Environment

Tairua gets marina

A second marina is to be built on the Coromandel's east coast following planning consent approval for a 95-berth marina at Puku Bay, Tairua. A 205-berth marina... Read More

Outdoor safety top priority

Western Bay of Plenty residents can learn more outdoor safety now three new instructors have been appointed at the Tauranga Mountain Safety Council. ... Read More

Pig s back

After crazed and depressed crated pigs were shown on television earlier this year many viewers reacted with horror, rightly considering that this is no way to treat... Read More

EBOP Tauranga move opposed

The Whakatane District Council is appealing a High Court decision which approved the relocation of Environment Bay of Plenty's headquarters to Tauranga, says EBOP's... Read More

Te Puke woman environment rewarded

Dorothy Mutton from Te Puke has earned the Old Blue award from the Royal Forest & Bird Society in Wellington. ... Read More

Millions in new Bay fund

A new fund of about $40 million is being set up to finance infrastructure projects and protect jobs by Environment Bay of Plenty. ... Read More

BOP coast clean out

Environment Bay of Plenty is earmarking some coastal communities as ‘maintenance zones' in a bid to keep Western Bay harbours clean. The maintenance zones... Read More

Greenpeace ups ante on emissions

Greenpeace is launching a Climate Change Campaign which they say is their most urgent and ambitious to date. The campaign is called ‘Sign On' and urges... Read More

Tiny kiwi chick born

Weighting in at just 173.5 grams, the smallest kiwi chick to hatch at Rotorua's Rainbow Springs Kiwi Encounter has emerged from its egg. The chick weighs just half... Read More

Late warning on storm

City council staff and contractors had little warning on the intensity of last night's thunderstorm that resulted in surface flooding across parts of the city. Cameron... Read More