Environment

Public views sought on whitebait

Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage is inviting everyone with an interest in whitebait to share their views on whitebait management in an online survey and/or at... Read More

At one with the forest

Tauranga's Rob McGowan has loved plants ever since he was old enough to grab one in his tiny fist. This fascination grew when he was given responsibility for... Read More

Wastewater upgrades to hit small communities hard

Householders could be hit with a bill of more than $3500 every year to help pay for billions of dollars of upgrades needed to fix New Zealand's wastewater... Read More

Contaminated recycling causing problems

Increasing contamination issues are effecting the cost of operating the Whakatane District's kerbside recycling service. Whakatane District Council Solid Waste... Read More

$2.2m invested into drowning prevention

Water Safety New Zealand continues to focus its investment in drowning prevention on Water Skills for Life and it has also launched a new research fund to find... Read More

Hidden Dangers in Food Safety

Tauranga's Café Scientifique will be hosting a free public talk on the hidden dangers in food safety on Thursday October 25 at the Tauranga Sport Fishing... Read More

Pond pest search underway

A Bay of Plenty Regional Council contractor is starting checks on ornamental ponds in the Omokoroa and Maungatapu areas this month, in an effort to stop the spread... Read More

Are our beaches safe?

Beaches are iconic spaces in New Zealand. Unfortunately, clean beaches are a thing of the past, with over six-million items entering the seas each day, much of... Read More

Water filter company fined $440,000 over spurious

New Zealand company HRV has been fined $440,000 for making unsubstantiated claims about the benefits of its water filters. The fine was handed down in the District... Read More

Omokoroa Domain revamp gets go-ahead

Development plans for the Omokoroa Domain and Esplanade have been approved by Western Bay of Plenty District Council's policy committee. The first changes will... Read More

Annual water flush across the Western Bay

Western Bay of Plenty District Council will flush all of its water mains over the two week period from October 23 to November 6. The annual procedure of flushing... Read More

Bees swarming across the Bay of Plenty

Residents around the Bay of Plenty have reported bee swarms around various parts of the region. Apiculture New Zealand says swarming season across New Zealand... Read More