Environment
02:21pm Mon 16 Feb, 2015
Its business as usual for the Bay of Plenty's summer with another week of sun set to shine on the region. The Metservice are forecasting a ridge of high pressure... Read More
11:18am Mon 16 Feb, 2015
A 150-signature petition has been handed to Tauranga City Council this morning in an effort to save a pohutukawa tree bordering Ferguson Park in Matua. Arborists... Read More
08:39am Mon 16 Feb, 2015
Bay of Plenty Regional Council has published a Stopbank Design and Construction Guidelines document that is understood to be a first for New Zealand. The guidelines... Read More
07:00am Mon 16 Feb, 2015
Sustainable Backyards Month celebrates its 10th birthday this March, with Bay of Plenty residents invited to join the party. Envirofest event in March, 2014. The... Read More
09:49am Fri 13 Feb, 2015
It's rated number five in the country's top 10 swim holes. And it's raved about - 'the sweetest summer swim spot”, 'gushing fresh waterfalls” and a 'diamond... Read More
11:32am Thu 12 Feb, 2015
Experts have described the meteor that lit up the sky across New Zealand's North Island last night as 'quite large”. Tauranga Astronomical Society president... Read More
07:49am Thu 12 Feb, 2015
Flashes of blue light and sonic booms shattered the peace of the night when what is believed to have been a meteor flew through the sky last night. People in Tauranga,... Read More
06:50am Thu 12 Feb, 2015
The two events are 28 years apart, but walking through abandoned and mould infested parts of Tauranga City Council's headquarters evokes memories of the Chernobyl... Read More
03:31pm Wed 11 Feb, 2015
One of two men convicted for large-scale poaching in the Eastern Bay of Plenty - and on the police wanted list - has been released on bail following his arrest,... Read More
02:42pm Wed 11 Feb, 2015
Efforts to save the Peninsula's kauri from disease have taken a major step forward with Coromandel Kauri Dieback Forum appointing a new co-ordinator. The appointment... Read More
12:40pm Wed 11 Feb, 2015
It's said ‘death and taxes' are the two certainties in life but for the Mercury Bay Aero Club there's a third: bird strikes. Earlier this week Whitianga locals... Read More
11:33am Wed 11 Feb, 2015
The fine, dry weather the Bay of Plenty experienced in January looks set to continue throughout the remainder of February. According to the NIWA (National Institute... 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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