Environment

Spring tips for your garden

With the warming spring weather and the trees and bushes beginning to grow new leaves again, it's a popular time for people to make a start in their garden for... Read More

Creating more Mauao guardians

A team of Mauao kaitiaki (guardians) will offer free training to help keep a damaging fungus off the Mount Maunganui landmark. Pohutukawa trees that encircle... Read More

Go Spotty for melanoma day

Each year over 4000 Kiwis are diagnosed with melanoma in New Zealand, that's around 13 people every day. To support those affected and help raise awareness,... Read More

Bryce the gemstone hunter

I met Bryce Cooper one day, and somehow we got talking about gemstones, minerals, and the local club he belonged to. It sounded fascinating. Months later I was... Read More

Commercial cray fisher convicted and fined

A Whitianga commercial fisherman and his company have been fined more than $8,000 for failing to record almost 500kg of crayfish caught in the under-pressure CRA2... Read More

Temporary closure for Matua salt marsh track

A short section of the Matua salt marsh track will be closed while improvement work is undertaken next week. The section will be closed from Monday, 15 to Friday,... Read More

Maketu road to close as trees felled

The felling of several tall gum trees bordering Te Arawa Avenue in Maketu will see road closures in the area during December. The trees are being felled due to... Read More

Whakatāne tackles food sovereignty

Like-minded residents interested in working together for food sovereignty are being invited to an upcoming hui in Whakatane. Community initiative, ‘Greenprint... Read More

Oscar talks birds

Oscar Thomas is speaking at the monthly meeting of Birds BOP tonight. Still only 18, Oscar was the recipient of Forest & Bird's 2017 Youth Award. During 2016,... Read More

Match Fund medium grants now open

Tauranga City Council's Community Development Match Fund is now open for applications for medium grants of up to $10,000. The Match Fund supports local community... Read More

DOC to restrict beehive movement on PCL

The Department of Conservation is putting immediate restrictions on all beehive movements on Public Conservation Land in a bid to contain the spread of the fungal... Read More

Community support high for glass recycling - TCC

A week into Tauranga's new rates-funded glass recycling collection, and the community has shown their support for the initiative, says the Tauranga City Council. During... Read More