Environment

Funding boost for Liveable Homes

Whakatane District Council's Liveable Homes project has received a big funding boost with contributions totaling $750,000 from Bay of Plenty Regional Council and... Read More

Weather with Sunlive and Rosalie

Today the weather forecast is for a few showers turning to rain in the afternoon with a chance of heavy falls at night. It's a two-clothing-layer day with a high... Read More

Dog lovers gather

Dog lovers will be happily barking away at a dog walk event at Waipuna Park in Tauranga. Tauranga City Council have teamed up with Western Bay Wander Dogs to create... Read More

Baby girl delivered in electric car

Charging into the future, Georgia Wiggins is the first baby to be born in an EV in New Zealand. The Wiggins family, of Wellington, New Zealand welcomed a healthy... Read More

A chilly start to a Tauranga Friday

Today we have a fine start. Cloudy in the evening, with light winds. It's a three-clothing-layer day with a high of 15 and an overnight low of 8 degrees predicted.... Read More

Restoration of fire-ravaged hillside

A group of Coromandel residents are working to restore 65 hectares of fire-ravaged hillsides beside Whitianga Harbour. The Comers Road Fire Restoration Project's... Read More

Change is in the wind

After a relatively quiet week weather wise, things are about to change. 'Expect a changeable weekend of weather, with north-facing regions such as Nelson and Bay... Read More

Adapting to climate change

A team of researchers from the University of Waikato have won a $270,000 research grant to engage with New Zealanders about how we can all better prepare for the... Read More

Rain expected to clear later today

Today the weather forecast is for a fine day after the morning clouds have cleared. It's a three-clothing-layer day with a high of 14 and an overnight low of 4... Read More

Emergency system test in the Bay

The Bay of Plenty Civil Defence are alerting the public to sort out an emergency plan for their family, while the organisation test its communication systems next... Read More

Arthritic woman in Everest marathon

Arthritic Tauranga mother of two Nicola Wearne is back from running the Everest Marathon, which took her a ‘brutal' 12 hours. The marathon followed a 15-day... Read More

Today's Tauranga weather wrap

Today we have morning cloud clearing to a fine day with light winds. It's a three-clothing-layer day today with an early morning chill in the air. Check out what's... Read More