Environment
04:43pm Mon 21 Aug, 2017
Mount Maunganui will play host to one of New Zealand's largest public meditation events, tomorrow morning at Mount Drury Park. Mount Unity Mass Meditation is the... Read More
04:22pm Mon 21 Aug, 2017
A group of Katikati environmentalists has been awarded $250,000 to go towards improving the Uretara Stream catchment. The volunteer Uretara Estuary Managers group... Read More
07:07am Mon 21 Aug, 2017
Some Western Bay residents were left shaken after a ‘mini-tornado' decided to pick on their property over the weekend. Shirley Geros was at her home in Pahoia... Read More
11:25am Sun 20 Aug, 2017
The official opening of the Thames to Pukorokoro-Miranda section of the Hauraki Rail Trail is confirmed for Saturday September 9. Rail Trail manager Diane Drummond... Read More
08:40am Sun 20 Aug, 2017
July was a tumultuous month due to the passage of several active low pressure systems and consequently there were numerous high impact weather events throughout... Read More
10:02am Sat 19 Aug, 2017
Illness, ill-feeling and protest - that's the fall-out from the bad water dumped into the reticulation system in the small western bay towns of Paengaroa and Pongakawa... Read More
03:57pm Fri 18 Aug, 2017
Some Papamoa locals have raised concerns, after reports of a series of mysterious symptoms were recorded in the area on Monday. A number of Residents in Sandhurst... Read More
11:52am Thu 17 Aug, 2017
There was a distinct feeling of spring in the air earlier this week, and it seems the sheep living on Mauao agree. Cygnets - baby swans - have been spotted in Carmichael... Read More
07:54am Thu 17 Aug, 2017
Today's weather forecast will see cloud increasing, with evening rain and northwesterlies. It's a three-clothing layer day today with a high of 17 and an overnight... Read More
12:37pm Wed 16 Aug, 2017
PH levels in the Western Bay of Pleny water supply is now back to normal, says the Western Bay District Council. Flushing and testing of the Council water supply... Read More
07:44am Tue 15 Aug, 2017
Today the weather forecast is for fine spells with a chance of a morning shower, and a westerly breeze. It's a three-clothing layer day today with a high of... Read More
01:00pm Mon 14 Aug, 2017
A grandmother refusing to let New Talisman Gold Mines employees get to work has been let off with a ‘pre-charge' warning. Linda Gilmour was arrested at the... 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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