Environment
06:58am Mon 20 Feb, 2017
Receiving 144mm of rain in three days has put Tauranga at the top of the table for places that were drenched in the weekend. 'For the past couple of days, the country... Read More
03:35pm Sun 19 Feb, 2017
On Thursday night Deon Carpenter returned home from the Jimmy Barnes concert to find a frog in the entrance of his Papamoa home. He put it outside. The next morning... Read More
01:37pm Sat 18 Feb, 2017
As they old saying goes, ‘If life gives you lemons, make lemonade'. So what do you do if life gives you buckets and buckets of rain? Well, you bust out your... Read More
11:20am Sat 18 Feb, 2017
Several street in Kawerau are underwater after heavy rains overnight caused extensive flooding in the Eastern Bay of Plenty township. Fire Northern Communications... Read More
08:01am Sat 18 Feb, 2017
Good morning to passengers from the Black Watch and Celebrity Solstice who are visiting our port today. The weather forecast is for showers this morning with the... Read More
07:00am Sat 18 Feb, 2017
A big step taken this week towards building a new clubhouse for the Papamoa Surf Life Saving Club is being welcomed by club chairman Andrew Hitchfield. Tauranga... Read More
02:20pm Fri 17 Feb, 2017
Batten down the hatches as the MetService has issued a severe weather warning for the Bay of Plenty and Waikato. Further significant heavy rain and isolated thunderstorms... Read More
10:33am Fri 17 Feb, 2017
Used nappies, a lamp shade, double bed base and old TV is just some of the trash Bay of Plenty Regional Council staff found in the Mangakakahi Stream this week. A... Read More
04:56pm Thu 16 Feb, 2017
Following an early-morning karakia on the site this week, works are set to begin to cover and contain exposed wood waste on the banks of the Orini Stream. The Orini... Read More
03:35pm Thu 16 Feb, 2017
An extremely high fire danger continues in the Western Bay of Plenty and Waikino districts, in spite of recent rain. Fire permits remain suspended, and there is... Read More
11:50am Thu 16 Feb, 2017
Ruud Kleinpaste - aka 'The Bug Man” - is flying back to Christchurch from Tauranga this morning, unsure exactly what he will find, after learning his wife... Read More
08:59am Thu 16 Feb, 2017
High winds have whipped the Christchurch Port Hills fires into one big raging inferno, prompting a state of emergency to be declared for Christchurch City and Selwyn... 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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