Environment
01:50pm Tue 21 Aug, 2018
Waihi has been picked as a finalist for the Most Beautiful Small Town Award in this year's Beautiful Awards, run by not-for-profit organisation Keep New Zealand... Read More
04:54pm Mon 20 Aug, 2018
Living in Harmony's event this month is all about raising money for Vanuatu. The event will take place on Tuesday August 21, and all money raised will be given... Read More
10:23am Mon 20 Aug, 2018
Tauranga residents will be able to recycle glass bottles and jars from the kerbside again when Tauranga City Council starts a new rates-funded glass collection... Read More
10:00am Sun 19 Aug, 2018
Beachgoers are being warned to avoid the water in a Bay of Plenty estuary where potentially toxic algae are blooming. The health warning was issued on Friday... Read More
08:30am Sun 19 Aug, 2018
Organisers of a community trail run will be doing their best to leave a minimal footprint on the environment by encouraging participants to carpool and bring their... Read More
03:00pm Sat 18 Aug, 2018
A Supreme Court decision to protect a Coromandel property from being developed is being hailed a victory for conservation. The Supreme Court has ruled against... Read More
11:15am Sat 18 Aug, 2018
As the region's whitebait fishers dust off their nets, Bay of Plenty Regional Council Freshwater Ecologist Alastair Suren is working on research to map whitebait... Read More
10:35am Fri 17 Aug, 2018
Tauranga motorists can expect further delays on State Highway 2 between Omokoroa Road and Esdaile Road, as tree felling and maintenance work continues this weekend. The... Read More
08:00pm Thu 16 Aug, 2018
A commercial ban on whitebait would force trade into a black market, a fishing group says. But other recreational whitebaiters believe it is the greed from money... Read More
11:12am Thu 16 Aug, 2018
OceanaGold's proposed Martha Project is now open for community feedback. OceanaGold (NZ) lodged resource consent applications with Hauraki District Council and... Read More
09:34am Thu 16 Aug, 2018
As fishermen settle in to their new spots for boat launching and surf casting since the temporary closure of Ford Road, whitebait fishers are being advised to... Read More
05:39pm Wed 15 Aug, 2018
News the government will pick up the $214,330 tab for repair work on a storm damaged section of the Hauraki Rail Trail has put an early spring in Mayor John Tregidga's... Read More
05-Nov 18:00
Western Bay weighs charges for granny flats
05-Nov 17:00
Man suffers life-altering injuries in Mount attack
05-Nov 15:00
BoP set for summer-like heat as temperatures soar
05-Nov 11:55
Man charged with arson after car fire
05-Nov 11:41
Bay of Plenty Lotto player wins nearly $34k
05-Nov 10:49
Voter access concerns after ramp door locked
05-Nov 08:48
Car ends up off road in Ōhauiti, house undamaged
05-Nov 08:30
Heavy traffic snarls Hewletts Rd commuters
05-Nov 08:00
Bay homes offer a retirement alternative
05-Nov 07:00
Resident says shelterbelt is reducing visibility
05-Nov 06:00
SPCA renews fireworks ban call as Guy Fawkes nears
04-Nov 18:00
BOP fisherman receives international recognition
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