Environment
03:56pm Mon 02 Nov, 2015
A seal found in Karangahake Gorge is a timely reminder that Conservation Week has begun, and encountering seals and penguins is part of the natural coastline environment. This... Read More
12:28pm Mon 02 Nov, 2015
UPDATED - 2.25pm: About 30 members of anti-mining group Coromandel Watchdog have thrown an ‘Unwelcome Party' outside OceanaGold's Waihi office today. The... Read More
11:59am Mon 02 Nov, 2015
Updated 12.30pm: Thousands of people across the Central North Island reported feeling last night's earthquake, centred east of Waiouru, inlcuding residents in Whakatane... Read More
03:00pm Sun 01 Nov, 2015
Let's imagine Brad Pitt is playing a role of a senior biosecurity officer who is charged with releasing an alien into the community to devour and destroy everything... Read More
10:31am Sun 01 Nov, 2015
El Nino may be setting in now across the Pacific but WeatherWatch.co.nz continues to forecast occasional rain events for New Zealand, including right along our drier... Read More
08:01am Sun 01 Nov, 2015
People now have until December 1 to provide their feedback to Bay of Plenty Regional Council about how they believe water allocation should be managed in the region. The... Read More
11:10am Sat 31 Oct, 2015
A weekend asteroid is going to make a near miss of planet earth. In New Zealand, it will be just before 6am on Sunday when the 470m diameter rock passes 1.3 lunar... Read More
09:22am Sat 31 Oct, 2015
Bay of Plenty Regional Council is keen to stop further expansion of wallabies, termed 'unwanted organisms' in the Biosecurity Act, within the Bay of Plenty. The... Read More
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04:47pm Fri 30 Oct, 2015
Robots pollinating flowers and picking kiwifruit, drones monitoring orchards from above and management decisions made on 'virtual orchard” models are coming... Read More
12:56pm Fri 30 Oct, 2015
Elder statesman Sir Brian Elwood has been awarded the kiwifruit industry's highest accolade - the 2015 Fresh Carriers Hayward Medal in recognition of 10 years of... Read More
11:26am Fri 30 Oct, 2015
Bay of Plenty Lions Clubs are inviting people to visit their Lions Tree Grove at the TECT All Terrain Park this Saturday afternoon. Since September 2012, more than... Read More
09:04am Fri 30 Oct, 2015
The New Zealand soldiers killed while liberating the French town of Le Quesnoy during World War One will be honoured in Whangamata next week. The ceremony will... 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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