Environment
04:32pm Tue 24 Mar, 2015
New Talisman Gold Mines Limited is welcoming a review of its draft Water Management Plan by an independent expert. The review comes in response to water contamination... Read More
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02:12pm Tue 24 Mar, 2015
Mount Maunganui's Main Beach continues to prove a happy hunting ground for volleyballers Sam O'Dea and Mike Watson, who are raising vital funds for a trip to the... Read More
11:31am Tue 24 Mar, 2015
A recent increase in seismic activity around the central North Island volcano Mount Ngauruhoe has seen the mountain's alert level raised. GNS Science has raised... Read More
09:57am Tue 24 Mar, 2015
A dumping of rain overnight saw 28mm fall in the Golden Cross area, near Waihi. Bands moved across the Bay of Plenty and Waikato overnight bringing rain to most... Read More
02:58pm Mon 23 Mar, 2015
The Bay of Plenty and the east coast of the country is looking like the pick of the bunch this week, with warm temperatures and the best of the weather. MetService... Read More
06:50am Sat 21 Mar, 2015
The city's development rule book, the Draft Development Contributions Policy 2015/16, is going for public consultation with 'very few significant amendments”... Read More
03:18pm Fri 20 Mar, 2015
A large amount of oil has been found in a stormwater pond in Mount Maunganui. According to Tauranga City Council, about 50 litres of oil was found in the pond, between... Read More
08:55am Fri 20 Mar, 2015
If you do not want agrichemicals sprayed directly outside your property then sign up for the Thames-Coromandel District Council's ‘no-spray register'. Contractors... Read More
08:00am Fri 20 Mar, 2015
A ridge of high pressure is expected to bring fine but cloudy conditions to the Bay of Plenty this weekend. The remnants of Cyclone Pam now lie well away to the... Read More
10:23am Thu 19 Mar, 2015
Tropical Cyclone Pam caused minimal damage to the coastline around Mercury Bay, says the ward's area manager Len Whittaker. Council staff and contractors quickly... Read More
09:07am Thu 19 Mar, 2015
Anti-mining protesters will march on Waikato Regional Council headquarters today as they continue to push their case for water issues posed by the proposed mining... Read More
04:21pm Tue 17 Mar, 2015
The confrontation over the Ferguson Park pohutukawa tree is taking a pause while the parties involved weigh up their legal options. Another petition was presented... Read More
07-Nov 19:02
Election 2026: Results from the region
07-Nov 18:08
Coroner unable to find cause of infant’s death
07-Nov 16:00
Hot rods rev up for animal charity
07-Nov 12:00
Young actors debut on public stage
07-Nov 11:45
Check labels if you want NZ ham for Christmas
07-Nov 07:00
Yellow-belt siblings sweep national golds
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
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