Environment

Lucky escape after car plunges into water

The occupants of a vehicle which ploughed into a lake in the Bay of Plenty walked away from the crash uninjured. The crashed happened on Tuesday, according to... Read More

Waihi mine expansion plans approved

New applications from mining company OceanaGold to purchase land in Waihi for new tailings ponds associated with its gold mines have been approved. Minister... Read More

Visit to advance New Zealand’s trade interests

David Parker, Minister for Trade and Export Growth, leaves tomorrow for Dubai, London and Berlin for a series of meetings to advance New Zealand's trade interests. In... Read More

That’s a bit of a waste

The first step in fixing a problem is admitting you have one. And a council staff member reckons Tauranga has a bit of a waste problem. Amy is the waste... Read More

Changeable spring pattern continues

The MetService forecasted some changeable weather this past week. 'There were a few fronts which brought severe weather to start the school holidays,”... Read More

Astro-photographer to visit Tauranga

Are you a stargazer or aspiring night photographer? The founder of ‘The World at Night' Babak A. Tafreshi will be speaking in Tauranga this coming Friday... Read More

What‘s on - surf courses, dachshunds and a ramble

Kia ora and welcome to Saturday. Today we are expecting cloudy periods and a few showers in the early morning and again in the evening. Also northeast breezes.... Read More

Bay of Plenty paradise for cruise ship passengers

With cruise season about to begin, Kiwifruit Country Tours owner Graeme Crossman is getting ready to welcome thousands of cruise ship passengers to his patch of... Read More

What‘s on - boobs, rugby, country music awards

Kia ora and welcome to Saturday. Today we are expecting fine spells with rain developing at night. Also northwesterlies. It's a two-clothing layer day, with... Read More

National weekend forecast

WeatherWatch weather analyst Aaron Wilkinson reports that a cold front is pushing northwards over New Zealand today. Northwesterlies are ahead of the front with... Read More

New Zealand makes further climate commitments

New Zealand is taking action to reduce the potent global warming hydrofluorocarbon gases. 'The global agreement to reduce these potent greenhouse gases is another... Read More

Thousands of pipi taken leads to court fines

A group of men who took more than five thousand pipi from Ohiwa Harbour in Whakatane have been convicted and fined for their offending. Riki Gavin Burnett, 47,... Read More