Environment
06:55am Sat 01 Aug, 2015
The strengthening climate pattern known as El Nino has continued to intensify in the tropical Pacific Ocean over the last few months. The system, which occurs as... Read More
03:03pm Fri 31 Jul, 2015
Coromandel Area School students have joined with RSA members to launch the first plantings of the World War One memorial site for Coromandel. On Thursday the schoolchildren... Read More
02:13pm Fri 31 Jul, 2015
As the saying goes, ‘one man's trash is another man's treasure'. And that's exactly the case at Mount Maunganui Intermediate as children turn plastic bags,... Read More
04:38pm Thu 30 Jul, 2015
A ridge of high pressure will deliver settled weather to the Bay of Plenty to end the working week. Heading into the weekend, a pair of fronts will affect the majority... Read More
03:13pm Thu 30 Jul, 2015
Young people planning their careers would be wise to consider the horticultural industry. That was the message from Minister for Primary Industries Nathan Guy at... Read More
11:27am Thu 30 Jul, 2015
Katikati's Craig Ward is preparing to battle it out next month for the national title of Young Grower of the Year 2015. The technical advisor from kiwifruit company... Read More
04:38pm Wed 29 Jul, 2015
On paper, we are in the middle of winter, but according to Mother Nature - and many of you - spring is already here. Winter can be defined as a season that brings... Read More
11:03am Wed 29 Jul, 2015
A Southern right whale, or tohorā in Te Reo Māori, has been spotted by locals frolicking in the waters just off the Whitianga shoreline this week. This particular... Read More
09:33am Tue 28 Jul, 2015
The future of new kiwifruit variety Zespri Sweet Green is unclear, with growers struggling to produce commercial volumes and consumers failing to distinguish it... Read More
08:40am Tue 28 Jul, 2015
A severe weather warning issued for the Bay of Plenty overnight has been lifted - but more rain is being forecast for the region over the next couple of days. A... Read More
04:40pm Mon 27 Jul, 2015
Carter Holt Harvey's appeal against having to appear in court over the leaky schools case has failed in the Court of Appeal, which has ruled the arguments put forward... Read More
01:49pm Sun 26 Jul, 2015
What started as a company challenge has become a wider community clean-up as Plastic Free July comes to a close. Some rubbish that's already accumulating at Maungatapu... 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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