Environment
10:24am Thu 30 Mar, 2017
A Papamoa swimmer almost had a run in with a shark while visiting his local beach recently. Gavin Hooper was just coming out of the water following a swim, when... Read More
09:04am Thu 30 Mar, 2017
Today there may be some morning showers with afternoon fine breaks. It's a one layer of clothing day and we have a flock of 21 oyster catchers hanging out on the... Read More
08:38am Thu 30 Mar, 2017
A section of the Mauao base track was closed for a couple of days this week to enable council contractors to safely clear debris from an overhanging slip face. The... Read More
04:02pm Wed 29 Mar, 2017
Work to improve natural water flows through Papahikahawai Creek into Te Awa o Ngatoroirangi/Maketu Estuary and create new areas of wetland in the Lower Kaituna... Read More
09:23am Wed 29 Mar, 2017
Today the weather forecast is for morning rain then showers with a chance of thunder. It's a one layer of clothing day today with a high of 24 and an overnight... Read More
08:42am Wed 29 Mar, 2017
A summer audit of Tauranga's rubbish shows that residents are wasting their rubbish - most of what is going in the rubbish can be recycled or composted. Tauranga... Read More
07:03am Wed 29 Mar, 2017
UPDATED 9.42AM: A low over Bay of Plenty and Waikato is forecast to weaken and move southwards, bringing rain to parts of the North Island. Auckland, Coromandel... Read More
03:25pm Tue 28 Mar, 2017
People affected by the recent water issues in Pukehina Beach, Paengaroa, Maketu, Little Waihi and Pongakawa will be reimbursed through their next water account... Read More
11:24am Tue 28 Mar, 2017
If you felt yesterday's rain was more than usual for this time of year, you're not alone. Tauranga was saturated by half its monthly average rainfall, causing widespread... Read More
08:19am Tue 28 Mar, 2017
The Ministry for Primary Industries continues to offer a $1000 reward to Bay of Plenty residents who report sightings of an aggressive pest bird, the red-vented... Read More
07:45am Tue 28 Mar, 2017
MetService forecasters are watching a complex low pressure system over the country, which has been delivering significant rainfall to the upper North Island. The... Read More
11:52am Mon 27 Mar, 2017
The all-clear has been given for water in the eastern part of the Western Bay District apart from three roads close to the Pongakawa water treatment plant. Residents... Read More
06-Nov 18:00
Wairoa Bridge cycleway fully closes from Monday
06-Nov 17:00
Two-way traffic returns past gorge's biggest slips
06-Nov 16:00
Weekend events postponed due to rain
06-Nov 14:00
More than 10,000 people expected at Sika Show
06-Nov 12:10
Bay of Plenty on alert for severe thunderstorms
06-Nov 11:45
Coromandel beaches restrict dogs at peak times
06-Nov 11:12
Ōmokoroa: $13m road project adds four lanes
06-Nov 10:00
Allan clocks up 60 years with Katikati brigade
06-Nov 08:03
A ‘lifestyle block on steroids’ in Karangahake
06-Nov 07:00
Tauranga hosts NZ-India sport centenary fest
05-Nov 18:00
Western Bay weighs charges for granny flats
05-Nov 17:00
Man suffers life-altering injuries in Mount attack
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