Environment
07:31am Mon 25 May, 2015
Managing thousands of sheep is just part of his day job for Dwayne Cowin. And it's the practical skills he's gained in livestock farming which helped the 29-year-old... Read More
02:10pm Sat 23 May, 2015
In what is a rare sight, a group of spoonbills were spotted feeding in the waters down by Fraser Cove. A SunLive photographer saw them wading in the shallows of... Read More
11:11am Fri 22 May, 2015
A severe weather warning is in place for the Bay of Plenty with periods of heavy rain expected to hit the region. A subtropical low over the Tasman Sea is expected... Read More
08:39am Fri 22 May, 2015
Concerned an unborn kiwi chick may have been abandoned by its parents, a Department of Conservation ranger sprang into action to help deliver the late-season kiwi... Read More
07:27am Thu 21 May, 2015
Temperatures below 10 degrees are expected for the next few nights as a southerly blast coming straight off the polar ice brings wintery weather to New Zealand. A... Read More
02:32pm Wed 20 May, 2015
Processing of consents for flood control works at Graham's Creek in Tairua will proceed on a 'non-notified' basis. In a joint statement released today the Waikato... Read More
02:28pm Wed 20 May, 2015
The majority of the Bay of Plenty's water ways, including those which run through farmland, have good stable water quality. That's the message from the senior policy... Read More
07:01am Wed 20 May, 2015
With gloves and rubbish bags at the ready, Tauranga's next crop of rising eco-warriors helped to clean up their local streets. Yesterday morning, 150 Tauranga Intermediate... Read More
04:47pm Tue 19 May, 2015
Tauranga City Council are set to cut back a pohutukawa tree from the embankment at Fergusson Park in Matua, despite a last-ditch attempt by a lawyer to save it. The... Read More
12:01pm Tue 19 May, 2015
Deliberations begin this week as the Bay of Plenty Regional Council look at the 275 submissions and recommendations to the their Long Term Plan. Councillors held... Read More
11:26am Tue 19 May, 2015
Scientists have discovered evidence that large ‘subduction' earthquakes similar to the Sumatran quake that generated the Boxing Day tsunami in 2004 and the... Read More
07:01am Tue 19 May, 2015
Sunshine is set to continue across the Bay of Plenty in what the MetService is describing as a settled week - but keep an eye out for an icy, wet blast moving up... 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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