Tauranga's water is being used at a rate which cannot be maintained if dry weather continues. Tauranga City Council is asking residents and visitors to Tauranga... Read More

A unique kindergarten playground in Katikati made completely out of clay will be completed on Friday. Construction of the $10,000 playground at Katikati Kindergarten... Read More

Shellfish continue to be toxic following the latest round of tests, and people should continue to avoid collecting or eating shellfish from a large area along the... Read More

Environment Bay of Plenty has lifted its health warning for the Rangitaiki River bear Murupara. This move comes after the latest Environment BOP test confirmed... Read More

There's a public meeting in Te Puke on Tuesday evening about the planting of puriri trees in Te Puke. The large natives adoring the centre island of Te Puke's main... Read More

The wellbeing of the dotterel population at Matakana Island is being threatened by the recklessness of beach patrons, according to the Department of Conservation. DOC... Read More

Tauranga resident and former climate scientist John Maunder says the politicisation of the climate change issue is ruining the debate on it. In 1985 there were about... Read More

The mechanical removal of mangroves in Tauranga Harbour is underway. At an official ceremony held on Thursday in Matua, Environment Bay of Plenty chairman John Cronin... Read More

The Matua Peninsula is a magnet for sea lettuce this summer providing most of the 950 tonnes of the green weed removed from Tauranga's harbour beaches since November. 'The... Read More

Some of the lights on the Mount Maunganui side of the Port of Tauranga are changing colour. It's part of an experiment to see if yellower lights will drive away... Read More

December's warm dry weather in the Bay of Plenty is likely to continue until Autumn, say NIWA climate scientists. The El Nino weather pattern is well-established... Read More

There are health warnings in place for Lake Rotoehu and the Rangitaiki River upstream from Aniwhenua because of blue green algal blooms. This cyanobacteria is... Read More