Environment
11:41am Wed 01 Jun, 2016
Groups behind projects that reduce, reuse or recycle can now apply for a financial boost. The annual $50,000 fund is administered by the Regional Council and any... Read More
09:41am Wed 01 Jun, 2016
It's the first day of winter and a day in every landowner's diary - Gypsy Day. The day is traditionally the first day of the new dairy season when sharemilkers load... Read More
08:45am Wed 01 Jun, 2016
Winter has made its presence known with temperatures dropping to around 5C early this morning. Some places in New Zealand got down to -6C around 4am, says the MetService. Icy... Read More
11:21am Mon 30 May, 2016
The announcement of $100 million to clean up the country's rivers and lakes is not enough. This is the message from Fish & Game chief executive Bryce Johnson following... Read More
04:37pm Sat 28 May, 2016
This little lady munching on her lunch was snapped by Kelly O'Hara in Papamoa. The miomantis caffra - more commonly known as the springbok mantis - is a species... Read More
04:52pm Wed 25 May, 2016
What effect does singing and music have on Parkinson's disease sufferers? They don't know. But it's important to find out. Tauranga speech and language therapist... Read More
10:57am Wed 25 May, 2016
Periods of heavy rain are expected in the Bay today as a severe weather warning remains in place. The MetService issued a warning for the region yesterday ahead... Read More
11:03am Tue 24 May, 2016
The MetService is predicting a chance of heavy rain and thunder this afternoon after issuing a severe weather warning for the Bay of Plenty. 'A large complex trough,... Read More
05:03pm Mon 23 May, 2016
Last Monday he watched a pod of Orcas cruise by. Then today Papamoa fisherman John Howlett encountered a four to five metre beaked whale - possibly a Gray's beaked... Read More
01:23pm Mon 23 May, 2016
A westerly flow bringing a series of fronts and lows predominates this week, with cold temperatures expected to continue until later in the week. Temperatures of... Read More
02:55pm Sun 22 May, 2016
Protestors have reoccupied a drilling site on Mt Karangahake in the Coromandel. The 25 protestors from Protect Karangahake went onto the Newcrest Mining drill site... Read More
12:22pm Sun 22 May, 2016
The conservation group Protect Karangahake continues to put pressure on Australian mining giant Newcrest Mining by temporarily shutting down one of their drilling... 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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