Environment

Rena owner steps up

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

Rena dispute splits tribes

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

Rena hearings begin

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

$2.4M to lift exploration success

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

Cooler temperatures but fine skies

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

Fence slipping from property

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

Banks backing dairy farmers

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

YOUR PICS: Four seasons in one day

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

A cool September in store

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

Planting at Buffalo Beach on Saturday

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

Tsunami siren test September 25

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

Beach beads confusion

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