Good news for Tauranga, the worst of the rain should be over by now, with fine spells on the way, says MetService. A heavy rain warning has been lifted for the... Read More

The weed police are out gunning for pest plants. They're currently carrying out surveillance patrols around Omokoroa, Tauranga, Mt Maunganui and Pukehina looking... Read More

Tauranga City Council 'blindness' towards cycling as transport as opposed to recreation is going to impact new housing developments, and their residents, City Transformation... Read More

Although orchid growers ‘invariably' kill a few plants they should chalk it up as part of the learning process, according to Tauranga Orchid Society president... Read More

It's cloudy this morning with the likelihood of drizzle turning to rain during the morning, and possibly heavy​ and ​thundery from the afternoon. Gusty northwesterlies... Read More

Tauranga has already has it annual quota of rain, in just eight months, but there is still more to come. Nearly 1400mm of rainfall has already been recorded for... Read More

Thousands of dollars' worth of beehives have been recovered by Western Bay of Plenty Police following a number of recent burglaries in the area. Police executed... Read More

Bay of Plenty Regional Council has announced it will expand on existing efforts to maintain and protect the environment this year. Chair Doug Leeder says this work... Read More

The state of the roading network around the Coromandel will be the focus of a public forum being held this week in Thames. The forum is this Wednesday, September... Read More

The weather forecast today is for a mainly fine day, but with cloud and drizzle from the evening. There'll be very light westerlies. It's a three-clothing layer... Read More

A group of kiwifruit growers claiming that negligence by the Ministry for Primary Industries allowed the Psa virus into New Zealand in 2009 isn't legally able to... Read More

State Highway 36, near the intersection with Oropi Gorge Road, is reduced to one lane while engineers decide what to do about a slip that has dropped away below... Read More