Environment

DOC geared up for busy summer

Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage, in launching a new visitor behaviour campaign, says the Department of Conservation is well prepared for a busy summer with... Read More

Soft plastic recycling scheme dumped

All soft plastics will go to landfill from the end of the year, due to a massive backlog in recycling. Soft Plastic Recycling Scheme chairperson Malcolm Everts... Read More

Renewal of operating agreement at Port of Tauranga

Oji Fibre Solutions and Port of Tauranga have confirmed their long term relationship has been extended with the renewal of their operating agreement for a further... Read More

Step forward in Kaiaua coastal hazard management

A year on from the storm event that hit the Kaiaua Coast, including Pūkorokoro/Miranda, Hauraki District Council has taken a major step forward in finding a long... Read More

Stink bug surveillance set up in Tauranga

Biosecurity New Zealand is laying special traps designed specifically to lure brown marmorated stink bugs, in an area in Mount Maunganui, following the detection... Read More

Advance warning of upcoming king tide

Tauranga City Council is asking residents to be aware and take precautions where necessary in anticipation of upcoming king tides between 24 to 31 December 2018... Read More

Hotel could block views of sacred mountain - iwi

Tūwharetoa Limited says an eight storey hotel planned for Taupō would block views of Mt Tauhara and change the future use of its own commercial property in the... Read More

Te Puke woman awarded AVOCO scholarship

The daughter of Te Puke avocado growers Greg and Andrina McCulloch, Caitlin McCulloch, is the inaugural recipient of the AVOCO Tertiary Scholarship worth $5,000.... Read More

Residents urged to save water this summer

Tauranga residents are being urged to think about their water use this summer. Tauranga City Council councillor Steve Morris says the City Waters team has seen... Read More

Green light for Waihi mining project

Further mine development in Waihi has been given the green light following the Project Martha hearings. OceanaGold (NZ) lodged resource consent applications in... Read More

WBOP Council helps wildlife tales fly

Fostering kindness and respect for wildlife is the message behind a donation of children's books to Western Bay libraries by Western Bay of Plenty District Council. The... Read More

Rock deliveries rumble into town

Opotiki residents may notice an increase in truck movements in the coming days, as contractors deliver rock material for stopbank repairs. The rock, from the Rakauroa... Read More