Environment
06:41am Thu 03 Dec, 2015
The poorest half of the world's population - around 3.5 billion people - is responsible for just 10 per cent of pollution, despite being the most threatened by catastrophic... Read More
11:04am Wed 02 Dec, 2015
A Tauranga-based marine scientist has been awarded a prestigious Marsden research grant from the Royal Society of New Zealand. Dr Phil Ross, from the University... Read More
10:54am Wed 02 Dec, 2015
Scorching temperatures are being predicted for parts of New Zealand this week - but it looks like the south is going to be the hotter of the two islands. The MetService... Read More
08:48am Wed 02 Dec, 2015
Submissions on introducing natural character provisions into the Thames-Coromandel District Council's Proposed District Plan close this Friday. The provisions and... Read More
03:32pm Tue 01 Dec, 2015
Don't be alarmed if you see Waikato Regional Council and emergency staff rushing around Tararu Beach Reserve North on Thursday morning. It is part of the Marine... Read More
09:05am Tue 01 Dec, 2015
A warning has been issued on the link between Hepatitis A and imported frozen berries after four people were found to be ill with the virus. There is a "potential... Read More
08:45am Tue 01 Dec, 2015
Some of the 116kg of paua recently seized by Ministry of Primary Industries inspectors may be poisonous in addition to having been illegally taken. Ministry for... Read More
06:51am Tue 01 Dec, 2015
The wet weather seen in the Bay this morning is expected to clear to make way for fine spells today. The MetService is forecasting occasional morning drizzle to... Read More
06:39am Tue 01 Dec, 2015
Farmers in the Eastern Bay of Plenty are being given credit after the Nukuhou River won the region's 'most-improved” title for 2015. The award is a tribute... Read More
01:58pm Mon 30 Nov, 2015
The Ministry for Primary Industries' weekly update has revealed a poison content warning remains in place for local shellfish. Mussels, oysters, tuatua, pipi, toheroa,... Read More
11:55am Mon 30 Nov, 2015
The decision from deliberation on the Rena resource consent application is now expected to be released in late February 2016, as opposed to December 16. Bay of Plenty... Read More
10:02am Mon 30 Nov, 2015
Cleo neither likes fireworks nor understands them - and even less now, because fireworks almost cost Cleo her life. The horse got spooked in the small hours of Saturday,... 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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