Environment

Magical Night at Lantern Festival

'It was a magical night,” says Elysia Gibb, who sent in photos of her school's event. The Lantern Festival at Tauranga's Waldorf School in Welcome Bay on... Read More

Diversifying income the name of the game

Starting out with sheep 30 years ago, the Honeyfield family at Welcome Bay, Tauranga, have diversified their 100ha farm into four different revenue streams - and... Read More

Best Fieldays exhibitor sites awarded

Fieldays exhibitors were awarded for their effort and ingenuity in the creation of their sites for the Fieldays 2019 Exhibitor Site Awards proudly sponsored by Xero. The... Read More

Small changes for huge impact

The numbers are staggering. Bay of Plenty post-harvest operator Trevelyan's saved more than 300 tonnes of waste from landfill last year. That's the equivalent... Read More

Government funding new scientific programmes

The Government will invest $14.4 million into transformative new scientific research programmes including cutting-edge cancer treatment and vertical farming. Research,... Read More

Tauranga Moana Matariki celebrations

Matariki, the Maori New Year begins yesterday on Friday, June 14, and there are plenty of celebrations and events to get involved in here in Tauranga. There are... Read More

Kathy grumps when heavens dump

Kathy Fathers is 'all wound up” and calling in a ten-year-old promise she says was made to her by the Tauranga City Council. 'It's not too early,”... Read More

What‘s on - Cool cats, karaoke and working bee

Kia ora and welcome to Saturday! We have a chilly evening ahead, so it's time to start thinking about donning those winter jerseys, jackets and socks. The weather... Read More

BOP rural support integral following 2017 storms

According to a recent survey, the rural support trust were a significant part of helping farming families when the Bay of Plenty was hammered by storms in 2017. The... Read More

Earthquakes rattle BOP

Bay of Plenty residents may have had a rocky start this morning, after two earthquakes hit the region. The first quake hit within 5km of Rotorua at 3.48am. According... Read More

Residents appalled with litter on rural roads

A Bay of Plenty truck driver is sick of seeing litter in the same spots around rural roads. Ryan Fellingham notches up kilometres on end while driving... Read More

Scientists assessing extent of Solomons disaster

A New Zealand ecologist says a team of scientists is testing marine life and paint left from the MV Solomon Trader at the site of one of Solomon Islands'... Read More