Rotorua has now reached a point of diminishing returns regarding wastewater treatment. Increased capacity was needed in light of projections of an increased... Read More

Tauranga City Council is advising the public to take extra caution around the Mauao base track. There is a large swell today, which is causing some waves to... Read More

Police have revealed no arrests have been made but they are following up "strong lines of inquiry" about the two men wanted in connection with the deaths of six... Read More

Submissions are now closed on Kaimai Windfarm Ltd's proposed wind farm project. Overall Hauraki District Council received 220 submissions on the proposal, of... Read More

In some ways, Jack Miller is the modern-day Pied Piper of Hamelin, but a little more noble and a lot more local. Welcome Bay, in fact. The original rat-catcher... Read More

There have been reported sightings and doubters, but now there's the indisputable evidence. The Weekend Sun has the pictures of the slippery slider - trachemys... Read More

A recycling trial will begin this month in Whakatane, with the aim of reducing the amount of waste going to landfill from public places. The new concept bins... Read More

Whakatāne District Council regulatory staff are asking for the community's help to identify people who are illegally dumping rubbish at various sites around the... Read More

Initial work on a functional new wetland ecosystem at Te Puna, north of Tauranga, could get underway by March. The development, which will feature cycling and... Read More

Following the success of last year's competition, Chorus together with Keep New Zealand Beautiful, the Creative Bay of Plenty and the Breeze radio, recently relaunched... Read More

Frozen animal poo may hold the answers these Kiwi scientists are looking for. For more than a year a frozen slab of leopard seal poo, which is scientifically... Read More

In today's weather forecast we are expecting a mainly fine morning, then brief showers in the late afternoon or evening. Southeasterlies developing in the evening. ... Read More