Environment
01:29pm Sun 05 May, 2013
The Bay of Plenty is set for more wet and wild weather with Metservice forecasting heavy rain and wind gusts strengthening into this evening. Metservice duty forecaster... Read More
12:27pm Sun 05 May, 2013
A quiet movie night almost resulted in a family's own blockbuster after what is believed to be a tornado ripped through their backyard last night. Pahoia residents... Read More
11:46am Sun 05 May, 2013
A $22.5 million government-funded project to clean up New Zealand's worst contaminated site is now complete. A closing ceremony was held at Tui Mine at Te Aroha... Read More
10:18am Sat 04 May, 2013
Landslips have closed sections of the popular Orokawa Bay Scenic Reserve at Waihi Beach. Torrential rain that flooded Waihi Beach in the past month, damaging property... Read More
07:14am Sat 04 May, 2013
The sound of gunshots will echo through the Western Bay of Plenty as duck shooting season officially starts today. The season can run for up to three months, depending... Read More
02:17pm Thu 02 May, 2013
A wet and cold close to the end of the week is being predicted by the MetService as a rapidly evolving weather system arrives from the Tasman Sea. Media and communications... Read More
04:38pm Wed 01 May, 2013
A magnitude three earthquake has struck the North Island, 20km south of Whitianga. The quake struck around 3.54pm. GNS Scientists are reporting it had a focal depth... Read More
02:56pm Tue 30 Apr, 2013
Tauranga City Council weed spray contractors are to undergo refresher courses after a resident discovered the wrong spray was used to kill off agapanthus in the... Read More
12:26pm Tue 30 Apr, 2013
Bay of Plenty company Enternet Online's mascot EVA is heading back to the Bay after visiting space in a world first feat. The toy mascot was launched into space... Read More
09:56am Sun 28 Apr, 2013
Tauranga Girls' College student Loren McCarthy is off to represent the Bay of Plenty in Sir Peter Blake Youth EnviroLeaders' Forum next week. Loren McCarthy is travelling... Read More
11:18am Thu 25 Apr, 2013
The recent heavy rain is seen some of the worst flooding in the Western Bay of Plenty in years, says the Bay of Plenty Regional Council. While the rain has brought... Read More
03:42pm Wed 24 Apr, 2013
Those gathering for dawn services around the country this Anzac Day may want to take their raincoats as rain is forecast. The MetService is predicting morning and... 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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