Environment
10:32am Fri 18 Dec, 2015
A total fire ban will operate on the Coromandel from this Sunday, December 20, until to Monday, February 8. The ban includes all open fires in public places, beaches,... Read More
04:42pm Thu 17 Dec, 2015
Grey Lynn residents received a 'fruitful” thank you from the horticultural industry today - including representatives from Tauranga - for the part they played... Read More
11:07am Thu 17 Dec, 2015
Help the Thames-Coromandel District Council keep the peninsula clean by letting them know if you see anyone dumping rubbish illegally. Compliance team leader Steve... Read More
03:30pm Wed 16 Dec, 2015
Thunderstorms are threatening to saturate the country barely a week before Christmas. The Bay of Plenty, particularly the Eastern Bay, is being warned to expect... Read More
02:10pm Wed 16 Dec, 2015
The first summer water restriction for the Coromandel has been issued with Whangamata now on a sprinkler ban. Other towns, especially Tairua, are also being requested... Read More
11:29am Wed 16 Dec, 2015
Kiwi farmers are in a good position to deal with what could be the biggest El Nino since 1998, says Deputy Prime Minister Bill English. Bill says the Treasury has... Read More
08:34am Wed 16 Dec, 2015
It has been a long time coming but finally the Waikato Regional Council has taken a position on how it intends to use 1080 pest control methods. Councillors spent... Read More
07:10am Tue 15 Dec, 2015
A relatively fine week is ahead for the Bay of Plenty, with only possible showers in the forecast for tomorrow. Today's prediction by the MetService is for fine... Read More
04:09pm Mon 14 Dec, 2015
Thames-Coromandel District Council is advising locals that they has now updated their ‘no spray' register. The register is a list of properties whose owners... Read More
01:13pm Mon 14 Dec, 2015
Around 430 tonnes of sea lettuce has been removed by Bay of Plenty Regional Council contractors from Tauranga's beaches so far this season, and that figure is just... Read More
08:24am Mon 14 Dec, 2015
Rotorua residents with indoor open fires have until January 31 to switch to 'clean heating” before indoor open fires can't be traded under the Hot Swap scheme. From... Read More
07:01am Sun 13 Dec, 2015
Spring 2015 saw strong El Nino conditions persist in the Tropical Pacific. Overall, the season was characterised by mean sea level pressures that were higher than... 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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