Environment
11:33am Tue 22 Mar, 2016
Rocky stopbanks built as flood protection for the Thames township will be given much needed attention with work beginning the week after Easter weekend. In recent... Read More
10:23am Mon 21 Mar, 2016
The Waikato Regional Council is working with the Ministry of Primary Industries to contain and eradicate two new outbreaks of pest plant ‘velvetleaf' in the... Read More
07:35am Mon 21 Mar, 2016
The MetService is forecasting showers developing into rain for the week. According to the weather organisations five day forecast, cloudy periods and a few showers... Read More
03:10pm Sun 20 Mar, 2016
Labour Conservation spokesperson Nanaia Mahuta believes the outlook for New Zealand's indigenous species is looking grim. Nanaia says a new Auditor-General's report... Read More
02:53pm Sun 20 Mar, 2016
The Warehouse Fraser Cove has donate more than $1350 raised through the sale of their plastic bags to Bay of Plenty Sexual Assault Support Services. BOP SASS received... Read More
11:30am Sun 20 Mar, 2016
'The dairy industry is continually coming up with innovative ways to use resources more efficiently so that our dairy is sustainable, which can lower our environmental... Read More
10:16am Sun 20 Mar, 2016
The precautionary boil notice for tap water in Coromandel township has been lifted, the Thames Coromandel District Council has said. 'The latest turbidity test... Read More
10:41am Sat 19 Mar, 2016
Renewable energy, thriving communities, maximising the use of all resources, and enhancing New Zealand's natural capital are crucial to any business, says Sustainable... Read More
07:53am Sat 19 Mar, 2016
Environment Minister Dr Nick Smith has hit back at the critics during his first reading of the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary Bill this week. Act's labelling the Bill... Read More
04:52pm Fri 18 Mar, 2016
There remain many people on Vanuatu who still are without a regular water supply a year after category 5 cyclone Pam devastated the island group. There's one island... Read More
09:47am Fri 18 Mar, 2016
Recent spikes in sulphur dioxide gas levels in the Mount Maunganui industrial area are being investigated by the Bay of Plenty Regional Council. Increased levels... Read More
08:31am Fri 18 Mar, 2016
Updated: 9.30am: A further 30 to 40mm of rain is expected to fall in the Western Bay of Plenty this morning, before easing by midday - according to the latest... 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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