Environment
11:47am Mon 05 Dec, 2016
You know its summer when the sea lettuce collections start along the Otumoetai and Matua foreshores. The first collection of 800 tonnes from Matua and Otumoetai... Read More
08:25am Mon 05 Dec, 2016
Thunderstorms are likely for the Bay of Plenty this afternoon as the day heats up. The MetService says there is a low risk of thunderstorms in the Western Bay of... Read More
03:52pm Sun 04 Dec, 2016
Unemployment down? Tick. GDP, retail spending, construction, and population growth up? Tick, tick, tick and tick. Latest quarterly figures released this week show... Read More
03:33pm Sun 04 Dec, 2016
A national lifejacket promotion to get more kiwi wearing lifejackets is being launched in a joint venture by Maritime New Zealand and Rebel Sports. With half of... Read More
03:11pm Sun 04 Dec, 2016
Local creeks at Ongare Point are getting a makeover thanks to a newly formed volunteer group that is helping to care for Te Awanui (Tauranga Harbour). The Ongare... Read More
01:27pm Sun 04 Dec, 2016
The hirers of a Wicked Campers van seen in Mount Maunganui Saturday night drove off when they saw photos were being taken of the paint job depicting a bikini clad... Read More
12:49pm Sun 04 Dec, 2016
Was it an illusion, lens trickery, or something a little more mysterious and extra-terrestrial? Te Puke schoolgirl Tiarah Kokiri was at home, on the deck, messing... Read More
10:31am Sun 04 Dec, 2016
Today's weather and tides, how many layers of clothing you'll need to wear, and a view of the sunrise over Welcome Bay, it must be Sunrise with SunLive and Rosalie... Read More
08:04am Sat 03 Dec, 2016
Today's weather and tides, how many layers of clothing you'll need to wear, a fun fact about New Zealand history, and a gorgeous shot of the rising sun? It must... Read More
07:08am Fri 02 Dec, 2016
The techniques used by New Zealand kiwifruit orchardists have come under close scrutiny this week, from a group of 15 Italian growers and post-harvest technicians... Read More
03:22pm Thu 01 Dec, 2016
December 1st is the official start of summer in New Zealand and Australia - it's called the meteorological start to the season and the first of the month is chosen... Read More
05:04pm Wed 30 Nov, 2016
A second hydrothermal eruption in Lake Rotorua today has been captured in a video posted to the Steam and Mud Facebook page this afternoon. The video shows surges... 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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