Environment
03:17pm Mon 16 Sep, 2013
Bay of Plenty Regional Council is going with its second and preferred option to re-divert the Kaituna River and create new wetlands. The Regional Council has chosen... Read More
11:47am Mon 16 Sep, 2013
A week of sunshine for Tauranga will be short lived as the weekend will see more wet weather. MetService is predicting mainly north-easterly flows for a week of... Read More
12:21pm Sun 15 Sep, 2013
Hundreds of people gathered to plant native trees in Kopurererua Valley today for Legacy Trust's annual commemorative planting day. Hundreds of people turned out... Read More
12:08pm Sun 15 Sep, 2013
The management of Tauranga's historic mountain reserve ‘Mauao' is to be shared following the official signing of a memorandum of understanding between Tauranga... Read More
08:47am Sun 15 Sep, 2013
A connection between trout numbers and lack of whitebait is being confirmed by the introduction of a trout barrier at Hamurana Springs, north east of Lake Rotorua. Whitebait... Read More
12:43pm Sat 14 Sep, 2013
The high risk and low reward was the topic of conversation at a Green Party organised talk this week. Green MP Gareth Hughes spoke to about 60 people at the meeting... Read More
06:11pm Thu 12 Sep, 2013
A Galatea farmer who unknowingly lit a rubbish fire full of aerosol cans and tyres without a permit has been fined $3000, while farm's owners have been forced to... Read More
04:14pm Thu 12 Sep, 2013
Mauao's co-management status will become official on Sunday with the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Tauranga City Council and Mauao Trust. The... Read More
09:07am Wed 11 Sep, 2013
A heavy rain warning is being issued for the Eastern Bay of Plenty as an active front moves up the North Island. The MetService is expecting rain to become heavy... Read More
07:55am Tue 10 Sep, 2013
Tauranga residents are being warned to take an umbrella to work as an active front is expected to be accompanied by heavy rain and gale force winds this week. A... Read More
09:14am Sat 07 Sep, 2013
Bay of Plenty residents had a shaky start to their morning as two earthquakes shook the Taupo region. GeoNet reported an earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter... Read More
10:16am Wed 04 Sep, 2013
Snow warnings are being issued for the Desert Road as an active trough spreads a bitterly cold southerly change across the country. The MetService has issued a snow... 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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