Environment
09:34am Sun 22 May, 2016
The East Coast town of Tolaga Bay was woken early this morning by an earthquake. GeoNet says the quake measured 3.1 on the Richter scale and was located 5km north... Read More
10:57am Fri 20 May, 2016
Bay of Plenty and Coromandel residents are being warned to prepare for another lashing of thunderstorms this afternoon. An active front is expected to move northeast... Read More
02:04pm Thu 19 May, 2016
Rain, sun and thunderstorms are all being predicted to the Bay as we draw close to the end of the working week. According to the MetService, tomorrow is looking... Read More
06:11pm Wed 18 May, 2016
The Environmental Protection Authority has enlisted the help of a moth and a beetle to get rid of a highly visible and widespread weed in the central North Island. Considered... Read More
10:32am Wed 18 May, 2016
A new solution to reducing mangrove spread is being trialled in Tauranga Harbour this week. Auckland-based company Fieldmaster designed the solution which is a purpose-built... Read More
07:06am Wed 18 May, 2016
A thunderstorm watch has been issued for the Bay of Plenty and Coromandel as an active front moves quickly across New Zealand today. Other areas included in the... Read More
07:29am Tue 17 May, 2016
More than 30,000 lightning strikes were recorded over New Zealand the surrounding seas as thunderstorms lashed the country. Yesterday, the MetService issued thunderstorm... Read More
05:14pm Mon 16 May, 2016
Last year's ANZAC Day oil spill was an accident waiting to happen says Judge Jeff Smith in Tauranga District Court today. Mobil was fined $288,000 for the April... Read More
01:40pm Mon 16 May, 2016
A mixed weather week kicks off today with a brace of hazardous and potentially damaging weather conditions across New Zealand. An active front is sweeping up the... Read More
10:05am Mon 16 May, 2016
UPDATED: Mobil Oil New Zealand has been fined $288,000 for an oil spill in the Tauranga Harbour last year. Representatives of the company appeared in Tauranga District... Read More
08:21am Mon 16 May, 2016
Tauranga is under threat from the formerly seismically sleepy Waikato, according to new research. The region has been moved into the front row of major earthquake... Read More
12:02pm Sun 15 May, 2016
Update 1.49pm: Police has been called to the scene of a protest at a gold mining exploration site on Mt Karangahake, Coromandel and issued some of the protesters... 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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