Mobil is in the process of paying the first of the Bay of Plenty Regional Council clean-up bills following the April 27 oil spill in Tauranga Harbour. 'We promised... Read More

Protests from the community have seen the Bay of Plenty Regional Council reinstate economic development funding. 'We have reinstated funding for Bay of Connections... Read More

A severe weather watch is in place for the Bay of Plenty, with westerly gales forecast to hit the region from this afternoon. Metservice says a series of deep lows... Read More

Hawaii! I mean WOW, where do I even start on this adventure? Following my 'Tauranga Moana is Awesome 2' video, I wanted to see how parts of Hawaii compared to what... Read More

The sunspot causing this week's solar flares and rare sights of the Aurora Australis seen form the South Island is turning away from earth. After the pummelling... Read More

The change of direction in progress at the Waste Water Management Review Committee is being passed up the chain to the next stage. The committee's appointed Maori... Read More

A Tauranga school's three-year plan to slash waste in the school and wider community has helped it secure one of dozen secondary schools sharing a $48,000, eco-friendly... Read More

The Anzac weekend oil spill in Tauranga Harbour is now the largest Tier 2 oil spill in New Zealand. It has now taken 11 weeks to clean it up so far, and the escalating... Read More

Regular shellfish monitoring along the coast has seen Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning levels fall along part of the Bay of Plenty coastline. 'There is now no PSP concern... Read More

The unusually cold temperatures that have affected New Zealand over the past few days should return to normal for most places this weekend. A stronger westerly flow... Read More

The devastation of Whanganui's 'one in a hundred year” floods should serve as a reminder for all regions to ensure their infrastructure copes with such adverse... Read More

Ngai Tamarawaho hapu of Ngati Ranginui is distancing itself from the recently announced decision by the iwi to withdraw its opposition to the removing of the wreck... Read More