 2020
A helicopter is working to remove parts of the vessel that ran aground on the rocks at the base Mauao on Friday night. The helicopter is using a tow line to... Read More
11:20am Tue 04 Feb, 2020
Whakaari/White Island remains in an elevated state of unrest. No further extrusion of lava has occurred, says GNS duty volcanologist Natalia Deligne. "Our... Read More
05:49pm Mon 03 Feb, 2020
A prohibited fire season has been declared for the Bay of Plenty Coast, Central Lakes, and Pumicelands. Principal Rural Fire Officer Steve Webb says all fire... Read More
11:45am Mon 03 Feb, 2020
The Seagull Centre in Thames is set to divert more items from going to landfill with its new Resource Recovery Park. The park was opened by Thames Ward... Read More
06:39am Mon 03 Feb, 2020
Everyone smelled it but the question being played out on a grand scale in Tauranga is who dealt it? Pet food manufacturer Ziwi Pets has been singled out... Read More
02:30pm Sun 02 Feb, 2020
Anyone who missed the spectacular train of Starlink3 Satellites that crossed the sky in a single file row last night will have another opportunity to see them... Read More
12:00pm Sat 01 Feb, 2020
Yesterday Gisborne reached 38.2 degrees Celsius and the Australian heatwave hasn't even reached our shores yet. There is a chance 40 degrees could be reached... Read More
05-Nov 11:55
Man charged with arson after car fire
05-Nov 11:41
Bay of Plenty Lotto player wins nearly $34k
05-Nov 10:49
Voter access concerns after ramp door locked
05-Nov 08:48
Car ends up off road in Ōhauiti, house undamaged
05-Nov 08:30
Heavy traffic snarls Hewletts Rd commuters
05-Nov 08:00
Bay homes offer a retirement alternative
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
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