Environment

Cash boost for Kopurererua

Tauranga Energy Consumer Trust is set to pay for two bridges that will complete the Kopurererua north-south walkway link from The Lakes to Birch Avenue and 17th... Read More

Te Puke open day: Have your say

Te Puke residents are being handed the chance to have their say on the future of their town this Saturday. Western Bay of Plenty community engagement manager Frank... Read More

From sea to summit on every continent

Just two years ago, Auckland outdoor education teacher David Williams says he was your 'typical Kiwi bloke”. But there's nothing typical about Dave's goal:... Read More

Heavy rain watch for the Bay

The MetService has issued a severe weather watch to the Rotorua/Bay of Plenty area. A front preceded by a moist northwesterly flow is expected to move slowly north... Read More

Garden open for the public

It took a special vision for Lorna and Chris Yandle to see beyond thigh-high grass, a few goat-chewed trees and a swampy hollow to image how a 4ha Pahoia property... Read More

TCDC taking out the trash

Litter bugs and fly dumpers beware - the Thames-Coromandel District Council has had enough. In an effort to crack down on fly tipping and littering the council... Read More

‘Let the children lead the way'

This week more than 200 children from schools right across the Waikato embarked on a 'lifelong journey of sustainability”. Each student took part in a range... Read More

Wet predictions for Sunday

The cool southerly flow that peppered most of New Zealand with showers yesterday is expected to ease today. Showers will clear today as a high moves onto the country... Read More

Kauri 2000 founder farewelled

A mighty kauri has fallen. The Coromandel farewelled Kauri 2000 founder Cliff Heraud this week at a special ceremony in Kuaotunu. The Kuaotunu community have says... Read More

Council issue low level warning

A dry season to date has forced Bay of Plenty Regional Council to issue a low lake level notification, with Principal Engineering Surveyor Graeme O'Rourke admitting... Read More

Protecting Coromandel’s coastline

Construction of a rock wall is being planned for Cooks Beach Reserve, while a geotextile sandbag wall at Brophy's Beach has now been completed. Both works are part... Read More

Flood fund progress

Tauranga City Council's change of flood management policy has reached the final stages, with only six submissions received on a proposal that radically changes their... Read More