Environment
12:24pm Mon 13 Jul, 2015
The High Court in Wellington has given permission for the Kiwifruit Claim to proceed against the Crown - but the industry's grower body doubts the case will be successful. Neil... Read More
08:29am Mon 13 Jul, 2015
Drivers leaving the region via State Highway 29 are being warned that temperatures were registered at freezing earlier today. Dawn patrols checking conditions on... Read More
07:01am Sun 12 Jul, 2015
A new culvert at One Mile Creek is set to provide Waihi Beach residents with greater protection against flooding. The large $380,000 structure on Beach Road is one... Read More
09:39am Sat 11 Jul, 2015
A month-long environmental challenge is going to be tricky, but the reward - and even the punishment - is for a worthy cause. Staff at Hikoi Mount Maunganui are... Read More
06:50am Sat 11 Jul, 2015
The Bay of Plenty can expect its first fine weekend in what seems like ages this weekend, two sunny days with clear skies and light winds - but there's a catch. There... Read More
10:58am Fri 10 Jul, 2015
An earthquake swarm north of White Island overnight is looking less intense in the light of day, says GeoNet seismologist Brad Scott. The series of four earthquakes... Read More
07:11am Fri 10 Jul, 2015
A number of roads in the North Island are closed due to snow today. State Highway 2/Waioeka Gorge, between Gisborne and the Bay of Plenty, is closed due to snow... Read More
03:20pm Thu 09 Jul, 2015
The blast of Antarctic air which has blown over New Zealand is expected to ease tomorrow. A ridge of high pressure is going to move over from the Tasman Sea, bringing... Read More
10:44am Thu 09 Jul, 2015
With the planting season coming into full swing the Thames-Coromandel District Council is gearing up to get more trees in the ground for the World War One Memorial... Read More
08:39am Thu 09 Jul, 2015
Three new rock walls are being built along the Omokoroa foreshore to prevent further erosion and protect the community's much-loved seaside walkway. More than 4000... Read More
07:13am Thu 09 Jul, 2015
Temperatures in the Bay plummeted overnight after snow fell in both the Eastern and Western Bay of Plenty. Snow warnings remain in place for the hill country between... Read More
06:58am Thu 09 Jul, 2015
The $50 million capital dredging programme set to begin deepening the Port of Tauranga Harbour channels in October is also going to replenish the sand at local beaches,... 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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