Environment
07:22am Wed 16 Nov, 2016
Unsettled weather is expected to continue this week as active low pressure troughs and associated fronts cross New Zealand. On Thursday another active low pressure... Read More
09:49am Tue 15 Nov, 2016
A severe weather warning is in place for the Bay of Plenty with heavy rain expected to hit the region today. The MetService says an active front is moving eastwards... Read More
09:25am Tue 15 Nov, 2016
Last night's full moon was the biggest, closest and brightest supermoon of the year. It's the closest supermoon since January 1948 and it won't come as close again... Read More
10:20am Mon 14 Nov, 2016
A severe weather watch is in place for the Bay of Plenty as a front is expected to cross the North Island tomorrow, preceded by heavy thundery rain and northerly... Read More
07:00am Mon 14 Nov, 2016
UPDATED: The beach and marine threat, which was issued by the Ministry of Civil Defence earlier this morning, has been lifted for Bay of Plenty. Group Controller... Read More
10:00am Sun 13 Nov, 2016
The Māori Party says gains they will secure around the Resource Legislation Amendment Bill (RLAB) will strengthen kaitiakitanga for iwi and the protection of the... Read More
10:41am Sat 12 Nov, 2016
Initial results of a survey of Lake Rotorua undertaken by the New Zealand Defence Force shows the lake is hydrothermally active. The bathymetric and magnetic survey... Read More
08:01am Sat 12 Nov, 2016
It will pay to keep one eye on the sky today as the MetService has issued a severe weather watch for the Bay of Plenty. Across the region, particularly in the... Read More
09:09am Fri 11 Nov, 2016
Next week's super moon is going to be a big one - and so too the high tides. The November full moon on the 15th is the biggest, closest and brightest super moon... Read More
02:20pm Thu 10 Nov, 2016
The MetService is forecasting a wet end to the week with rain expected tomorrow and Saturday in the Bay of Plenty. Frontal bands moving northwards over the South... Read More
06:38am Wed 09 Nov, 2016
The Ministry for Primary Industries has placed a $1000 bounty on the head of the aggressive pest bird the red-vented bulbul. The MPI is working with the Department... Read More
10:10am Tue 08 Nov, 2016
An earthquake struck just south of Tauranga and followed in the wake of a strong quake which rattled a small Taranaki town earlier this morning. The Taranaki earthquake,... 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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