Potato growers have become resigned to having the so-called "potato mop top" virus remain in their midst. The virus is not a health hazard but it lowers growth... Read More

Work has begun on toilet and wastewater improvements at Karangahake Reserve. The Government will pay $215,830 towards the $1,078,000 project, following a successful... Read More

The kereru has swooped to glory for the first time in Forest and Bird's annual Bird of the Year competition. Amassing a total of 5833 votes, the kereru, or wood... Read More

About 40 Western Bay of Plenty schoolchildren have joined Waikato University scientists, Manaaki Te Awanui, NIWA, DoC and iwi experts for hands-on lessons in marine... Read More

The Whakatane District Council's Policy Committee has approved the release of the Draft Parks and Reserves Bylaw 2018 for community feedback, as part of a review... Read More

A series of earthquakes has rattled the Eastern Bay this morning. One woman, who lives in Whakatane but works in Tauranga, says one woke her at about 5am. 'The... Read More

Some Tauranga walking tracks are among the 21 tracks the Department of Conservation is closing to stop the spread of kauri dieback. An additional 10 tracks will... Read More

It's people who will save New Zealand from unwanted aliens and all 4.7 million Kiwi have a role to play in keeping them out - that was the message at today's... Read More

Two tonnes of wet wipes - the size of a small elephant - clog Tauranga City Council's wastewater system every week, costing hundreds of thousands of dollars a... Read More

Auckland University scientists are calling for an expansion of the Cape Rodney-Okakari Point (Goat Island) Marine Reserve, to stop crayfish numbers dwindling to... Read More

National and international biosecurity experts will converge on Tauranga this week, for a series of biosecurity-related events and the launch of a new initiative. Local... Read More

Farmers are being urged to seek advice from rural fire officers before burning off standing vegetation or slash after a burn-off got out of control. The landowner... Read More