Environment
03:19pm Fri 21 Oct, 2016
Bay of Plenty Regional Council's Maritime and Pollution Prevention teams have removed 80kg of clumpy oiled flotsam/jetsam and sea grass from the Port of Tauranga. A... Read More
09:54am Fri 21 Oct, 2016
A small number of water suppliers are dealing with contaminated water problems through band-aid solutions, according to the authors of a study on failing drinking... Read More
06:04pm Thu 20 Oct, 2016
A new estimate of Māui dolphin numbers is encouraging for the future of the species, say Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy and Conservation Minister Maggie... Read More
02:54pm Thu 20 Oct, 2016
The Department of Conservation has begun its programme of upgrading tracks in the Kaimai Range to help prevent the spread of kauri dieback. Tuahu East Track is... Read More
02:08pm Thu 20 Oct, 2016
It's a love story and it's unfolding very publicly on the main beach at Mount Maunganui. A couple of devoted oystercatchers, because oystercatchers are very monogamist,... Read More
01:10pm Thu 20 Oct, 2016
Niwa is forecasting a warm spring with normal rainfall as being likely over the last quarter of the year. For the east of the North Island temperatures from October... Read More
08:33am Thu 20 Oct, 2016
A key step in enabling sustainable management of the Bay of Plenty's fresh water resources is open for public submissions. The Bay of Plenty Regional Council is... Read More
01:28pm Wed 19 Oct, 2016
It was good news - but it could also be bad news. One of the largest of the rat species, Rattus Norvegicus - the Norway or brown rat - has been killed in a trap... Read More
02:28pm Tue 18 Oct, 2016
The panel to consider the Lake Rotorua nutrient rules announced today includes former judge Gordon Whiting, consultant Rauru Kirikiri, planner Gina Sweetman and... Read More
06:43am Tue 18 Oct, 2016
The elite of New Zealand off-road racers will be competing in the inaugural Husqvarna Hard Enduro near Tokoroa this Labour Weekend. The three day ordeal of off-road... Read More
04:29pm Mon 17 Oct, 2016
The southwester ripped the Rutherfords straight out of her hand, along with the power bill they were intended to pay. Three $100 notes let loose on the westerly... Read More
03:40pm Mon 17 Oct, 2016
Don't go home after work on Wednesday, October 19 - instead pull on some pink and join the annual 2016 HOT Pink Walk. Organised by the Breast Cancer Support Service... 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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