Environment
07:00am Mon 14 Jul, 2014
Tauranga harbour's overgrowing mangroves will be mowed by a unique hovercraft. The innovative custom-built craft can cut about 600 hectares of seedlings annually... Read More
11:59am Sun 13 Jul, 2014
Bay of Plenty's thunderstorm watch has been lifted with 36ml recorded in Tauranga City and emergency services reporting an uneventful night. The MetService issued... Read More
03:41pm Sat 12 Jul, 2014
A thunderstorm watch has been issued for the Bay of Plenty as a front moved slowly eastward across the Bay of Plenty this evening. The MetService issued a severe... Read More
08:20am Sat 12 Jul, 2014
The severe weather watch issued for the Bay of Plenty this morning has been upgraded to a warning, while the watch remains in force for the Coromandel region. An... Read More
07:02am Sat 12 Jul, 2014
A rare species of albatross found injured on Chapel Street could be more than 2500km from home. Sooty the light-mantled sooty albatross is being nursed back to health... Read More
04:40pm Fri 11 Jul, 2014
The Tanners Point pest free, beautification and walking project is entering its next phase with a planting day organised for this Sunday. A handful of volunteers... Read More
03:07pm Fri 11 Jul, 2014
Bay of Plenty Regional Council's wave buoy has broken loose and washed ashore on Papamoa Beach. The buoy was found by a member of the public lying near the high... Read More
02:41pm Fri 11 Jul, 2014
A southern giant petrel spotted on Brophys Beach in last night's wind is today being fed up in an effort to see it return to the skies of the southern oceans. Kuaotunu... Read More
12:00pm Fri 11 Jul, 2014
People who own, rent or lease land in the Bay of Plenty will now have to stump the full cost of controlling the invasive pest plant woolly nightshade, following... Read More
07:01am Sat 05 Jul, 2014
Tauranga City Council has approved $50,000 for a series of specialist tests evaluating the condition of Mount Maunganui - or Mauao. An archaeological report, conservation... Read More
12:57pm Thu 03 Jul, 2014
More than 1.6 million will be spent on erosion control on beaches in Mercury Bay over the next couple of years.Thames-Coromandel District Council has approved $991,440... Read More
05:13pm Wed 02 Jul, 2014
The Waitangi Tribunal has reserved its decision on the Rena wreck after the Crown spent the final day explaining the $10.4million settlement signed by the government... Read More
07-Nov 19:02
Results show no change for 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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