Environment
11:18am Tue 10 Feb, 2015
Recent rain following a dry January means the Bay of Plenty is not currently at risk of drought. February has so far seen 15-70mm of rainfall across the Bay of Plenty... Read More
10:06am Tue 10 Feb, 2015
Scion CEO Warren Parker will be the guest speaker at the 2015 Bay of Plenty Ballance Farm Environment Awards dinner on February 27. That's when the winners of a... Read More
03:26pm Mon 09 Feb, 2015
The Bay of Plenty's long hot summer looks set to continue, with the chance of a few light showers the only blip on another sunny week. The Metservice forecasts southwesterly... Read More
12:58pm Mon 09 Feb, 2015
Recent rainfall has reduced the region's fire danger rating enough to allow Western Bay Moana Rural Fire Authority to begin re-issuing fire permits to the public. From... Read More
02:56pm Sun 08 Feb, 2015
Say goodbye to traffic jams and road rage on your daily commute by going to work by bike. That's just one of the many benefits of riding to work, says Sport BOP... Read More
09:21am Sun 08 Feb, 2015
While Shakespeare may have believed the course of true love 'never does run smooth”, it can make for a hilarious, wondrous and magical tale. From next week... Read More
04:48pm Thu 05 Feb, 2015
The MetService is forecasting colder temperatures and showery conditions for parts of New Zealand, but it looks like a different story for the Bay of Plenty. Showers... Read More
01:28pm Wed 04 Feb, 2015
Two kiwifruit orchards, three dairy farms and a drystock farm have been named as finalists in the 2015 Bay of Plenty Ballance Farm Environment Awards - the winners... Read More
12:04pm Wed 04 Feb, 2015
UPDATED 1.40pm: Maritime NZ have given Rena salvors Resolve Salvage and Fire permission to ‘pause' the salvage of the wreck once it reaches the level of clean-up... Read More
03:36pm Tue 03 Feb, 2015
Highs that parked over New Zealand during January are expected to return to the country in the second week of February. The MetService outlook for February indicates... Read More
03:30pm Mon 02 Feb, 2015
The first week of February is proving wetter than the whole month of January for many areas of the North Island, but not in Tauranga - yet. In January Tauranga had... Read More
11:42am Mon 02 Feb, 2015
The group fronting The Kiwifruit Claim class action have posted its statement of claim on its website, together with explanatory material approved by the High Court... 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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