Environment

Celebrate Matariki in Tauranga

Events celebrating the Maori New Year in Tauranga Moana will be taking place from late May to early July. Matariki is the Maori name for the start cluster also... Read More

Dates announced for reinstated bus routes

Bay of Plenty Regional Council will roll-out re-instated bus routes 41, 36 and 71 over the next six weeks in Tauranga. Following public feedback route 41 from... Read More

Regional Council endorses regional refresh

Bay of Plenty Regional Council has endorsed a refreshed regional development framework. Coined Bay of Connections 2.0, the new framework is designed to support... Read More

What‘s on - pirates, cross country and fishing

Kia ora and welcome to Saturday! The weather forecast is showing a partly cloudy day with a chance of showers until the evening. Also light winds. It's a two-clothing-layer... Read More

Tuia 250 Voyage Flotilla to visit Mercury Bay

A flotilla of historic vessels will visit Mercury Bay in October as part of the Tuia Encounters 250 national commemoration. This year New Zealand marks 250 years... Read More

The stories of NZ’s kiwifruit pioneers

I couldn't wait to read Elaine Fisher's new book ‘Seeds of Success - the Stories of New Zealand's Kiwifruit Pioneers'. Commissioned by NZ Kiwifruit Growers... Read More

Green Party co-leader leads climate strike in BOP

Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson joined Tauranga students in protesting climate change in Red Square today. Students and members of the Tauranga community... Read More

Power cut in Maketu

Powerco have reported a power cut on Thursday evening in Maketu. The power was cut to 230 properties in Maketu at 9.09pm. Power is expected to be restored by... Read More

BOP residents reminded to recycle glass

Whakatane residents won't be able to recycle much of their plastic packaging anymore, but that shouldn't discourage them from recycling glass, paper, cardboard... Read More

Power cut in Te Puke

Powerco report there is a power cut on Monday evening in Te Puke. There are 680 Te Puke properties affected by the power cut which happened at 9.01pm. The reason... Read More

Hundreds gather for plastic bottle protest

'Not our kid's future,” wrote one. A pile of 2400 used plastic bottles was dumped in a circle on the beach near the Omanu Surf Club on Sunday afternoon... Read More

Eight regions to receive $14M to expand 3D mapping

The Bay of Plenty is one of the eight regions that will receive co-funding from the Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) to obtain LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging)... Read More