The owner of a Thames plastic recycling plant gutted by fire for the second time in a year suspects a lithium battery sparked the latest blaze. Emergency services... Read More

Ten earthquakes measuring more than magnitude 4.9 have been recorded in the Kermadec region north of New Zealand in the past 24 hours. The largest was a magnitude... Read More

New Zealand fruit and vegetable growers should continue to have confidence in the ongoing investigations into Auckland fruit fly detections, says the horticulture-wide... Read More

A fourth male Queensland fruit fly has been found in Northcote and another Facialis fruit fly has been found in Ōtara. The Northcote find is approximately 80... Read More

Bird poo is the most likely cause of high levels of E.coli in the Uretara River, according to Bay of Plenty Regional Council's recent river monitoring work. The... Read More

There are reports of fires breaking out near Whakatane and Paengaroa. Fire Communications have confirmed that two fires have broken out in the Whakatane area... Read More

Today was a perfect day cyclists of all ages to join in the Great K Valley Adventure Race. The event, a type of scavenger hunt on bicycles, is now in its second... Read More

Across a small Papamoa lake came the shout: 'Go Alinghi!” Next to me on the bank, the return call bellows back: 'Traitor!” I'm amongst a group of... Read More

Principals are facing a dilemma over next month's school strike for climate change - should they punish students who wag school to protest, or encourage them? Strike... Read More

Tauranga City Council is opening this year's Resource Wise Community Fund to anybody with a good idea or project that helps reduce the amount of waste that is... Read More

Soaring summer temperatures of up 38.4 degrees in parts of the country have contributed to record sparkling water consumption according to new figures. Last... Read More

Envirohub's Sustainable Backyards will be bringing great events to the Bay this March, with locals encouraged to take time out to consider the impact we have on... Read More