10:27am Fri 16 Oct, 2015
Some of the region's surfers are growing increasingly concerned about the ongoing dumping of dredged material from the Port of Tauranga channel deepening project. And... Read More
12:22pm Thu 15 Oct, 2015
Mobil Oil New Zealand has responded to the news that Bay of Plenty Regional Council have commenced prosecution against them - and have pledged reimbursements and... Read More
10:16am Thu 15 Oct, 2015
The Bay of Plenty Regional Council have begun legal proceedings against Mobil Oil following the oil spill in Tauranga Harbour earlier this year. A statement released... Read More
05:15pm Wed 14 Oct, 2015
If anyone has $10,000 to donate to Opoutere School near Whangamata, principal Clare Humphreys-Grey would love to hear from you. This is how much the primary school... Read More
02:59pm Wed 14 Oct, 2015
Despite receiving around 5mm of rain in the early hours of this morning, Tauranga is expected to enjoy some fine weather over the next few days. A high of around... Read More
11:33am Wed 14 Oct, 2015
The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) are predicting El Nino will continue throughout summer and urge farmers to put a pasture and stock... Read More
06:49am Wed 14 Oct, 2015
There's still time for secondary students with an interest in furthering their studies in agriculture or engineering to apply for a helping hand from a Ballance... Read More
03:16pm Tue 13 Oct, 2015
A 60-year-old businessman from Auckland has been arrested and faces charges of blackmail over alleged threats to contaminate infant milk formula with 1080 poison. The... Read More
11:54am Tue 13 Oct, 2015
A Rotorua man failed to learn his lesson after being booked for trout poaching offences, and 'foolishly” went on to commit more just over a month later. Joshua... Read More
04:43pm Mon 12 Oct, 2015
The dry, settled Bay of Plenty weather will be briefly interrupted this week, as a front spreading north over New Zealand brings a spell of rain during Tuesday and... Read More
02:57pm Sat 10 Oct, 2015
A 2.5-kilometre wide asteroid is heading towards Earth this weekend. An asteroid just 400 metres wide has the potential to devastate the planet. Luckily, Nasa says... Read More
06:48am Sat 10 Oct, 2015
The legal situation facing the Rena resource consent application was summed up in no uncertain terms in Matt Casey QC's closing remarks on Thursday. The Rena owners... Read More