Environment

Centre s future depends on environmentalists

Despite recent funding and staffing cuts, the Tauranga Environment Centre's trustees are determined to keep it open. ... Read More

Wanted: Mamaku memories

Stories from the Kaimai Ranges are being called for by the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand, which is creating a formal historic record of... Read More

Bay spring average

NIWA's National Climate Centre predicts typical spring weather in the Western Bay of Plenty before El Niño sets in across the country. Average temperatures... Read More

New climate change group

Tauranga residents concerned about climate change are starting up a Bay of Plenty chapter of the international organisation called 350. Based on a range of scientific... Read More

Right light for the night

Bay of Plenty residents can reduce power bills, using information on the new website www.rightlight.govt.nz 'Many households and businesses pay more than they need... Read More

Bay fruit bowl over flows

The Bay of Plenty's commercial fruit and vegetable industry looks set to grow substantially with Horticulture New Zealand's aim to increase the national commercial... Read More

Southern pipeline options considered

Memorial Park's future role as a hub for the city's wastewater management is being discussed at today's Tauranga City Council Projects and Services Committee meeting. The... Read More

Sewage tunnel explored

City engineers have been given approval to look at plans and costs for a 2.5 metre diameter tunnel under 10th Avenue from Memorial Park to Graham Park. The tunnel... Read More

Jamie inspires young leaders

He was the first kiwi to reach the South Pole unsupported, he broke records in the Trans-Atlantic Rowing Race and next month, Tauranga's Jamie Fitzgerald takes the... Read More

Better e-waste disposal

Getting wasted takes on a wholesome new meaning for Bay of Plenty residents on September 12. It's the third national eDay and Tauranga, Whakatane and Rotorua... Read More

Tauranga Enviroschool funds in question

All but one programme in the Western Bay of Plenty's Enviroschools are safe from budget cuts announced this week by the Ministry of Education. ... Read More

Waste costs drop at Bayfair

Waste costs are down 44 per cent at Bayfair shopping centre at Mount Maunganui. The centre reports the drop since management began reforming its sustainable policy... Read More