Environment
07:15am Mon 24 Mar, 2014
Thirty Bay of Plenty waterways will feature on a new website launched this week as a tool for people to find out what's really happening in their local streams,... Read More
03:45am Sun 23 Mar, 2014
With harvesting, earthworks and property maintenance underway, Bay of Plenty farmers and horticulturalists are being reminded to keep pests off their properties... Read More
03:03pm Sat 22 Mar, 2014
Home gardeners in the Bay, and anyone using sprays this autumn, are being asked to make sure they are bee and butterfly friendly - to help in the battle against... Read More
07:46am Fri 21 Mar, 2014
A quiet theme to the weather will continue into the weekend as weak fronts slide across the country. The MetService is predicting showers for Saturday and Sunday,... Read More
04:08pm Thu 20 Mar, 2014
A small amount of debris and weathered oil washed up on Mount Maunganui and Papamoa beaches at the weekend during the Cyclone Lusi storm. Bay of Plenty Regional... Read More
03:56pm Thu 20 Mar, 2014
A small amount of debris and weathered oil washed up on Mount Maunganui and Papamoa beaches at the weekend during the Cyclone Lusi storm. Bay of Plenty Regional... Read More
02:43pm Thu 20 Mar, 2014
UPDATE 3.15PM: The sunken stern section of the Rena has moved position on Astrolabe Reef. Spokesperson for the owners and insurers Hugo Shanahan says divers preparing... Read More
08:29am Thu 20 Mar, 2014
A petition calling for the Government to hold the owners and insurers of the Rena to account will be launched at Mount Drury today. Spokesperson for the ‘Remove... Read More
08:24am Thu 20 Mar, 2014
A significant step in the multi-million dollar wastewater pipeline project will take place today when the 700 metre length of pipe is floated across the Tauranga... Read More
06:47am Wed 19 Mar, 2014
A resource consent application to leave the remains of the Rena wreck on Astrolabe Reef on the basis it will avoid further environmental harm through salvage operations... Read More
09:26am Tue 18 Mar, 2014
The German owners of a container ship that leaked 1000 litres of heavy fuel oil into the Tauranga Harbour in July last year has been fined $30,000. Owner of the... Read More
12:15pm Mon 17 Mar, 2014
As a westerly breeze backs off the Bay of Plenty today, City Mayor Stuart Crosby is crediting pre-cyclone preparations in helping Tauranga come through Lusi with... 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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