Environment

Weather in a minute with Rosalie

Today some residual morning cloud should clear to a fine day with southwesterlies dying out. It's a three-clothing layer day with a high of 17 and an overnight... Read More

Youth sailors with top qualifiers

The NZL Sailing team, skippered by Logan Dunning Beck, won two of today's three races to jump from fourth overnight to finish equal on points with Land Rover BAR... Read More

Okere Falls re-opens to rafters

River flows on the Kaituna are back to raftable levels after 72 days of high flows following heavy rain in March/April. Rotoiti lake levels and flows are recovering... Read More

Combating the winter blues

Finding it hard to wake up in the mornings? Feeling a lack of energy? Feeling generally down? You may be suffering from SAD - Seasonal Affective Disorder. SAD is... Read More

Weather in a minute with Rosalie

This morning we have a frosty start to a fine day with cloud increasing towards the evening. It's a four-clothing-and-one-windproof layer day, with a high of 14... Read More

Manilla to Mangakino – no regrets

A culture shock probably doesn't adequately describe what Carlos Delos Santos experienced when he moved from Manilla in the Philippines to Mangakino in New Zealand... Read More

Zespri CEO takes home top prize

Zespri chief executive Lain Jager has been revealed as the winner of the 2017 Ravensdown Agricultural Communicator of the Year. The announcement was made at a dinner... Read More

Third in youth Americas Cup

The NZL Sailing Team is third equal on points after the first day of racing at the Youth America's Cup, sailed in painfully light winds at times. The same day Emirates... Read More

Natural Burial Park opening

A natural burial area is being designed at the Omahu Cemetery in Thames and will be open by October this year. The area is the result of a partnership with the... Read More

Flood repairs taking time

Two months since the major flooding events of April, Bay of Plenty Regional is still working to repair damage caused by floodwaters in Edgecumbe. The council's... Read More

Severe gales to rip through Bay

There are already reports of trees down in the Bay of Plenty as severe southwest gales blow through the region. The MetService has issued a severe weather watch... Read More

Helping to kick-start Squawk Squad

Tauranga Intermediate students are helping to eradicate New Zealand's pests and raise money for a unique Kickstarter project. Last week students participated in... Read More