Environment

What‘s on - Oropi Sunday market, kayaks and swaps

Kia ora and welcome to Sunday! The weather forecast is for cloudy periods, with showers developing in the afternoon and a chance of it turning heavy with thunderstorms.... Read More

What‘s on - fishing, speedway, punk and powerboats

Kia ora and welcome to Saturday! The weather forecast is for cloudy periods, with a northwest developing in the afternoon. It's a one-clothing layer day with... Read More

Search continues for missing man at Whiritoa Beach

Police continue to search for 62-year-old Gordon Nicholson. Mr Nicholson was last seen at Whiritoa Beach on Tuesday April 23, possibly heading to a blow hole... Read More

Progress one year on from flooding event

Families are back home and future mitigation plans are being developed one year on from the severe weather event which cause flooding and widespread damage across... Read More

Saturday‘s national forecast

A cold front is pushing northwards over the South Island today then onto the western North Island overnight. Strong northwesterlies ahead of this front will... Read More

Rare and interesting event to take place

In the early hours of Friday April 26, according to the Tauranga Astronomical Society, a rare and interesting event will take place. That event is the occultation,... Read More

Enjoying more of the Easter moonlight

On Easter Friday night, the moon above the Bay of Plenty provided a stunning display of golden luminescence. Kerri-Anne Fraser made use of the opportunity for... Read More

Bringing in the good wood

Who ‘wood' have thought? Around a decade ago, members of the Tauranga City Sunrise Lions Club were brainstorming fundraising ideas, and thought selling firewood... Read More

Two year old died at Lake Sullivan

Police report that a two-year-old boy has died in a potential drowning in Whakatane. Emergency services were alerted to the incident near Sullivan Lake at around... Read More

Bunny runner escapes to church

Snowbelle the runaway bunny has found her forever home - just in time for Easter. After multiple escapes and a marathon 129 days in the care of Tauranga SPCA,... Read More

Running is bringing a community together

Every Saturday morning at 8am runners, joggers, walkers, families, friends, kids and their dogs get together in Tauranga for a simple yet special event that provides... Read More

Wahine on the Water

Surf lifeguards from around the Bay of Plenty and Coromandel areas made waves at one of the first Wahine on Water Events, held at Whangamata Beach over the weekend... Read More