Don't kill the turtle! Spare the turtle, bring the turtle home. It's loved and missed in Katikati, some half-an-hour and 36 kilometres up State Highway 2 from... Read More

Firefighters made two calls for backup as they battled a fast-spreading fire northwest of Lake Taupō. Three helicopters were working on the Mangakino vegetation... Read More

Following a straight run of 28 days without rain, and what looks like more dry, sunny weeks ahead of us, Tauranga City Council is reminding people to continue... Read More

UPDATED 5.07PM : The fire north of Kaingaroa Village, in the Eastern Bay, is now out. Three fire trucks are still at the scene there dampening hot spots. At... Read More

Bay of Plenty dairy farmers are hurting as the drought begins to bite. But Federated Farmers says none of them are seeking assistance just yet. Bay of Plenty... Read More

Sections of the Whakatane District Council's Pikowai campground will be closed from early-March to mid-April to allow a number of significant upgrading projects... Read More

Thousands of strands of hair were once chopped off and disposed of, destined to spend their last days in a bottomless landfill. Now, a Tauranga hair salon has... Read More

The Western Bay of Plenty District is one of five districts now in a prohibited fire season. The other areas affected include: Rotorua District, Whakatane District,... Read More

In what's being described as a horrific attack, a horse has been mauled by a dog at Tuapiro Beach in Katikati. In a Facebook post, the owner of the horse says... Read More

A primary industries gathering showcasing organics, created a buzz at the Toi Ohomai Windermere Campus. Guest speakers and stall holders attended the event,... Read More

Recent deaths of threatened seabirds killed by a longline fishing vessel in the Bay of Plenty is highlighting the need for more to be done to avoid seabird bycatch. Five... Read More

Tauranga City Council have closed a section of Mauao's base track temporarily due to heavy swells. The closed section is about half way round the track, meaning... Read More