Environment
03:45pm Thu 06 Jul, 2017
A beloved Rotorua skate park could get a brand new upgrade as part of a $2.1 million redevelopment project. The Rotorua council through the 2015 - 25 Long-term... Read More
11:41am Thu 06 Jul, 2017
Below average temperatures are being forecast for July as the MetService releases its long-range forecast. Traditionally, temperatures tend to bottom out in the... Read More
06:59am Thu 06 Jul, 2017
Three eastern Waikato councils are uniting to reduce waste in their districts. Hauraki District Council, Thames-Coromandel District Council, and Matata-Piako District... Read More
05:00pm Wed 05 Jul, 2017
Children have been helping to build a better environment along the coast at Maketu this term. Year 5 and 6 students from Te Kura o Maketu, Paengaroa and Te Puke... Read More
02:53pm Wed 05 Jul, 2017
People are being warned to stay away from a baby seal which has been spotted wiggling around on Mount Main Beach. A Department of Conservation spokesperson says... Read More
01:10pm Wed 05 Jul, 2017
A series of low pressure systems are tracking in towards the country over the next week, mostly encouraging a westerly flow of showers and rain bands for the North... Read More
11:32am Wed 05 Jul, 2017
The Whakatane District Council has determined there should be no further housing developments in the Awatarariki Stream fanhead area, due to the high loss of life... Read More
10:03am Wed 05 Jul, 2017
Tahatai Coast Primary School children are learning real-life skills like compassion and empathy in their latest hands on project where every drop counts. Five classes... Read More
07:26am Wed 05 Jul, 2017
Whakatane residents may have felt like the ground was moving under them last night, and they would have been right. A 'moderate” earthquake was registered... Read More
06:00pm Tue 04 Jul, 2017
Members of the public are invited to help re-cloak Papamoa Hills Regional Park in 50,000 native plants, following a pine harvest operation on the park's lower slopes... Read More
02:08pm Tue 04 Jul, 2017
Despite a brief narrow bridge of high pressure for New Zealand on Wednesday, the next week looks dominated by low pressure systems, one after the other, coming... Read More
10:08am Tue 04 Jul, 2017
Omokoroa residents are being asked to minimise the amount of water they use overnight on Tuesday, July 11. The Western Bay of Plenty District Council is planning... Read More
14-Dec 16:57
Police investigate Fraser St homicide
14-Dec 16:34
Matakana kids riding high with new gear
14-Dec 14:29
Tauranga widower, 90, walks 7300km in three years
14-Dec 13:03
Summer in the Park fun set to return
14-Dec 12:00
Gift a Kiwi kid a book this Christmas
14-Dec 11:00
Give the gift of safety this Christmas
14-Dec 09:00
Summer reading challenges at Te Puke library
14-Dec 07:00
Summer Smarts #4: Are your older neighbours okay?
14-Dec 06:00
Ocean swimming group thrives despite battles
13-Dec 16:19
Summer happiness is strawberries and roses
13-Dec 14:00
Retirement village rule changes strengthen rights
13-Dec 12:16
Greerton Garden Club on the move
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