Environment
01:48pm Thu 28 Feb, 2013
Hot, dry conditions are expected to continue despite a large anticyclone weakening in the next couple of days. Fine weather and high temperatures remain on the forecast... Read More
03:03pm Fri 22 Feb, 2013
Motorists are being advised to expect delays while travelling along Taiktimu Drive on State Highway 2 this Sunday. The NZ Transport Agency will be undertaking resurfacing... Read More
04:30pm Fri 15 Feb, 2013
Early morning stargazers will be on the lookout for the 45 metre asteroid as it flies through the atmosphere on a near miss path past Earth tomorrow. The 2012... Read More
11:43am Fri 15 Feb, 2013
Summer looks set to continue for a few weeks yet with the MetService predicting another settled patch of weather bringing sunny skies for the next 10 days. The MetService... Read More
04:34pm Fri 08 Feb, 2013
An asteroid as large as a passenger liner and massing an estimated 130,000 tonnes will fly past earth next Saturday. At its closest at 8.26am on Feb 16, the asteroid... Read More
09:06am Fri 08 Feb, 2013
Sunshine is set to hit the Bay of Plenty this weekend before a rainy start to the week according to the MetService. The MetService is predicting a high of 26 degrees... Read More
11:37am Thu 07 Feb, 2013
Eight people are now believed to have died following the magnitude 8 earthquake in the Solomon Islands which triggered a tsunami. According to reports from the... Read More
07:40am Tue 05 Feb, 2013
Recent rain may be the vital factor that triggers off the other ingredient missing from the New Zealand summer so far - the cicada chorus. The Bugman Ruud Klienpaste... Read More
10:50am Sat 02 Feb, 2013
Heavy rain is being forecast for the Bay of Plenty on Monday and Tuesday as a front moves away to the east and another moves into the far south of the South Island. This... Read More
12:15pm Fri 01 Feb, 2013
Part of the popular Crown Tramway Track at Karangahake is temporarily closed after being badly damaged by rockfall. Department of Conservation has temporarily closed... Read More
09:03am Fri 01 Feb, 2013
Tauranga residents are being warned to prepare for a cloudy and wet weekend as a high sitting on the east of New Zealand drifts away from the country. MetService... Read More
10:53am Sat 26 Jan, 2013
Scientists and Bay of Plenty Civil Defence staff are keeping a watch on White Island off the region's coast this weekend as seismic activity increases. GNS scientists... 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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