Friday August 11, 2017 from Sun Live on Vimeo. Today the weather forecast is for fine spells but with the odd morning shower. Also westerlies. It's a three-clothing... Read More

The long-running debate over the type of sirens to be used to alert Bay of Plenty residents to the danger of an imminent tsunami has been taken out of the hands... Read More

Legislation to facilitate the management of mangroves in the coastal areas of Thames-Coromandel District Council and Hauraki District Council has passed its first... Read More

The Labour Party's proposed fresh water tax will hit the Bay of Plenty hard, say local MPs Simon Bridges and Todd Muller. Labour Party leader Jacinda Ardern announced... Read More

Heavy rain falling across the Bay of Plenty today is no cause for alarm, says Bay of Plenty Regional Council duty flood manager Roger Waugh. MetService is forecasting... Read More

This is one of the wettest Bay of Plenty winters in a decade, according to data from the Bay of Plenty Regional Council's weather stations. A network of around... Read More

The annual drawdown of Lake Rotoiti began on Monday, dropping the lake 100mm below its normal operating range. To achieve the drawdown, the Okere Gates were fully... Read More

The government has allocated $8.25 million from its Freshwater Improvement Fund to help make Bay of Plenty rivers and lakes safer to swim in. Lake Tarawera is set... Read More

Jacqui Knight, secretary of the Monarch Butterfly New Zealand Trust, is puzzled. 'Where are monarch butterflies overwintering?” she asks. 'We have received... Read More

Bird watching at Pukorokoro-Miranda is now wheelchair friendly and accessible in winter thanks to a major upgrade of a walking track from East Coast Road to a bird... Read More

A unique international conference opens in Tauranga today, bringing together scientists and researchers from across both the planet and marine bioscience disciplines. Conference... Read More

The drilling phase of the Southern Pipeline Harbour Crossing was successfully completed on Saturday when the drill reached the Memorial Park side from Matapihi,... Read More