Environment
02:39pm Sun 15 Apr, 2012
The Waikato District Health Board is reconfirming the water in Thames is safe to drink. Test were undertaken at the source (before water gets into the reticulation... Read More
08:26am Thu 12 Apr, 2012
The Bay of Plenty is expected to experience heavy bursts of rain in the next 24 hours as a low pressure weather system moves over the region. The MetService is forecasting... Read More
02:16pm Sun 08 Apr, 2012
Divers, a barge and a helicopter are due to arrive on the Coromandel coastline on Monday to help with the rocky coastline clean-up. Debris from the Rena has been... Read More
12:23pm Sun 08 Apr, 2012
A new bridge crossing the Kopurererua Stream a short distance from the Faulkner Street kiosk was lowered into place by crane this week. The bridge provides public... Read More
08:10am Sat 07 Apr, 2012
There has been much confusion among Tauranga residents as to the species of a brown bird spotted in the garden of a Mount Maunganui resident this week. Mike Kuipers... Read More
04:28pm Sun 01 Apr, 2012
Bay of Plenty Regional Council is planning to spend $45.5 million during the next eight years to change land use around four of Rotorua's lakes. The proposal is... Read More
03:53pm Sun 01 Apr, 2012
Rotorua District Council is moving to digital media as a form of informing the public, as is places its State of Environment document on its website. Previously... Read More
01:20pm Sun 01 Apr, 2012
Tauranga successfully led the New Zealand Earth Hour celebrations in recognition of the community's efforts to clean up the environment following the Rena oil spill,... Read More
09:12am Sat 31 Mar, 2012
Tauranga residents are being encouraged to head along to Sulphur Point tonight as Earth Hour celebrations take place. Tauranga City Council is hosting an acoustic... Read More
02:32pm Thu 29 Mar, 2012
As Tauranga gets set to lead New Zealand's Earth Hour celebrations this Saturday, WWF-New Zealand is launching a $60,000 fund to help communities restore coastal... Read More
07:06am Thu 29 Mar, 2012
Recycled soil from works being done on the Lake Road overbridge in Rotorua are being reused at a separate site in the town. The Rotorua District Council is raising... Read More
09:46am Sat 24 Mar, 2012
It's been almost six months since the grounding of the Rena on Astrolabe Reef in October, and now Tauranga has another environmental challenge to step up to as its... 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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