Environment
03:16pm Fri 01 Apr, 2011
Western Bay residents keen on the outdoors are able to kayak the Wairoa River free of charge on Saturday. Tauranga Forest and Bird is organising the event to celebrate... Read More
08:59am Sat 26 Mar, 2011
A free concert held in honour of Earth Hour is expected to bring out some of the region's top musicians tonight. Tauranga singer and songwriter Luke Thompson will... Read More
12:12pm Wed 23 Mar, 2011
The MetService is reporting there is little or no chance radioactive material released into the atmosphere from damaged Japanese nuclear power stations will reach... Read More
01:40pm Thu 17 Mar, 2011
Canada Geese are being taken off the game list, meaning farmers will soon be able to shoot them at-will as pests. Conservation Minister Kate Wilkinson says Canada... Read More
03:00pm Mon 14 Mar, 2011
Jeanette Fitzsimons, Rod Oram and Cath Wallace are leading a Tauranga discussion on New Zealand's way forward past current economic crises. The speakers will discuss... Read More
08:38am Thu 10 Mar, 2011
The welcome sight of orca in Tauranga harbour this summer is expected to continue as long as the harbour's underwater environment is looked after. The orca come... Read More
09:29am Tue 08 Mar, 2011
Algae levels at Okawa Bay on Lake Rotoiti are reduced following treatment with a modified zeolite product called Aqual P. Bay of Plenty Regional Council lakes operations... Read More
10:16am Tue 22 Feb, 2011
Bay of Plenty Regional Council is going to erect barriers and make other modifications to the Te Tumu Cut groyne structure at Maketu in an attempt to make it suitable... Read More
10:00am Tue 22 Feb, 2011
Bay of Plenty Regional Council is treating Okawa Bay on Lake Rotoiti with a product to prevent potentially toxic blue-green algae blooming on the lake. The council's... Read More
08:18am Fri 18 Feb, 2011
Cleaning up Mount Maunganui's beaches is the main focus of a volunteer environmental group on Saturday. Sustainable Coastlines is a volunteer project based in Auckland... Read More
10:04am Tue 15 Feb, 2011
Bay of Plenty Regional Council is running drop-in information sessions across the region to provide face-to-face advice about resource consents. The council's resource... Read More
10:15am Mon 14 Feb, 2011
Bay of Plenty Regional Council is satisfied it is getting the necessary return from its support of the Sustainable Business Network. The councillors were given an... 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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