Due to popular demand, a new sandpit is going to be open from Saturday on Tauranga's city centre waterfront for everyone to enjoy. The sandpit area, down by the... Read More

The Port of Tauranga, New Zealand's busiest port, is yet to achieve full Resource Management Act compliance 27 years after the Act came into law, but has... Read More

Upgrades underway at the Mamaku water treatment plant will provide the rural community with the highest possible drinking water quality. Rotorua Lakes Council... Read More

A Tauranga wildlife rescue and rehabilitation centre is asking people to avoid attempting to care for wildlife from home. The call comes following a number of... Read More

Bay of Plenty supermarkets are the latest doing their part to help minimise single-use plastic waste. Countdown stores within the region for example, are some... Read More

The ground beneath Mt Ruapehu is rumbling and the crater lake is warming. A new episode of volcanic tremors and small earthquakes had been under way beneath the... Read More

The Pike River Mine will be treated as a "crime scene" when re-entry finally occurs, the government says. The minister in charge, Andrew Little, told Radio New... Read More

Fire crews are on the way to a scrub fire in Katikati. Fire and Emergency New Zealand northern communications shift manager Murray Bannister says crews are still... Read More

People across North Canterbury have reported hearing a loud "boom" and seeing a suspected meteor or space junk trace through the sky. At their rural property... Read More

A big blocking high pressure system is currently covering most parts of New Zealand helping create gloomy conditions for some in the west and a few early fog and... Read More

Scientists have come up with a more accurate way of counting dolphins, by identifying them using photos of the unique pigment patterns on their fins. National... Read More

Should drones be allowed to fly in local parks? What sort of sports would you like to see played in your local park, if any? These questions and more are being... Read More