Environment

Commercial cray fisher convicted and fined

A Whitianga commercial fisherman and his company have been fined more than $8,000 for failing to record almost 500kg of crayfish caught in the under-pressure CRA2... Read More

Temporary closure for Matua salt marsh track

A short section of the Matua salt marsh track will be closed while improvement work is undertaken next week. The section will be closed from Monday, 15 to Friday,... Read More

Maketu road to close as trees felled

The felling of several tall gum trees bordering Te Arawa Avenue in Maketu will see road closures in the area during December. The trees are being felled due to... Read More

Whakatāne tackles food sovereignty

Like-minded residents interested in working together for food sovereignty are being invited to an upcoming hui in Whakatane. Community initiative, ‘Greenprint... Read More

Oscar talks birds

Oscar Thomas is speaking at the monthly meeting of Birds BOP tonight. Still only 18, Oscar was the recipient of Forest & Bird's 2017 Youth Award. During 2016,... Read More

Match Fund medium grants now open

Tauranga City Council's Community Development Match Fund is now open for applications for medium grants of up to $10,000. The Match Fund supports local community... Read More

DOC to restrict beehive movement on PCL

The Department of Conservation is putting immediate restrictions on all beehive movements on Public Conservation Land in a bid to contain the spread of the fungal... Read More

Community support high for glass recycling - TCC

A week into Tauranga's new rates-funded glass recycling collection, and the community has shown their support for the initiative, says the Tauranga City Council. During... Read More

Govt takes action to help improve water quality

The Government today is announcing its next steps to improve the state of our waterways, promising a noticeable improvement in water quality within five years. 'Clean... Read More

Tauranga residents wake to find alpaca mauled

An animal owner at Barkes Corner is mourning the loss of his last alpaca, after he found it mauled to death this morning in his paddock. This is the second time... Read More

NZDF evacuates Indonesian earthquake survivors

The New Zealand Defence Force is continuing to help evacuate survivors and transport aid and emergency responders to the quake-ravaged Indonesian city of Palu. The... Read More

Thumbs up for proposed Hauraki reuse centre

A Hauraki community group on a mission has received a unanimous thumbs-up from the Council for a business case to open a reuse centre in the district. The proposal... Read More