Environment
11:21am Sat 19 Sep, 2015
Sleety showers forecast for the Desert Road tonight are expected to be accompanied by chilly temperatures. The MetService is predicting sleety showers possible about... Read More
03:04pm Fri 18 Sep, 2015
The Bay of Plenty's freight services could be brought to a standstill if a biosecurity pest such as the Queensland Fruit fly was discovered near the Port of Tauranga. That's... Read More
02:40pm Fri 18 Sep, 2015
The Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management has cancelled the National Tsunami Warning (Marine and Beach Threat) issued yesterday after the earthquake near... Read More
08:24am Fri 18 Sep, 2015
One of the world's top divers has endorsed recreational diving on the wreck of the Rena, saying spending too much effort making the wreck ‘safe' is a waste... Read More
07:18am Fri 18 Sep, 2015
Today's forecast is looking rather miserable with the MetService forecasting rain, thunder and gusty north westerlies for the region. A severe weather watch remains... Read More
07:04am Fri 18 Sep, 2015
Minor fluctuations in sea-level have been recorded in Tauranga and the East Cape as the first set of predicted tsunami waves hit New Zealand. A warning was issued... Read More
04:47pm Thu 17 Sep, 2015
Residents in the Bay of Plenty are being warned to prepare for a wet weekend after the MetService issued a severe weather watch with a chance of heavy rain about... Read More
02:51pm Thu 17 Sep, 2015
UPDATED - 3.30pm: Initial tsunami waves recorded by DART Buoys in the Pacific suggest wave heights between 0.2m - 1m may hit the Coromandel coastline later tonight.... Read More
01:40pm Thu 17 Sep, 2015
The Thames-Coromandel District Council has voted to continue investigating transforming the peninsula into New Zealand's first heritage region. Five councillors... Read More
11:57am Thu 17 Sep, 2015
UPDATED 12.08PM: The Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management has issued a tsunami warning for East Cape, Chatham Islands, the Coromandel, and Banks Peninsula. The... Read More
11:48am Thu 17 Sep, 2015
Help is arriving for Tauranga's environmental heroes as a national beautification organisation arrives in town. The opening of Keep New Zealand Beautiful's Tauranga... Read More
03:13pm Wed 16 Sep, 2015
After a reasonably settled week so far, showers and heavy rain are forecast for the Bay of Plenty this weekend. A low and associated fronts are expected to weaken... 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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