Environment

Court decisions 'unworkable'

Regional and infrastructure development and green fields subdivisions across the country could be challenged as a result of an Environment Court decision on water... Read More

Wet weather to pass

After a wet and windy start to the week, sunshine is set to make a welcome return by the time the weekend rolls around. Monday and Tuesday saw an area of low pressure... Read More

Oil spill response underway

Residents are being warned against trying to clean up the oil spill that coated upper harbour beaches in heavy fuel oil yesterday. A valve or pipe under the Mount... Read More

Locals describe 'boiling black mess'

Maungatapu locals near the Hairini causeway are facing a clean-up operation this morning after an oil spill in Tauranga Harbour yesterday. A leaking line on the... Read More

Gargan Road quarry denied

A developer's application for major earthworks on the Gargan Road plateau at the southern boundary of the Tauriko business estate is denied by independent hearings... Read More

Anzac Day weather looking good

Fine weather is expected to greet those getting up early on Anzac Day before heavy wind and rain move in later over the long weekend. 'Many of us will be up early... Read More

Rena’s copper cargo issues

A container load of copper on board the Rena when the container ship struck the Astrolabe Reef in 2011 remains missing. The 20-foot container of copper held 21 tonnes... Read More

Enough fish in the sea

Kimberley Maxwell grew up fishing for kahawai with her family at the mouth of the Motu River in the Eastern Bay of Plenty. Now, with the support of the inaugural... Read More

VIDEO: Cyclone Pam moves Rena wreck

New sonar surveys have confirmed that the wreck of the Rena has shifted further down the Astrolabe Reef and is breaking up. A multibeam survey carried out by ADUS... Read More

Elusive moth shows up in Katikati

An elusive species of native moth unseen in New Zealand for almost 20 years has surfaced in Katikati. And according to Landcare Research scientist Robert Hoare,... Read More

Dead eels found near park

Dead and dying eels were discovered near the stormwater outlet at the end of Grace Road, near Memorial Park in Tauranga last Monday. The matter was reported to Tauranga... Read More

Wildlife geneticist in town

A founder of conservation genetics, Dr Stephen O'Brien, will be speaking at Tauranga Café Scientifique on April 29, discussing wildlife genetics. Stephen... Read More