Environment
08:30am Thu 24 Sep, 2015
A number of Bay of Plenty residents had a shaky start to their morning after a 5.1 magnitude earthquake. The quake was centred some 25km south-west of Rotorua and... Read More
03:40pm Wed 23 Sep, 2015
The threat of isolation in Te Puna in the wake of a natural disaster has spurred a group of residents to take matters into their own hands. The Te Puna Heartlands... Read More
03:34pm Wed 23 Sep, 2015
The MetService is forecasting further downpours for the Bay of Plenty as a band of rain embedded in a moist easterly flow moves over the country. This rain band... Read More
01:10pm Wed 23 Sep, 2015
The traditional method of using bundles of pigfern to catch koura is being used by scientists studying freshwater crayfish population levels in the Rotorua Lakes. Local... Read More
04:21pm Tue 22 Sep, 2015
A combination of cold temperatures and afternoon heat could produce showers and a moderate risk of thunderstorms across the Bay of Plenty this evening. The MetService... Read More
11:56am Tue 22 Sep, 2015
An outdoor fire safety bylaw adopted by Tauranga City Council this week has been slammed by submitters who say it could make lighting birthday cake candles outside... Read More
10:45am Tue 22 Sep, 2015
Tomorrow's spring equinox will signal that days and nights are now of equal length. The spring equinox is this Wednesday at 8:21pm NZT (or 08:21 UTC Sept 23). The... Read More
09:54am Tue 22 Sep, 2015
Of all the trees in the world kauri is one of the mightiest, but our living taonga need a champion - they need you. This week the Coromandel Kauri Dieback Forum... Read More
09:22am Tue 22 Sep, 2015
A complete 'white-out” at Mount Ruapehu saw the closure of a road that provides access to Whakapapa Ski Field. Skiers and snowboarders were forced to hunker... Read More
07:14am Tue 22 Sep, 2015
This week may have commuters habitually packing an umbrella, but rain-thirsty farmers on the east coast of both islands will be relieved at the filling of their... Read More
02:06pm Mon 21 Sep, 2015
Children from Coromandel Area School have once again been front and centre at a World War One Memorial Forest tree planting. Students along with local RSA members... Read More
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11:56am Mon 21 Sep, 2015
The low that formed over Auckland during the weekend rolls its way down the east coast this week, bringing sustained south-easterly winds to Tauranga today as well... 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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