Environment
07:57am Thu 09 Mar, 2017
UPDATED 9.30am: Roads in some low lying areas of the Coromandel Peninsula remain impassable because of widespread flooding. Rain is still falling in some areas... Read More
06:18pm Wed 08 Mar, 2017
Sections of State Highway 25 in the Coromandel remain closed following the flooding caused by the heavy rain. According to the information from the New Zealand... Read More
04:26pm Wed 08 Mar, 2017
According to Powerco, about 770 households across the Coromandel Peninsula were without power by 3.30pm. This figure is an improvement on the 8000 Coromandel households... Read More
03:02pm Wed 08 Mar, 2017
Heavy rain over the last 24 hours is going to ease back a little before a wind change brings more rain for tomorrow, Friday and possibly the weekend. 'It gets lighter... Read More
02:25pm Wed 08 Mar, 2017
Widespread flooding of roads across the Eastern Seaboard of the Coromandel and on the Firth of Thames coast from Kaiaua to Thames has seen multiple communities... Read More
08:37am Wed 08 Mar, 2017
Today is a three-layer of clothing day and we have more heavy rain coming. A high of 21 and an overnight low of 16 degrees is expected. Try to stay off the roads... Read More
08:26am Wed 08 Mar, 2017
Police are advising drivers to stay off the roads today unless their journeys are required. 'If they don't need to drive today, my recommendation is to avoid it... Read More
07:01am Wed 08 Mar, 2017
UPDATED 12.30PM: Power has been restored to homes in Welcome Bay, but other areas around the North Island are not so lucky. While the lights have been switched... Read More
06:47am Wed 08 Mar, 2017
An earthquake with an intensity rating of ‘strong' struck off the East Cape coast in the early hours of this morning. The 5.0 magnitude quake was located... Read More
09:54am Tue 07 Mar, 2017
Thundery downpours are being forecast for the region as the MetService upgrades its severe weather watch to a warning. A low and associated fronts over the Tasman... Read More
06:42am Tue 07 Mar, 2017
The Under 14 NZ Surf Life Saving Championships, also known as the Oceans' 17, which has been held at Mount Maunganui since its inception 17 years ago, is going... Read More
06:08pm Mon 06 Mar, 2017
Coriander, red clover, chamomile and puha - you've probably already heard of them before. But do you know the unique medicinal or cosmetic talents they hold? March... 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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