Popular Welcome Bay swimming spot Kaiate Falls has been given a permanent health warning after officials failed to find the cause of the bacterial contamination... Read More

An award-winning Tauranga environmental trust is spending more than $48,000 on secondary schools that prove they're keen to recycle cans and bottles - hopefully... Read More

The Fergusson Park tree saga falls under further public scrutiny this week, with Tauranga City Council deliberating over court action in an effort to save a pohutukawa. Despite... Read More

Small and shy, dama wallabies are slowly spreading outside of their feral range around the Rotorua Lakes forests. Bay of Plenty Regional Council biosecurity officer... Read More

The severe weather warning issued for the Bay of Plenty yesterday may have been lifted, but there are still predictions of more heavy rain for the region. In the... Read More

Community spirit was in full swing this morning as locals downed tools and offered a helping hand to those Mount Maunganui residents cleaning up in the wake of last... Read More

Baypark Stadium is off limits today following last night's tornado while debris from the damaged roof is cleared from the training fields. A gust from last night's... Read More

Mount Maunganui Intermediate is closed today after the school sustained 'considerable” damage from the tornado that hit the area overnight. In a statement... Read More

Heavy rain and thunderstorms predicted for the north and west of both islands today are expected to clear over the weekend. The vigorous low will be followed by... Read More

It's a long way from the far flung beaches of Italy and Greece where his ancestors fought, but scouring Mount Maunganui's coastline for rubbish is taking Dion Keogh... Read More

The Waikato Regional Council is offering Coromandel residents an opportunity to swap weeds for native plants for Arbor Day in early June. The weed swap, supported... Read More

Providing their own water storage is likely to become more common for rural home owners as water demand increases in the Western Bay of Plenty.Western Bay of Plenty... Read More