Environment
09:09am Thu 23 Nov, 2017
Today's weather forecast is for a fine day with light winds and sea breezes. It's a one-clothing layer day today with a high of 22 and an overnight low of 15 degrees.... Read More
08:43am Thu 23 Nov, 2017
Waka ama paddlers came to a gliding stop at the sight of a cruise ship sailing in to Tauranga Harbour this morning. About 20 students from Te Kura Kokiri in Welcome... Read More
03:29pm Wed 22 Nov, 2017
A Tauranga rest home has been commended by Fire services for their quick response to an emergency earlier this morning. A New Zealand Fire Service spokesperson... Read More
11:23am Wed 22 Nov, 2017
As most of you know a large belt of high pressure is crossing New Zealand and will take the rest of November to do so. It's the same block of high pressure that... Read More
05:00pm Tue 21 Nov, 2017
Daily monitoring of freedom camping spots across Western Bay will begin in mid-December and extend until early February 2018. Weekend monitoring started in Waihi... Read More
10:35am Tue 21 Nov, 2017
Ngai Taiwhakaea and the Whakatane District Council have agreed to jointly research the history of the road between Taiwhakaea Marae and Te Paroa Beach, which the... Read More
08:47am Tue 21 Nov, 2017
Two Gisborne men, one a Tongan Methodist church minister, have been fined a total of more than $10,000 between them for a range of crayfish offences. Thirty-nine-year-old... Read More
08:10am Tue 21 Nov, 2017
Today's weather forecast is for a fine day with light winds and sea breezes. It's a two-clothing layer day today with a high of 20 and an overnight low of 12 degrees. High... Read More
07:15am Tue 21 Nov, 2017
A search is under way for a fisherman missing off Bowentown Harbour in Western Bay of Plenty. The 24-year-old man from Rotorua was in a party of three people who... Read More
05:00pm Mon 20 Nov, 2017
Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller says has experienced a ‘huge learning curve' after attending the COP23 conference in Germany last week. In a Facebook video blog,... Read More
03:56pm Mon 20 Nov, 2017
The Ministry for Primary Industries today extended the public health warning against collecting shellfish in the Bay of Plenty region. The warning now covers the... Read More
02:18pm Mon 20 Nov, 2017
Two Westpac rescue helicopters were called to two separate incidents in the Coromandel on Saturday. The first was called to Whiritoa at 11.56am, where a man in his... 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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