Environment
11:04am Sat 18 Aug, 2012
An active area of thunderstorms and torrential rain is moving in toward the upper North Island as a low is expected to hit the eastern region of the Bay of Plenty... Read More
03:14pm Tue 14 Aug, 2012
Te Puna Station Road is closed until Wednesday after the bank above the road collapsed, bringing trees down onto the road. Te Puna Station Road is closed while... Read More
03:33pm Fri 10 Aug, 2012
Mount Tongariro is heating up with GNS Science confirming magma is present inside the volcano. Gas readings taken from a flight this morning reveal the presence... Read More
02:21pm Fri 10 Aug, 2012
Rain is being predicted for the Bay of Plenty region on Saturday evening with heavy falls expected to develop in the north. The MetService says heavy rain is expected... Read More
08:58am Fri 10 Aug, 2012
The Bay of Plenty has had a wild 24 hours with electrical storms, erupting volcanos and earthquakes. GNS Science reports an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.7 shook... Read More
04:19pm Sun 05 Aug, 2012
Stronger than normal spring westerlies often associated with El Nino periods are not expected to be very prominent in the coming August-October period, according... Read More
04:10pm Sat 04 Aug, 2012
The Waikato Regional Council seeking special, emergency permission for permission to use herbicides to spray invasive alligator weed at the Ruahorehore Stream near... Read More
04:11pm Tue 31 Jul, 2012
An Environment Court hearing is underway in Waihi to hear objections to variations to the mining licence for the Martha Mine open pit operations. The variations... Read More
12:26pm Fri 27 Jul, 2012
Car tyres, plastic bottles and old furniture are some of the items collected from the Waikareao Estuary during an Otumoetai College initiated clean-up day. About... Read More
10:53am Mon 23 Jul, 2012
GNS Science has raised the alert level on the volcano Mount Tongariro from 0 to 1, and changed the Aviation Colour Code to Yellow due of an ongoing series of earthquakes. The... Read More
03:26pm Sun 22 Jul, 2012
A severe weather warning has been issued for the Western Bay of Plenty predicting heavy rain and strong winds for today and tomorrow. The MetService says the severe... Read More
10:38am Sat 21 Jul, 2012
Bay of Plenty residents are being urged not to share or grow banned aquatic pest plants which pose a 'huge” risk to the region's waterways. The Ministry of... 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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