There have been four earthquakes in New Zealand over the weekend with magnitudes in excess of 4.0 - nearly a year after a 7.8 earthquake hit Kaikoura. GeoNet reports... Read More

The exceptionally wet conditions of autumn, winter and spring are heightening concerns there may be in increase in activity of the kiwifruit vine disease Psa-V. Kiwifruit... Read More

Machinery is back at work on the first Containment Site near State Highway 30 in Whakatane as part of Bay of Plenty Regional Council's Kopeopeo Canal Remediation... Read More

The Tauranga Waldorf School Fair and Open Day in Welcome Bay on Sunday is unlike any of the traditional school fairs held in the Bay of Plenty. Waldorf schools cherish... Read More

When Te Puia's Piripi Inia lines up at the start line of the Tarawera Trail Marathon and 50km, he'll be retracing the footsteps of his ancestors. The Te Arawa descendent... Read More

The wind has blown the roof off a two-story house in Ōpōtiki in Bay of Plenty. Severe southeast gales are expected to hit parts of Bay of Plenty and the East Coast... Read More

Today's weather forecast is for periods of rain developing in the late morning, and clearing in the evening. Gusty southeasterlies, which should ease in the evening. It's... Read More

Recovery in Edgecumbe is well underway with Tower expecting most, if not all, of the region's customers to be back in their homes and have their claims finalised... Read More

Some ground movement has been detected near a sinkhole that was discovered in Waihi earlier this year on Council reserve between the Waihi Rugby Club and the Martha... Read More

Maisie Kokshoorn's love affair with bromeliads started with one plant ten years ago. She now has dozens. They border both sides of her lawn, three or four deep,... Read More

A proposal in the draft Mauao management plan to remove climbers from the Maunga has resulted in a large number of climbers opposing the issue. The reason for removing... Read More

The weather forecast is for a fine day with increasing high cloud. Light winds with evening easterlies. Rain is expected late at night. It's a two-clothing layer... Read More