09:27am Tue 08 Sep, 2015
The application for resource consent before the Rena tribunal is not simply a proposal by the owner and its underwriters. That's the message from one of the Rena's... Read More
02:19pm Mon 07 Sep, 2015
Motiti hapu Te Patuwai is claiming it is the Maori authority over Otaiti, Astrolabe Reef, where the wreck of the Rena lies. On the opening day of the hearing which... Read More
10:16am Mon 07 Sep, 2015
The Rena resource consent hearings begin at Baypark's ASB stadium today, marking the next significant step in the ongoing saga that has been a part of local life... Read More
03:44pm Sat 05 Sep, 2015
GNS Science has been awarded funding for a four-year research programme to improve the chances of finding oil and gas accumulations in New Zealand's sedimentary... Read More
10:38am Sat 05 Sep, 2015
While rain is forecast for many regions of the country this weekend, the MetService is predicting relatively fine weather for the Bay of Plenty. According to the... Read More
08:01am Sat 05 Sep, 2015
Tracking mud across Tauranga City Council office is Naiomi Macbeth's way of making a point about council inaction over her subsiding section. The builder owning... Read More
02:25pm Fri 04 Sep, 2015
Banks are providing some much needed support to New Zealand's dairy industry during a period of low prices, a survey from Federated Farmers has revealed. Only 6.6... Read More
06:50am Fri 04 Sep, 2015
If we're talking weather, it's fair to say we've had a bit of everything in the Bay of Plenty this week. And as the stunning collection of pictures below show, SunLive's... Read More
11:45am Thu 03 Sep, 2015
A cooler than usual September is expected for all regions of the country. Since the middle of winter, New Zealand has been running on colder temperatures than normal... Read More
10:53am Thu 03 Sep, 2015
Many hands make light work so why not help out the Thames-Coromandel District Council's dune restoration project along Buffalo Beach this Saturday. The project is... Read More
10:00am Thu 03 Sep, 2015
The Thames-Coromandel District Council is advising locals they'll be testing the tsunami sirens across the district on Friday, September 25, at 12pm. Coinciding... Read More
08:24am Thu 03 Sep, 2015
UPDATED 11.45am. Confusion surrounds the discovery of plastic beads found strewn along the tide line on Papamoa Beach following this week's storms. A Papamoa local... Read More