Environment
02:24pm Sun 19 Jul, 2015
Young avocado trees are in hot demand among Bay of Plenty growers as they look to capitalise on growing consumer interest worldwide. Photo: file. Nurseries are reporting... Read More
01:25pm Sun 19 Jul, 2015
Supplying water to the new city suburb at Wairakei that is expected to take shape in the later 2020s may be based on a different model to most New Zealand urban... Read More
08:47am Sat 18 Jul, 2015
Heavy rain is still being predicted for the Bay of Plenty today and tomorrow. In the 15 hours between midday today and 3am tomorrow, 70-90mm of rain is little to... Read More
09:35am Fri 17 Jul, 2015
Heather Wills is hoping the rain will let off so a bit of boardwalk can be built in time for the Tanners Point Pest Free and Walkway Project planting day tomorrow... Read More
08:52am Fri 17 Jul, 2015
UPDATED 10.47AM: The MetService has issued a severe weather warning for the Bay of Plenty. Heavy rain is being forcast for tomorrow. Rain is expected to hit the... Read More
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12:37pm Thu 16 Jul, 2015
Boat owners are moving back to their berths at Tauranga Bridge Marina's northern piers after the last of the oil from April's spill was been removed. An estimated... Read More
03:35pm Wed 15 Jul, 2015
This month's cold snap has broken a swathe of temperature records across the country. NIWA data shows that at more than 30 weather stations from Cape Reinga in the... Read More
10:10am Wed 15 Jul, 2015
Make sure to pack a rain coat and an umbrella today as rain has been forecasted to hit the Coromandel Peninsula today. The MetService has continued its severe weather... Read More
09:47am Wed 15 Jul, 2015
Rain is in the forecast for the Bay of Plenty for most of the week, with heavy periods expected to hit the Western Bay later today. The MetService has issued a severe... Read More
12:15pm Tue 14 Jul, 2015
A weather watch for periods of heavy rain has been put in place for the Bay of Plenty and the Coromandel. A frontal system over the Tasman Sea is expected to move... Read More
11:50am Tue 14 Jul, 2015
The MetService has issued a severe weather watch with heavy rains expected to lash the Coromandel on Wednesday and Thursday. A frontal system over the Tasman Sea... Read More
11:25am Tue 14 Jul, 2015
How western society handles the transition from fossil fuels to alternatives is the discussion topic at the next meeting of Cafe Scientifique in Tauranga on Monday. Keith... 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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