Environment
07:00am Thu 06 Aug, 2015
Rain is continuing to hammer the Bay of Plenty as a front moving into the northern half of the North Island intensifies. According to the Te Puke weather station... Read More
06:52am Thu 06 Aug, 2015
Just when you thought we had seen the last of winter, a cold southerly flow is set to grip the North Island once again. The MetService says the warm and blustery... Read More
03:32pm Wed 05 Aug, 2015
The $2.4m government funded Rena Recovery Plan has now been completed. Through the plan, iwi representatives worked alongside government agencies and research providers... Read More
03:00pm Wed 05 Aug, 2015
The theory that birds are living descendants of large reptilian dinosaurs that roamed the earth in the distant past is to be explored at the next Tauranga Café... Read More
11:25am Wed 05 Aug, 2015
Fonterra's senior management have been slammed by Environment Court Judge Jeff Smith after the dairy giant was fined for repeated effluent discharges in the Bay... Read More
09:56am Wed 05 Aug, 2015
A Coromandel dairy farmer has been convicted and fined $72,750 for deliberately discharging effluent into farm drains that flow to the Tairua River. Farmer Peter... Read More
06:59am Wed 05 Aug, 2015
A severe weather warning for heavy rain remains in place for the Bay of Plenty and while a watch is in place for the Coromandel. The MetService is forecasting a... Read More
12:16pm Tue 04 Aug, 2015
Keep those rain coats and umbrellas handy today as the MetService has issued a severe weather watch for the Coromandel Peninsula this morning. Heavy rain and unsettled... Read More
11:17am Tue 04 Aug, 2015
Residents across the Bay of Plenty are being warned to prepare for some heavy rain tonight. The MetService has issued a severe weather warning for heavy rain developing... Read More
07:14am Tue 04 Aug, 2015
A colder than usual August is expected for all regions of the country. While this is likely good news for skiers, it will mean larger power bills for many of us. 'The... Read More
10:18am Sun 02 Aug, 2015
This week regional council contractors are clearing heavy fuel oil residue from the beach on Motuopuhi (Rat) island. The oil spill clean-up continued in the upper... Read More
02:23pm Sat 01 Aug, 2015
Fonterra Limited has been fined $174,150 in Tauranga District Court for six separate offences under the Resource Management Act. Fonterra pleaded guilty to all... 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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