It's shaping up to be another week of fast-changing weather as strong winds run across New Zealand from the north then switch to the south before finally easing... Read More

Bay of Plenty buyers are the least likely in the country to take energy efficiency into account when purchasing a new fridge, according to a recent Canstar Blue... Read More

Dion Norton has an unbreakable bond with Mount Maunganui beach. 'My beach” says the territorial 40-year-old husband, professional painter, but first and foremost... Read More

The trout fishing season opened on lakes Rotoiti, Tarawera and Okataina this week, with Bay of Plenty Regional Council harbourmaster Peter Buell delighted with the... Read More

A children's book telling the story of a little blue penguin's rescue from the Rena disaster will be launched by Tauranga Mayor Stuart Crosby today. Debbie McCauley... Read More

Three years ago today residents of Mount Maunganui and Tauranga awoke to the reality of what would become the region's greatest environmental disaster on their... Read More

Cleaning up Coromandel's beaches can be a dirty job - but somebody's got to do it. Thankfully that somebody, or somebodies, will be the staff from North Island... Read More

A cold wintery day is on the cards for the Bay of Plenty and the Coromandel Peninsula. The MetService says a wintery outbreak has brought snow to the Central Plateau... Read More

The MetService is forecasting snow, rain and wind for the North Island with strong gales and showers predicted for the Bay of Plenty. A severe weather watch is in... Read More

The curious case of honey bees dropping dead on the Papamoa Beach shoreline has apiarists and a coastal ranger scratching their heads as to why this might be happening. Carrington... Read More

A severe weather watch for strong winds has been issued for the Bay of Plenty as a front moves across the country later this afternoon. The front will be followed... Read More

This week's small snippet of summer will give way to wind and rain with the MetService issuing a severe weather warning for the Coromandel. A front will move across... Read More