Environment
09:57am Thu 28 May, 2015
Warmer temperatures and rain are expected to hit the Bay of Plenty this weekend. A high pressure system is currently sitting over the region bringing the clear,... Read More
09:22am Thu 28 May, 2015
Newmont Waihi Gold is continuing to evaluate safe mining options for the Martha pit following a slip on the North Wall in early April. The mining corporation suspended... Read More
03:34pm Wed 27 May, 2015
A Tauranga pioneer in food recycling believes New Zealand - and Tauranga in particular - is doing plenty when it comes to leftover supermarket food and has ruled... Read More
11:16am Wed 27 May, 2015
People heading outdoors this Queen's Birthday weekend are being warned to plan ahead and check the forecast. Both the New Zealand Mountain Safety Council (MSC) and... Read More
07:01am Wed 27 May, 2015
A Kawerau man jailed for his part in poaching more than 40 trout has failed in his bid to be released to serve his time at home. Thomas Tawha, 42, was convicted... Read More
03:35pm Tue 26 May, 2015
The sound of chainsaws filled Fergusson Park in Matua today as the pohutukawa tree at the centre of a recent neighbourhood battle is felled on council's instructions. Contractors... Read More
02:15pm Tue 26 May, 2015
The World War One Memorial Forest project will be officially launched by Conservation Minister Maggie Barry on Arbor Day, June 5. The Memorial Forest is a Thames-Coromandel... Read More
09:03am Tue 26 May, 2015
Fish fertiliser is well recognised as a great plant food, but at the Bay of Plenty Polytech, live - not dead - fish are fertilising plants which return the favour... Read More
07:01am Tue 26 May, 2015
The first real taste of winter is beginning to bite for many, as an icy-cold snap moves across the country. A bitterly cold south-west flow over the country brought... Read More
11:53am Mon 25 May, 2015
The Department of Conservation is reminding people of seal protocols after a New Zealand fur seal was seen sleeping a few metres from the Mauao base track on Sunday. 'A... Read More
08:58am Mon 25 May, 2015
Over 2,200 young trout were introduced to their new home over the weekend after making a road trip from Rotorua to Lake Tutira in Hawke's Bay as part of an annual... Read More
07:51am Mon 25 May, 2015
After the weekend's downpour, it could be a windy one out there today with gale-force winds forecast to hit Tauranga. Metservice's severe weather watch, issued yesterday,... 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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