Environment
10:08am Tue 01 Nov, 2016
Bay of Plenty Regional Council's Community Engagement team welcomed over 200 primary students from around the region to the Hands on Water Expo last week at Redwood... Read More
07:46am Tue 01 Nov, 2016
The New Zealand Defence Force is surveying the floor of Lake Rotorua to help identify volcanic and geothermal hazards under the lake, and parts of the lake floor... Read More
06:44am Tue 01 Nov, 2016
Mum-to-be Moana Ngatai has given up smoking for the sake of her unborn son and is encouraging other expectant mums to do the same. The 32-year-old from Matakana... Read More
06:26pm Mon 31 Oct, 2016
A lot of people woke up to frosts early on Monday morning, particularly for inland areas of both islands. Waiouru saw the coldest temperature, with -3.3C. For the... Read More
05:27pm Mon 31 Oct, 2016
World tsunami day is approaching like the breaking crest of a mighty wave about to crash upon the shore - and the Bay of plenty emergency Management team is relishing... Read More
03:41pm Sun 30 Oct, 2016
A person or people on a boat are thought to have started the fire that saw fire fighters called to Rat Island in Tauranga harbor this afternoon. Smoke from the... Read More
10:16am Sat 29 Oct, 2016
Energy and Resources and Transport Minister Simon Bridges has introduced the Energy Innovation (Electric Vehicles and Other Matters) Amendment Bill to Parliament. The... Read More
07:14am Sat 29 Oct, 2016
Rotorua locals who have been out in the garden clearing weeds can swap them for free native plants. Bay of Plenty Regional Council staff will be at the Rotary Market... Read More
05:56pm Thu 27 Oct, 2016
Farmers in the Lake Rotorua catchment will feature in a new video series providing advice to other farmers about good nutrient management practice in a bid to reduce... Read More
02:39pm Thu 27 Oct, 2016
Brookfield's Sydenham Botanic Park has 24 new nikau palms thanks to a kind donation from Nikau Grove Nursery. The young trees have been planted at the Jonathon... Read More
01:44pm Thu 27 Oct, 2016
Many of New Zealand's native marine birds and mammals are being threatened with extinction, and our coasts are the most degraded of all marine areas due to sediment... Read More
08:44am Thu 27 Oct, 2016
The walking tracks up the northern face of Mauao, the Waikorire and Oruahine tracks will be closed during the second week of November while the Waikorire track... 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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