Environment
02:20pm Thu 02 Jul, 2015
New research out of the University of Otago indicates Kiwis are keen to make the shift to energy efficient electric vehicles (EVs) but some key barriers are holding... Read More
01:31pm Thu 02 Jul, 2015
Regional Council loans on home insulation and clean heating have been extended a year as part of the Long Term Plan adopted last week. The loan for Rotorua urban... Read More
10:43am Thu 02 Jul, 2015
Transport Minister and Tauranga MP Simon Bridges is refuting Dr Ian McLean's claim that the government is pressuring KiwiRail into buying diesel locomotives. KiwiRail... Read More
08:10am Thu 02 Jul, 2015
A year after poachers decimated a tributary of Lake Rotoiti, Fish & Game staff have returned to the area with a special release of young trout. The fingerlings have... Read More
04:43pm Wed 01 Jul, 2015
Placard wielding protesters gathered at the Edgewater Strand rail crossing at midday to highlight a 'looming mistake” they say the Government is about to make. According... Read More
01:52pm Wed 01 Jul, 2015
Conversations are going on in city hall today after both Papamoa's water supply, and the city council 24/7 call centre failed last night. The water shut off about... Read More
08:43am Wed 01 Jul, 2015
Selling weed killers in soft drink bottles on TradeMe could lead to fatal consequences, the agrichemical industry body Agcarm fears. Agcarm chief executive Mark... Read More
08:00am Wed 01 Jul, 2015
A combination of more southerlies than usual and spells of high pressure over New Zealand means people can expect a relatively dry July. July is traditionally a... Read More
07:00am Wed 01 Jul, 2015
Papamoa residents should wake to a plentiful water supply this morning following a night of water problems. Water was reduced to very low pressure or out altogether... Read More
06:52am Wed 01 Jul, 2015
The insurance aftermath of the tornado which wreaked havoc on a strip of Mount Maunganui has been valued at more than $2 million. Insurance Council of New Zealand... Read More
04:44pm Tue 30 Jun, 2015
Mount Maunganui and Papamoa residents concerned with the distance to their nearest tsunami evacuation route, might be pleasantly surprised just how close they really... Read More
01:21pm Tue 30 Jun, 2015
Submissions to Bay of Plenty Regional Council's Long Term Plan showed strong support for the Council's environmental protection work. More than 100 of the 275 submissions... 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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