Environment
09:14am Sat 12 Dec, 2015
Te Puke Kindergarten has scooped the award for tallest sunflower and widest sunflower in the 2015 Daltons Sunflowers in Kindergartens Project. Over the past four... Read More
07:00am Fri 11 Dec, 2015
There will be mild temperatures for New Zealand this weekend, with eastern places potentially reaching 30C on Saturday. However, a front moves up the country through... Read More
02:44pm Thu 10 Dec, 2015
Marae recycling is becoming the norm in Tauranga Moana thanks to the Para Kore (Zero Waste) programme. Para Kore waste advisor Kylie Willison says Huria Marae and... Read More
06:38am Thu 10 Dec, 2015
Councillors are hoping the city's next major flooding is far enough away to allow a newly-approved flooding fund to accumulate. 'I hope and pray that we don't have... Read More
07:15am Tue 08 Dec, 2015
The Bay of Plenty will see sunshine for the next three days before a short period of rain moves into the region on Friday. According to the MetServices five day... Read More
04:45pm Mon 07 Dec, 2015
Gentle water restrictions are likely to start earlier than usual in Matatoki, Puriri, Whangamata, and Tairua, following expectations of the driest summer for decades. Other... Read More
03:07pm Mon 07 Dec, 2015
A dirty hull may well be the reason why a French-registered cable-laying ship named Ile de Re has been circling off the Bay of Plenty coast over the last couple... Read More
11:29am Mon 07 Dec, 2015
Tauranga woman Andrea Meldrum says her sky diving company is delighted to be 'giving something back” after helping Labour Party leader Andrew Little complete... Read More
04:46pm Fri 04 Dec, 2015
The Queensland fruit fly has been completely eradicated from New Zealand in a lengthy operation costing $13.6 million. The Ministry for Primary Industries announced... Read More
03:41pm Fri 04 Dec, 2015
Green Party MP Catherine Delahunty has hit out at mining company OceanaGold's plans to expand their explorations underneath Waihi. The Coromandel MP says the company's... Read More
07:19am Fri 04 Dec, 2015
The heat of this week is set to cool off as we move into the weekend. Two cold fronts in succession each turn the temperature down a notch, while spreading cloud... Read More
11:27am Thu 03 Dec, 2015
The tsunami refuge platform planned for Papamoa's Gordon Spratt Reserve will cost an extra $734,000 because the land underneath it would turn to putty in the event... 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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