09:57am Mon 14 Feb, 2011
Bay of Plenty Regional Council is seeking environmentally conscious students to represent the region. Three students will be selected from around the region to represent... Read More
12:58pm Thu 10 Feb, 2011
Tauranga City Council pollution prevention officers are investigating a milk spillage into an open drain at Maleme Street. An unknown quantity of milk was discharged... Read More
10:28am Wed 09 Feb, 2011
Te Horo, a young male kiwi, is roaming free in Otanewainuku Forest after being hatched and raised at Kiwi Encounter in Rotorua as part of Operation Nest Egg. This... Read More
09:15am Sat 05 Feb, 2011
Issues around harbour health and access to it are the main concerns raised by people surveyed over the recreational use of Tauranga harbour.Keeping Tauranga harbour... Read More
02:40pm Fri 04 Feb, 2011
The health warning imposed for the water in Pilot Bay, Kulim Park and at Maxwells Road is lifted - but the water in most other areas remains off limits. Tauranga... Read More
04:33pm Thu 03 Feb, 2011
Complaints from an Omanu resident about a strong smell coming from industrial plant on Hewletts Road are unfounded. Jeff Law says he and his neighbours have noticed... Read More
09:57am Thu 03 Feb, 2011
Te Puke dog Tia is making a trip over the Kaimai Ranges today as her expertise is required by Environment Waikato. The six-year-old German short-hair pointer is... Read More
12:07pm Wed 02 Feb, 2011
Scientists using robotic underwater vehicles to map the bottom of Lake Rotomahana are certain they have found part of the Pink Terraces sitting on the lake floor.... Read More
11:06am Wed 02 Feb, 2011
The health warning in place since early January for Lake Ohakuri, downstream from Orakeikorako on the Waikato River, is lifted. 'Results of regular water testing... Read More
11:29am Thu 20 Jan, 2011
Unprecedented numbers of petrels washing ashore on Western Bay of Plenty beaches are straining the accommodation at the Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre. Chrissy... Read More
08:22am Thu 20 Jan, 2011
Ohope's West End and Mount Maunganui Main Beach are identified as the region's ‘nursery breaks' following the Bay of Plenty Regional Council hosted surf workshops. A... Read More
11:44am Mon 17 Jan, 2011
The future of Tauranga's iconic 147 year old 'Aspen tree' remains uncertain after one of its large branches fell on Monday morning - temporarily blocking McLean... Read More