Environment
04:21pm Mon 02 Mar, 2015
It may officially be autumn, but summer is refusing to go quietly with a warm, sunny start to March predicted. A humid northeasterly flow prevails over the North... Read More
11:41am Mon 02 Mar, 2015
An earthquake registering 4.1 on the Richter scale has hit off the Bay of Plenty coast, near White Island this morning. The earthquake, which struck just after 10am,... Read More
11:32am Sat 28 Feb, 2015
Recent rain is welcome but much more is needed to return soil moisture levels to normal, says Rick Powdrell, president of Bay of Plenty Federated Farmers. 'Our region... Read More
02:51pm Fri 27 Feb, 2015
Please leave your fruit and vegetables at home - that's the message from New Zealand's commercial fruit and vegetable growers to everyone attending the World Cup... Read More
01:08pm Fri 27 Feb, 2015
The Waikato Regional Council is getting behind the World War One Memorial Forest after pledging $40,000 towards the project. It will be paid from the regional council's... Read More
09:12am Fri 27 Feb, 2015
An overnight downpour caused thousands of dollars worth of damage to a pair of 12th Avenue apartments after blocked drains on a flat roof forced water into the building. Plaster... Read More
08:48am Fri 27 Feb, 2015
Thunder, lightning and rain lashed the Eastern Bay of Plenty last night, with predictions of more wild weather today. Te Teko saw the most amount of rain with 43mm... Read More
08:35am Fri 27 Feb, 2015
The wet weather which lashed the Bay of Plenty last night brought more than rain, thunder and lightning to the region, with a number of mini tornados spotted near... Read More
03:26pm Thu 26 Feb, 2015
UPDATED 4.51PM: A thunderstorm watch has been issued for the Bay of Plenty. A line of wind convergence is expected in western parts of the Bay of Plenty from late... Read More
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03:50pm Wed 25 Feb, 2015
'While we had 100 per cent x-ray screening, we had 100 per cent no fruit fly.” That is the message from Horticulture New Zealand's communications manager Leigh... Read More
11:36am Wed 25 Feb, 2015
A report to the Bay of Plenty Regional Council suggests the region's farmers have improved when it comes to complying with dairy effluent rules. A 2014 survey of... Read More
10:59am Wed 25 Feb, 2015
Fire permits are back on the agenda, with significant rainfall lowering the fire danger in the Western Bay of Plenty and Tauranga City. From today, Western Bay Moana... Read More
07-Nov 19:02
Election: Incumbents lead in Tauranga and Mount
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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