Environment

New mining applications in Waihi

OceanaGold (NZ) has lodged resource consent applications with Hauraki District Council and Waikato Regional Council for further mine development in Waihi. The... Read More

Asbestos discovered at Omanu Beach

Omanu Beach users are being advised to take caution, while an asbestos decontamination process is taking place in the area. Asbestos warning signs and blocks... Read More

Judge dismisses Rena legal challenge

The wreck of the Rena will stay put on Astrolabe Reef. A legal challenge against leaving the remains of the container ship on the reef has been dismissed by a... Read More

Papahikahawai planters needed

More than 20 people braved the mud at Papahikahawai Island in Te Awa Ngatoroirangi Maketū Estuary, to help plant 5000 plants. It was the first of three public... Read More

One robot’s trip in space on video

Want to see a robot in space? It may sound like a SunLive is promoting a science fiction movie, but no. We're wanting to share with our readers a two minute highlight... Read More

Bat’s head stopped at the border

A traveller's grisly gift for his family did not make it past airport biosecurity officers. Arriving from Apia last week, the passenger declared a bat's... Read More

Authority celebrates Kaituna River Document

The new Kaituna River Document has been launched and celebrated by Te Maru o Kaituna River Authority. Te Maru o Kaituna River Authority Chairman Dean Flavell... Read More

Celebrating Tauranga’s volunteers

Tauranga Riding for the Disabled is one of many organisations celebrating the hundreds of hours committed by volunteers each week. The organisation has a strong... Read More

Otumoetai College to blitz mushroom patch

A Tauranga high school has reacted swiftly and unequivocally to unconfirmed reports of students harvesting suspicious mushrooms on the banks of a gully bordering... Read More

Battle of Te Ranga commemorated

A gathering at dawn today was held to commemorate the Battle of Te Ranga. The Te Ranga Reserve on the corner of Pyes Pa Road and Joyce Road was the site of this... Read More

Working to predict Ruapehu’s next big lahar

Scientists say a large lahar from Mount Ruapehu is inevitable, but could it again reach Desert Road, as it did around 450 years ago? Lahars are made up of mud... Read More

Online resource to combat litter and rubbish

Keep New Zealand Beautiful has launched an online resource, The National Litter Hub, to provide Kiwis with a central source of litter disposal, waste minimisation... Read More