Environment
01:03pm Fri 12 Dec, 2014
He's had his face on the side of a Wellington building, a hoax website set up, now Energy and Resources Minister Simon Bridges is set to receive a postcard signed... Read More
07:01am Fri 12 Dec, 2014
Protect Karangahake met with a Department of Conversation representative this week to voice their concerns over planned mining in the gorge. Gathering at the Hauraki... Read More
04:11pm Thu 11 Dec, 2014
The unstable weather which brought rain to the Bay this week looks set to move on with more settled conditions expected as a high pressure system builds. It was... Read More
03:02pm Wed 10 Dec, 2014
Famous Danish author Hans Christian Anderson once said: 'where words fail, music speaks”. The ‘Songs for the Mountain' album launch concert will be held... Read More
12:51pm Wed 10 Dec, 2014
Tauranga MP Simon Bridges is back in the firing line of environmental activists who claim the awarding of 15 new oil permits is pushing the Maui's dolphin to the... Read More
11:04am Wed 10 Dec, 2014
The response to a diesel spill off Windy Point in the Coromandel Harbour is being praised by the owner of a neighbouring oyster farm. A 12-metre vessel carrying... Read More
09:46am Wed 10 Dec, 2014
Will there be sea lettuce this summer? Probably. Will it be knee deep at the Main Beach? Probably not, but then again, it all depends. Large sea lettuce drifts at... Read More
09:43am Wed 10 Dec, 2014
Waikato Regional Council pest plant staff are asking locals to be on the lookout for pest plant lantana, which can be prevalent on the Coromandel Peninsula. Lantana... Read More
08:00am Wed 10 Dec, 2014
November saw a cooler month to most of the country, with rainfall below normal levels. The NIWA (National Institute of Atmospheric Research) climate summary of November... Read More
02:04pm Tue 09 Dec, 2014
Fonterra's board did the right thing in recalling whey product it believed was contaminated with a bacteria that could cause botulism. That's the view of Bay of... Read More
09:15am Tue 09 Dec, 2014
Cloudy with occasional drizzle is the forecast for the Bay of Plenty today as the MetService predicts a muggy and murky start to the week. Mid-week, active weather... Read More
09:03am Tue 09 Dec, 2014
Soils in the Tauranga region are extremely dry for this time of year and need sustained rain over several weeks to return to normal. That is the warning coming from... Read More
07-Nov 19:02
National MPs extend early leads in Bay electorates
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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