Environment
08:14am Sat 07 Jan, 2012
A small diesel spill in the Coromandel has prompted a call for boaties to take extra care when refuelling their vessels on or near the water Waikato Regional Council... Read More
11:57am Mon 02 Jan, 2012
Farmers in the Eastern Bay of Plenty region are being asked to dump milk as road closures, slips and flooding means tankers are not able to collect the milk from... Read More
12:07pm Tue 27 Dec, 2011
The Metservice is predicting heavy rain for parts of the North Island, including the Bay of Plenty, later this week. A weather watch has been issued by the Metservice... Read More
10:59am Tue 27 Dec, 2011
A MAF report on how the kiwifruit canker Psa-V arrived in New Zealand has overlooked New Zealand research that shows China, kiwifruit's ancestral home, could be... Read More
08:56am Tue 27 Dec, 2011
An earthquake with the depth of 5km has struck the Matata area in the Eastern Bay of Plenty. The quake registered 3.5 on the richter scale and struck 10km north... Read More
02:00pm Tue 20 Dec, 2011
The Bay of Plenty Regional Council is treating an algal bloom in Lake Okaro near Rainbow Mountain. The council is using a modified zeolite mineral to deal with... Read More
10:28am Thu 15 Dec, 2011
The University of Waikato's new coastal research field station is a busy hub for workers involved in an intensive survey of Tauranga Harbour. Bay of Plenty Regional... Read More
10:23am Thu 15 Dec, 2011
A health warning is in place for Lake Okaro after routine summer monitoring results provided by Bay of Plenty Regional Council confirmed the presence of potentially... Read More
11:27am Tue 13 Dec, 2011
Students at Otumoetai Primary School have unveiled their creative new artwork for the air quality monitoring station on their school grounds. The new artwork... Read More
09:59am Mon 12 Dec, 2011
Do you enjoy walking through native bush and listening to the calls of New Zealand native birds? Do you want to eradicate possums, rats, ferrets and stoats that... Read More
07:39am Mon 12 Dec, 2011
The green thumbed children at Katikati Kindergarten have been awarded the Silver Enviroschool status for their efforts to improve environmental sustainability. ... Read More
03:13pm Sat 10 Dec, 2011
People are being called upon to help look after the region's beaches in a bid to get rid of any oil on them. Adopt-a-beach is a community initiative set up with... 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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