Environment
06:46am Wed 14 Dec, 2016
Tauranga City Council is looking at buying up two flood prone properties at Oropi and Pyes Pa. The recommendation was passed with little discussion at the council... Read More
05:58pm Tue 13 Dec, 2016
New Zealand's three largest orange roughy fisheries have been certified as meeting the international gold standard for sustainable fishing by the Marine Stewardship... Read More
01:32pm Tue 13 Dec, 2016
The Ministry for Primary Industries is cross breeding super sniffers to produce a new breed of border protection dog. They are a cross between a harrier hound and... Read More
08:48am Tue 13 Dec, 2016
A large high over the north Tasman Sea directs a southwesterly flow over the country to start the week. This southwest flow brings showers and slightly cooler temperatures... Read More
07:10am Tue 13 Dec, 2016
Good morning and welcome to Tuesday! Today the weather is mostly sunny with some southwesterlies. It's also known as the 'first day of Christmas' with the Tauranga... Read More
06:55am Tue 13 Dec, 2016
Two earthquakes in two minutes, one of them a "strong" 4.7, shook central New Zealand overnight. GeoNet reported a preliminary magnitude 4.1 quake at 6.13pm, 10... Read More
04:18pm Mon 12 Dec, 2016
The Waikorire track to the summit of Mauao reopened today after helicopter work to repave and widen the track. The Waikorire track was closed by Tauranga City Council... Read More
04:44pm Sun 11 Dec, 2016
More than half the samples of supermarket chicken in a Consumer test were contaminated with campylobacter, the leading cause of gastro intestinal infections in... Read More
03:27pm Sun 11 Dec, 2016
There's an impromptu gig at The Rising Tide in Newton Street this evening - thanks to the cancellation of the Christmas in the Park concert at Blake Park. There... Read More
02:00pm Sun 11 Dec, 2016
City councillors' first working meeting of the triennium started with them receiving a good telling off over the council decision in September to order the felling... Read More
08:38am Sun 11 Dec, 2016
Today, Sunday December 11 the weather forecast is for sunny spells, and gusty west to southwesterly winds. Check out today in history with Rosalie Between now and... Read More
08:31am Sun 11 Dec, 2016
Upended shelters, flattened fencing and torn tarpaulins greeted early visitors to Blake Park today, after a 2am wind gust tore through the set-up for the postponed... 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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