Environment
04:58pm Tue 26 Jul, 2016
Hearings on the submissions to the Draft Waste Management and Minimisation Plan will be held Thursday, July 28, at the Tauranga City Council Chambers on Willow Street.... Read More
04:22pm Mon 25 Jul, 2016
Prime Minister John Key has announced the Government is working towards the goal of making New Zealand predator free by 2050. The Government will be investing an... Read More
08:57am Mon 25 Jul, 2016
Having survived the weekend gales and rain, there's not much for Bay locals to look forward to this week. Today's cool start to the first week of the new school... Read More
09:41am Sun 24 Jul, 2016
After being buffeted with heavy rain and wind last night Bay of Plenty and Coromandel Peninsula can expect more says the MetService. The MetService have issued another... Read More
10:58am Sat 23 Jul, 2016
A green brown scum sighted along beaches mainly in the Eastern Bay of Plenty is not ‘cow poo' but surf diatoms - a naturally occurring single celled organism. The... Read More
08:43am Sat 23 Jul, 2016
An earthquake was detected north of Taupo last night says a report from GeoNet. The quake was located about 5km north of Taupo and struck at 7.01pm. It measured... Read More
08:01am Sat 23 Jul, 2016
A severe weather warning has been issued for Bay of Plenty and Coromandel Peninsula today from the MetService. An active front is forecast to move eastwards across... Read More
03:05pm Fri 22 Jul, 2016
If you love Papamoa's coastline and want to help preserve it for future generations to come then head along to a major planting day this weekend. Organised by Coastcare... Read More
08:52am Fri 22 Jul, 2016
Paralytic shellfish toxins in Bay of Plenty and Coromandel shellfish remain at toxic levels, says the Ministry of Primary Industries. The latest testing of shellfish... Read More
08:37am Fri 22 Jul, 2016
A moderate-intensity earthquake struck near Opotiki overnight, reports GeoNet. The 3.3 magnitude quake was located 10km southeast of Opotiki at a depth of six km... Read More
03:08pm Thu 21 Jul, 2016
The good weather is about to take a stormy turn with the MetService warning a 'weather tantrum” will end the school holidays. Heavy rain and gales are forecast... Read More
09:02am Thu 21 Jul, 2016
UPDATED 4.50PM: A woman and four children who've been missing in Te Urewera National Park for the past 48 hours are in the process of being winched out the bush... 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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