Environment
10:48am Thu 22 Dec, 2016
Bay residents should be on the lookout for some missing beehives. Cushla Humemerry and partner Tristan Pringle have had their bees stolen during the night of Sunday,... Read More
10:45am Thu 22 Dec, 2016
This summer hundreds of green-thumbed Coromandel locals will be rolling up their sleeves, heading out into their backyards and getting stuck into the gardening.... Read More
09:30am Thu 22 Dec, 2016
A Bay of Plenty Vehicle dismantlers has been fined $38,000 for discharging motor oil and fluids onto the ground at a property leased in Ngongotaha. Charges against... Read More
08:06am Thu 22 Dec, 2016
A haze that sat over the city this morning is dissipating, making for what looks like to be a fine day. The MetService is forecasting some showers for the region... Read More
06:53am Thu 22 Dec, 2016
The Western Bay of Plenty District Council is offering the public a ‘sneak peek' of Waihi Beach's newest walking track this summer. The council is developing... Read More
06:42am Thu 22 Dec, 2016
Do you know the unsung local heroes working behind the scenes to protect the Bay of Plenty's rural and forest areas from destructive fires during the hot summer... Read More
08:29am Wed 21 Dec, 2016
Today we have fine weather at first. A chance of shower in the evening and a northerly breeze. It's looking sunny for Christmas Day! Check out what's happening... Read More
08:05am Wed 21 Dec, 2016
Harry and Sophie are about to become parents, with two eggs waiting to hatch on Mount Main Beach. A section of the beach has been roped off by the Department of... Read More
03:11pm Tue 20 Dec, 2016
A sprinkler ban is currently in force in Tairua, Whangamata, Puriru and Omahu, plus a hose and sprinkler ban in Matatoki, advises the Thames-Coromandel District... Read More
10:03am Tue 20 Dec, 2016
The Bay of Plenty was among several regions in the North Island which experienced above average sunshine levels in November. Above normal (110-125 per cent of normal)... Read More
08:01am Tue 20 Dec, 2016
This morning we are enjoying the garden of Natalie Bridges, who is a keen gardener. It's looking like a fine day ahead with light winds and sea breezes, followed... Read More
07:55am Tue 20 Dec, 2016
Over the last few weeks the atmospheric ‘Scrooges' have sent a succession of fronts over New Zealand, with changeable weather as a consequence. There have... 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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