Environment

Walkway to open briefly

Construction signs and red tape will be temporarily removed from a near complete Daisy Hardwick walkway as Tauranga City Council opens the track up for upcoming... Read More

Mount to patrol for Easter

UPDATED: Mount Maunganui Lifeguard Service will be patrolling the beach on Saturday and Sunday and will make a call on the day as to where a flagged area will be... Read More

Signage spelling set straight

Western Bay of Plenty roading authorities are apologetically replacing sign on a State Highway 29 across the Kaimai Range after a complaint from a Maori kaumatua... Read More

Te Puke now part of Rotorua

Te Puke residents will now turn to MP Todd McClay after the township was officially transferred to the Rotorua electorate today. The 2014 Representation Commission... Read More

Wild weather - your photos

Photos taken from around the Bay of Plenty region as wild weather hits on Thursday, April 17.Uretara Stream, Katikati. Photo by Janet Ewens.Uretara Stream, Katikati.... Read More

Region’s weather forecast - audio

Heavy rain is pounding the region with 18mm of rain already dumped in the city in the last 24 hours and MetService says more is to come. Listen to Dan Corbett talk... Read More

Mount surf reef to be removed

Mount Maunganui's $1.5 million artificial surf reef is to be partially removed in an attempt to remove the risk to swimmers near Tay Street, the Bay of Plenty Regional... Read More

No evidence flies ‘planted’

The possibility fruit flies found in Whangarei could have been deliberately placed in traps is unlikely, according to the Ministry for Primary Industries. Two Queensland... Read More

Calls for cap on city cats

Placing a cap of four cats per household and micro-chipping and registering cats are proposed actions Tauranga City Council can take to help change the city's domestic... Read More

Bay on severe weather watch

A severe weather watch is being issued for Tauranga as the region experiences the first heavy rain in weeks. MetService forecasters are predicting rain for the Bay... Read More

Kiwifruit bound for Europe

The first Europe-bound shipment of Hayward green kiwifruit for the 2014 season is on its way, having departed the Port of Tauranga early this morning aboard the... Read More

Thunderstorm watch for Bay

The MetService has issued a thunderstorm watch for the Bay of Plenty as spells of heavy rain move in across the region. High humidity and onshore winds are creating... Read More