Environment
09:26am Wed 23 Dec, 2015
The Coromandel Kauri Dieback Forum and Hauraki Rail Trail trusts will each receive grants under Waikato Regional Council's Environmental Initiatives Fund. A total... Read More
06:45am Wed 23 Dec, 2015
If you are stuck for a Christmas idea, then maybe the Bay of Plenty's latest tourist attraction is the thing for you. Opening next month, the Redwoods Tree Walk... Read More
04:47pm Tue 22 Dec, 2015
Mobil Oil New Zealand have pleaded guilty to an oil spill in Tauranga Harbour earlier this year. The guilty plea was entered during a call-over in Tauranga District... Read More
06:57am Tue 22 Dec, 2015
Apart from some showers being predicted tomorrow, the weather in the Bay of Plenty looks fine right through until around Saturday. The MetService's five day forecast... Read More
04:45pm Mon 21 Dec, 2015
All rural fire permits issued in the Western Bay of Plenty have been suspended from today as the district continues to dry out. It means Pumicelands Rural Fire Authority... Read More
12:56pm Mon 21 Dec, 2015
Cages full of oysters are being dropped around Tauranga Harbour as a means of checking contamination levels over the summer months. The cages of Pacific Oysters... Read More
11:32am Mon 21 Dec, 2015
Most Coromandel townships will start receiving additional rubbish and recycling kerbside collections from Boxing Day this Saturday. The Thames-Coromandel District... Read More
11:01am Mon 21 Dec, 2015
Older readers will recall taking dad's empty bottles back to the corner store and cashing the profits in on bags of lollies and comic books. Today's kids might soon... Read More
08:42am Mon 21 Dec, 2015
Seeka Kiwifruit Industries Ltd has acquired land currently leased by Te Puke kiwifruit tour operator Kiwi360, for the site of their new corporate head office. The... Read More
07:52am Mon 21 Dec, 2015
People having their picture taken while hugging a kauri tree is a classic photo for both locals and tourists alike. But Waikato Regional Council are warning that... Read More
08:31am Sat 19 Dec, 2015
The evil weather sausage, as termed by the Waikato Civil Defence, certainly brought a mixture of weather to the Western Bay of Plenty. Rain, hail, lightning, thunder... Read More
03:58pm Fri 18 Dec, 2015
The MetService is warning Bay of Plenty residents that there is a moderate chance of thunderstorms later on today. Conditions remain fairly unstable over the North... 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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