Environment
12:00am Tue 13 Oct, 2009
The big winner in a round of national funding from Department of Conservation is the Kopurererua Valley Restoration project. It is set to receive $40,000 from DoC's... Read More
12:00am Thu 08 Oct, 2009
Iwi concerns about the environmental and ecological impacts of the next round of harbour dredging have resulted in a more in depth look at the issues. The Ngaiterangi... Read More
12:00am Wed 07 Oct, 2009
The recent protest by Greenpeace against the importation of palm kernel extract hit a chord with many farmers who feel the importation of PKE is unnecessary. One... Read More
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12:00am Tue 06 Oct, 2009
The decision by the Taupo District Council to call for a ban of the aerial use of 1080 poison was not a hunter-led initiative, says Bay of Plenty Deerstalker Association... Read More
12:00am Mon 05 Oct, 2009
The poison, 1080, is not expected to be used on Western Bay of Plenty forests in the near future. Western Bay of Plenty District Council Mayor Ross Paterson says... Read More
12:00am Wed 23 Sep, 2009
Anti 1080 campaigner Dean Maisey is expecting a large turnout tomorrow night for a screening of the film, Poisoning Paradise: Ecocide New Zealand. The documentary... Read More
12:00am Sat 19 Sep, 2009
A bug that eats the noxious plant woolly nightshade is to be imported into the Bay of Plenty. Managing woolly nightshade has been the Bay of Plenty region's most... Read More
12:00am Wed 16 Sep, 2009
Three local councils plan to tackle the harbour sea lettuce problem. Environment Bay of Plenty, Tauranga City Council and Western Bay of Plenty District Council... Read More
12:00am Mon 14 Sep, 2009
Tauranga public has dumped 56 tonnes of ‘e-waste' in the third national eDay on Saturday. It was a similar volume to last year's 57 tonnes, but traffic was... Read More
12:00am Mon 14 Sep, 2009
Friends of Puketoki volunteer Colin Hewens is puzzled as to why someone would steal the group's possum traps. 'Perhaps they have a problem with us trapping possums,... Read More
12:00am Sun 13 Sep, 2009
Dr Paul Salmon of the Skin Centre in Tauranga donated 75 Pohutukawa trees which were planted around Mauao on Friday, September 11. Dr Paul Salmon and the Skin... Read More
12:00am Fri 04 Sep, 2009
The ‘greenies' fought hard to preserve it and the ‘Jolly Green Giant' himself, world famous botanist David Bellamy, was at the forefront of that fight.... 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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