Environment
01:18pm Tue 30 Aug, 2011
BayTrust is granting $10,000 to aid the restoration of the ecological corridor from Tauranga harbour through the Kaimai-Mamaku Forest Park to the Waikato. This... Read More
08:25am Sat 27 Aug, 2011
Tauranga residents are being encouraged to compost their food scraps at home. While the Tauranga City Council doesn't provide a service, it leases land to Revital... Read More
01:14pm Wed 24 Aug, 2011
Mount Intermediate students are picking up rubbish this week as part of the nationwide initiative - Keep New Zealand Beautiful. Students from Room Four at the school... Read More
08:54am Tue 23 Aug, 2011
Tauranga residents had a rocky start to the morning as a 3.8 magnitude earthquake struck the Bay of Plenty. GNS Science reports say the quake hit the region at 9.14am... Read More
11:23am Sat 20 Aug, 2011
The Government is seeking applications from marine farmers in the Tauranga and Western Bay of Plenty District. The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry's Sustainable... Read More
09:15am Thu 18 Aug, 2011
Two international volunteers are to spend the next five months working at McLaren Falls as part of an international exchange programme. Park ranger Gary Borman... Read More
11:04am Tue 16 Aug, 2011
Bay of Plenty Regional Council and Toi Te Ora Public Health are advising people not to swim in the Puarenga Stream after water testing showed it home to faecal contamination. The... Read More
09:47am Tue 09 Aug, 2011
Ways of reducing the damage caused by forest debris in storms are being investigated by the Bay of Plenty Regional Council and the forestry industry. August 2010... Read More
01:14pm Mon 01 Aug, 2011
Chartered Natural Therapies Practitioner Don Paterson is hoping to gain public support in petitioning the Western Bay of Plenty District Council to plant fruit trees... Read More
10:32am Sun 31 Jul, 2011
The sand dunes along the Papamoa coast are getting a makeover as volunteers plant new plants to restore the dunes. Coast Care Bay of Plenty is running dune planting... Read More
10:13am Thu 28 Jul, 2011
The Bay of Plenty Regional Council's wetland project is receiving praise from Environment Minister Nick Smith. Nick was at the launch of the wetland at Lake... Read More
03:22pm Wed 27 Jul, 2011
The Tauranga Environment Centre Trust is receiving a $60,000 boost from the government's Community Environment Fund. Environment Minister Nick Smith was in Tauranga... Read More
08-Nov 07:00
From five-year-olds to teachers
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
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