Environment
01:53pm Tue 06 Jan, 2015
Keep a firm grip on the sunblock and beach towel as it's looking like another week of warm weather ahead. After a sunny start to 2015 the Metservice forecasts long... Read More
09:55am Tue 06 Jan, 2015
When it comes to second-guessing the weather, everyone has an opinion, and NIWA meteorologist Chris Brandolino has heard most of them. Here he explains the magic,... Read More
08:48am Tue 06 Jan, 2015
This summer the Waikato Regional Council is undertaking a special monitoring programme of 18 coastal sites on the Coromandel Peninsula that are popular swimming... Read More
12:29pm Mon 05 Jan, 2015
Bay of Plenty Regional Council remains alert to what is forecast to be a 'large” amount of sea lettuce this summer, despite a subdued start to the season. So... Read More
03:17pm Sun 04 Jan, 2015
Hopes of seeing a mangrove mowing hovercraft in action about Tauranga Harbour are being delayed until March 2015. Mangrove mower. Photo: supplied. Originally the... Read More
09:01am Sun 04 Jan, 2015
A community garden in Greerton built by offenders on community based sentences is helping to supply a community cooking programme. People at the opening of the garden... Read More
09:13am Sat 03 Jan, 2015
Whakatane has clocked up 2704 hours of sunshine in 2014, making it the sunniest spot in New Zealand. According to a NIWA (The National Institute of Weather and Atmospheric... Read More
04:04pm Fri 02 Jan, 2015
Sea-Surface-Temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean have crossed the El Nino threshold after increasing through November 2014. Niwa reports the chances of El... Read More
11:29am Fri 02 Jan, 2015
There's a green comet passing by planet earth at the moment, on its first visit to the inner solar system for more than five hundred years, and it may be able to... Read More
06:24pm Wed 31 Dec, 2014
‘Idiots' was the first word popping into Papamoa local Ken Wright's mind after discovering a stash of empty beer bottles on Papamoa Beach this afternoon.... Read More
03:25pm Wed 31 Dec, 2014
Decontamination work at Tauranga City Council's Willow Street headquarters has continued over the festive period - but some staff may have to wait until the end... Read More
09:47am Wed 31 Dec, 2014
Emergency services were called upon to deal with a diesel spill in Te Puna this morning after a tanker started leaking. Fire services were contacted at around 6.15am... 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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