Environment
06:00pm Wed 08 Jul, 2015
Bay of Plenty Police are preparing for some icy road conditions and are encouraging drivers to be equally prepared with overnight temperatures expected to plummet... Read More
04:45pm Wed 08 Jul, 2015
The bite of the spiders found in imported grapes causes a pain "like having your skin ripped off". Supermarket chains are pulling Mexican grapes from their shelves... Read More
10:28am Wed 08 Jul, 2015
Cold and slushy conditions are being seen in the Western Bay of Plenty, with snow falling at TECT All Terrain Park in the last hour. 'Wear appropriate clothing and... Read More
07:19am Wed 08 Jul, 2015
More snow is expected to fall on the Desert Road today, making for a chilly start in the North Island. About 10 to 20cm of snow is expected to fall about the summit,... Read More
11:38am Tue 07 Jul, 2015
A fund which helped turn trash into treasure is available again for new projects throughout the Bay of Plenty. The Waste Resources Advisory Group (WRAG), administered... Read More
09:38am Tue 07 Jul, 2015
The Bay of Plenty is on heavy rain watch as a slow-moving front moves up the country. Heavy rain is expected about the Eastern Bay of Plenty ranges this afternoon... Read More
06:49am Tue 07 Jul, 2015
Resource consent is granted to the Bay of Plenty Regional Council scheme to re-divert part of the Kaituna River back through the Maketu estuary. The consent approved... Read More
08:01am Mon 06 Jul, 2015
It's an icky, dirty, messy job, but someone's got to do it. That ‘someone' is a group of seven clean, green Otumoetai College students who hope to improve... Read More
04:36pm Fri 03 Jul, 2015
Work is well underway in the Kaimai Mamaku Forest Park to clear existing tracks and develop new walkways as part of a five-year plan, making the national park more... Read More
01:40pm Fri 03 Jul, 2015
Waikato regional councillors have thrown their weight behind a remit pushing for a levy on plastic shopping bags. It's one of three remits councillors have come... Read More
11:27am Fri 03 Jul, 2015
A severe weather watch has been issued by MetService for the Bay of Plenty with heavy rain forecast from tonight. A complex trough is expected to move east onto... Read More
03:31pm Thu 02 Jul, 2015
People are being warned to enjoy the last of the sunny weather with rain forecast to hit the Bay this weekend. Unsettled weather will also bring cooler temperatures... 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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