Environment

Anamaya‘s avocado invention on display at MOTAT

An award-winning Tauranga Intermediate student will have her invention on display at the Museum of Transport and Technology - MOTAT - this coming month as part... Read More

Mayor hosting event after Kuaotunu Bridge repair

This week, Thames-Coromandel Mayor Sandra Goudie will be hosting an event to say thanks to the NZTA, its contractors and all the local residents affected by the... Read More

Biosecurity ‘everyone’s responsibility’

Biosecurity intrusions affect all of us and a Tauranga organisation is celebrating a year of protecting the local environment. The Tauranga Moana Biosecurity... Read More

NIWA and MPI announce new survey on crayfish

Recreational divers, snorkellers and lobster potters are to be used in a survey on crayfish numbers along a big stretch of New Zealand coastline. This has been... Read More

Tree ripped from roots in Tauranga

Wild weather is creating some havoc in the region with trees being uprooted and power outages. Earlier this morning, SunLive reported power outages in Waihi and... Read More

Government on high alert for stink bugs

Biosecurity Minister Damien O'Connor is warning travelling Kiwis to be vigilant as the high-season for the crop-eating brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) is under... Read More

Rain and strong winds to affect the North Island

An intensifying low-pressure system approaching from the northwest is expected to deliver heavy rain and strong winds to large parts of the North Island in the... Read More

Solar energy for the youth

A local outdoor education programme for youth is jumping on board the renewable energy bandwagon. Waimarino Education Trust has recently installed solar panels... Read More

Foggy start to the weekend

Welcome Bay residents woke to early morning fog on Saturday as mist and early cloud covered patches across the Bay of Plenty and Waikato regions. WeatherWatch... Read More

Council debunk mystery noise

The strange noise that has left Tauranga residents puzzled has been confirmed as a bird scarer by the Western Bay of Plenty District Council. Compliance and... Read More

Fertiliser spraying concerning some residents

As summer months get closer, people in the rural areas of the Bay of Plenty region will start to notice farm owners will be fertilising their paddocks. Some... Read More

Papamoa man in NZ National Geographic finals

Justin Aitken of Papamoa has captured a magic moment that's now made it into the finals of the NZ National Geographic Photographer of the Year competition. The... Read More