Environment
08:33am Sat 06 Sep, 2014
UPDATED 9AM: A severe weather watch for heavy rain in the Bay of Plenty has now been lifted. The MetService issued the watch yesterday for chance of localised heavy... Read More
01:47pm Fri 05 Sep, 2014
It's already the biggest ever - now an army of volunteer students hopes to make next week's NZCT AIMS GAMES the cleanest and greenest games ever too. With more than... Read More
11:00am Fri 05 Sep, 2014
Bay of Plenty Regional Council is referring the application for resource consent to abandon the wreck of the Rena to the Environment Court. Regional Council chief... Read More
10:47am Fri 05 Sep, 2014
A severe weather watch has been issued for the Bay of Plenty as heavy rain is predicted for Saturday morning. The MetService issued the warning reporting a broad... Read More
11:24am Thu 04 Sep, 2014
Above average temperatures are on the cards for the Bay of Plenty, with the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Science predicting a warm spring. NIWA's... Read More
10:51am Thu 04 Sep, 2014
Business suits are being traded in for garden gloves and shovels as BNZ staff undertake their annual Closed for Good initiative. All BNZ branches across the Western... Read More
07:03am Wed 03 Sep, 2014
UPDATED 4.20PM: One lane of State Highway 2, between Waiotahi and Opotiki, in the Eastern Bay of Plenty is now open after a truck carrying hazardous materials crashed... Read More
03:21pm Tue 02 Sep, 2014
Environmental politics will come to the forefront tonight as Bay of Plenty political candidates discuss environmental policies at a public meeting. The event, jointly... Read More
08:58am Tue 02 Sep, 2014
A local environmental group has been buoyed by Labour's election promise to protect conservation land, beaches and harbours on the Southern Coromandel Peninsula... Read More
12:18pm Mon 01 Sep, 2014
Rotorua District Council is the first local authority in New Zealand to adopt a Wood First Policy, an initiative aimed at looking at wood as the first material of... Read More
10:51am Mon 01 Sep, 2014
The death of more than a dozen diving petrels discovered at Leisure Island is prompting a plea for cat owners to try keeping their felines inside after dark. Members... Read More
08:44am Mon 01 Sep, 2014
A Nelson-based film producer bringing a new climate change documentary to Thames this week believes the issue can bring out the best in people. The film ‘2... Read More
07-Nov 19:02
National opens strong lead in Bay electorate race
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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