03:38pm Tue 19 Aug, 2014
Eastern Waikato Police are crediting the sharp eyes of a member of the public in helping locate the owner of two dogs that fatally injured a seal in Tairua yesterday. Senior... Read More
03:14pm Tue 19 Aug, 2014
A petition delivered to Thames-Coromandel District Council Mayor Glenn Leach today reinforces elected members' existing stand that all applications for development... Read More
04:55pm Mon 18 Aug, 2014
Green Party MP Catherine Delahunty and Preserve New Chum for Everyone presented a petition to Thames-Coromandel District today calling for it to publicly notify... Read More
11:13am Mon 18 Aug, 2014
Bay of Plenty Regional Council's trials of using lace bugs to decimate the spread of woolly nightshade on properties in the region are producing promising results... Read More
09:09am Sun 17 Aug, 2014
A bureaucratic battle is looming between the Bay of Plenty Regional Council and Tauranga City Council over how the organisations handle tsunami hazard risks. Photo:... Read More
01:13pm Fri 15 Aug, 2014
Four meetings in four different locations on the Coromandel Peninsula on August 30-31 will be the first chance to hear about the new Coromandel Kauri Dieback Forum. The... Read More
12:43pm Fri 15 Aug, 2014
The Wairoa River is abuzz with activity today as keen fishers take to the banks for the start of the official whitebait season. Donned in gumboots and overalls the... Read More
11:41am Thu 14 Aug, 2014
The pedals are being put in motion to establish a region-wide cycle trail that will potentially span from Waihi to Maketu. Tauranga City and Western Bay of Plenty... Read More
11:00am Thu 14 Aug, 2014
A Whangamata man who convinced a Karangahake Gorge farm owner to donate five per cent of his hundreds of acres to regenerate native bush has taken a top prize in... Read More
06:16pm Wed 13 Aug, 2014
Tauranga City Council will continue using agri-chemical sprays on the oceanbeach sand dunes under the dunes restoration policy, the city vision committee has decided. Confirmation... Read More
03:46pm Wed 13 Aug, 2014
A severe weather watch for strong southwest gales has been issued for the Bay of Plenty. The MetService is forecasting a front to spread cold southwesterlies over... Read More
12:05pm Tue 12 Aug, 2014
Tauranga City Council will today look at loosening controls over the public use of chemicals in parks and reserves. The review of the city's toxic agrichemical policy... Read More