Environment
10:04am Mon 07 Oct, 2013
Papamoa firefighters encountered a fluffy rescue at the weekend when they were called to pluck a family of ducklings from a drain in Tara Road. The rescue on Saturday... Read More
02:10pm Sun 06 Oct, 2013
Lake Rotoiti has emerged as the 'most improved” of Rotorua's three popular trout fishing lakes - as anglers fished the first day of the new season this week. The... Read More
03:22pm Sat 05 Oct, 2013
Hundreds of small trees have been planted at Historic Village in an attempt to re-establish what some believe is a historic kahikatea forest area. As many as 400... Read More
02:20pm Sat 05 Oct, 2013
Bay of Plenty Regional Council and Whakatane District Council are joining forces to inspect industrial sites around Whakatane which could pollute waterways. Staff... Read More
07:33am Sat 05 Oct, 2013
Tauranga's fine weather is expected to continue this weekend with sunshine forecast for Saturday and Sunday. The MetService is expecting a reasonably fine weekend... Read More
07:00am Sat 05 Oct, 2013
Two years on from the grounding of the container ship Rena off the Tauranga coast and salvors are still working to remove the wreck with the next phase of cutting... Read More
03:32pm Thu 03 Oct, 2013
Leisure Island's little blue penguin colony has taken a devastating blow one week out from the second anniversary of the Rena grounding on Astrolabe Reef. Most of... Read More
03:21pm Wed 02 Oct, 2013
Above average temperatures are expected in the Bay of Plenty with the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Science predicting a warm summer ahead. NIWA's... Read More
07:21am Wed 02 Oct, 2013
Resident near Taupo had a shaky evening after a 2.9 magnitude earthquake hit the region. GeoNet is reporting the quake hit about 8.57pm and was centred 15km north-east... Read More
06:43am Wed 02 Oct, 2013
Residents looking to light open fires during the summer season are being reminded they must first obtain a fire permit from their local council. Hot on the heels... Read More
04:42pm Tue 01 Oct, 2013
Bay of Plenty residents are being warned not to touch any canisters of a dangerous fumigant washed overboard from a cargo ship off the coast. The MV Gladiator was... Read More
08:24pm Mon 30 Sep, 2013
A strong earthquake is reported to have struck near the Kermadec Islands, 900km from Tauranga. GeoNet is reporting a magnitude 5.8 quake just before 7pm. The quake... 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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