10:46am Wed 24 May, 2017
The Bay of Plenty Regional Council wants to reassure the community that dust generated by the Kopeopeo Canal Remediation Project at a dioxin dumping site in Awakeri... Read More
08:18am Wed 24 May, 2017
The weather and tides, how many layers of clothing to wear today, an interesting factoid about New Zealand history plus a snippet of some exciting events taking... Read More
02:20pm Tue 23 May, 2017
A positive detection of myrtle rust has been made in the Waikato region. The fungal plant disease has been identified in a small number of plants at a nursery... Read More
07:43am Tue 23 May, 2017
Today the forecast is for fine weather at first with some cloud from the afternoon, and light winds. It's a three-clothing and one-windproof layer today with a... Read More
07:10am Tue 23 May, 2017
Details of an independent review into Edgecumbe's stopbank failure during ex-Tropical Cyclone Debbie last month have been revelaed by the the Bay of Plenty Regional... Read More
02:19pm Mon 22 May, 2017
New Zealand was frosty nationwide this morning with even the 'winterless North' getting a taste of the Antarctic blast. At dawn it was -2C in Auckland and Central... Read More
08:53am Mon 22 May, 2017
Thought it was cold getting out of bed this morning - it was. Tauranga experienced the coldest night so far this year, with an overnight low of 2.8C - which was... Read More
06:45pm Sat 20 May, 2017
Several vehicles are reportedly stuck on the Desert Road (State Highway 1) due to snowfall in the area. Emergency services have this evening closed the road due... Read More
12:59pm Sat 20 May, 2017
New Zealand's unique natural heritage is set to inspire Kiwi artists through a new initiative being run in collaboration between the Department of Conservation... Read More
08:56am Sat 20 May, 2017
Boiling drinking water is now a thing of the past for people living in Karangahake and Mackaytown. This week the last few properties in the area were connected... Read More
08:26am Sat 20 May, 2017
The weather and tides, how many layers of clothing to wear today, an interesting factoid about New Zealand history plus a snippet of some exciting events taking... Read More
12:18pm Fri 19 May, 2017
The wreck of the Rena will be permitted to remain on Otaiti/Astrolabe Reef, the Environment court has decided in an Interim Decision released this week following... Read More