Environment

Trouble in the Mount dunes

Concerned residents on Waiariki Street have had enough of fires and vandalism in the dunes at the end of their road. On Saturday night, worried neighbours called... Read More

Rain clearing in Tauranga

The rain is clearing this morning and the cloud clearing in the afternoon. Looks like a great evening for Dinner in the Domain this evening in Papamoa which starts... Read More

Toxic chemical use in question

An Environment Court decision blocking the use of a toxic chemical at the Port of Tauranga has prompted a call for a review of its ongoing use nationwide. Envirofume... Read More

Weather watch as rain moves north

A severe weather watch has been issued for the Coromandel Peninsula as a ‘broad complex trough is moves slowly across the North Island'. 'At this stage, there... Read More

A damp day in Tauranga

Today our weather update video location is the oyster catcher nest on the Mount Main beach. The weather forecast is for occasional rain in the afternoon with... Read More

Cycling to work this February

People are trading their cars for bikes for Go by Bike month this month. Today is Go by Bike Day in Tauranga, Katikati and Whakatane. Tauranga MP Simon Bridges... Read More

Coromandel MP delighted with new role

Coromandel MP Scott Simpson has been appointed as Parliamentary Private Secretary on conservation and environmental matters. Parliamentary Private Secretaries are... Read More

Kaimai check for kauri dieback

An aerial search for signs of kauri die-back disease in the northern Kaimai Range and surrounding areas is underway. The Bay of Plenty and Waikato regional councils... Read More

Good weather vibes to go

We might have gorgeous weather today, but don't go throwing your umbrellas away just yet. The good weather vibes are set to dampen a little later on this week,... Read More

Weather with Rosalie

Today, Waitangi Day, the weather forecast is for mostly sunny with a north westerly breeze, another perfect evening for a beach picnic. It's a one layer of clothing... Read More

Tall story of taller tree

It looks like a book, it isn't a book but still tells a wonderful story. 'This sort of thing's not really our business,” says Stephanie Smith, archivist in... Read More

MPI officers make huge paua bust

Two newly-appointed Ministry for Primary Industries fisheries officers have made the largest paua bust in the Auckland region in more than a decade. Team manager... Read More