Environment
03:56pm Fri 13 Dec, 2019
Digging soil, harvesting vegetables, growing flowers and doing 'real, genuine hands-on work”. These are the projects that will keep Tauranga students busy... Read More
06:37am Thu 12 Dec, 2019
Clean, green community members were left in shock after picking up about 100kg of trash in Mount Maunganui. A group of 70 volunteers spared one Sunday... Read More
05:10pm Wed 11 Dec, 2019
Work has started this week on the expansion and restoration of two Tauranga wetlands. The project is part of a collaborative project between Waka Kotahi NZ Transport... Read More
01:07pm Tue 10 Dec, 2019
GeoNet is reporting a strong earthquake in the North Island this afternoon. An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 has been recorded just before 1pm. According... Read More
04:33pm Mon 09 Dec, 2019
The first boatload of injured is now coming in and helicopters are flying patients in, the Whakatane Beacon is reporting. There are unconfirmed reports of some... Read More
03:17pm Mon 09 Dec, 2019
The National Emergency Management Ageny has issued a warning following an eruption at White Island. A moderate volcanic eruption is occurring at White Island... Read More
02:21pm Mon 09 Dec, 2019
UPDATED 2.49PM: White Island's alert level has been upgraded to 4 following a volcanic eruption this afternoon. Duty Volcanologist Geoff Kilgour says the... Read More
03:40pm Sun 08 Dec, 2019
The MetService has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning on Sunday afternoon for the areas of South Waikato, Taupo, Otorohanga and Rotorua. A Severe Thunderstorm... Read More
01:30pm Sun 08 Dec, 2019
New Zealand weather forecasters have been very busy over the first week of summer. 'The weather pattern over Aotearoa has been more spring-like than summery,... Read More
07:00am Sun 08 Dec, 2019
An enormous pohutukawa takes root in downtown Mount Maunganui, standing tall among new residential developments. The Pitau Road tree, which is estimated to... Read More
12:30pm Sat 07 Dec, 2019
The MetService have issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch which is valid until late this evening. The watch affects people in the Bay of Plenty, Rotorua, Taupo,... Read More
09:00am Sat 07 Dec, 2019
A cousin of a Tauranga man who drowned at a remote East Coast beach will always remember his "big, bright eyes". William John Marupo drowned on Wednesday morning... Read More
05-Nov 15:00
BoP set for summer-like heat as temperatures soar
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
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