Environment
05:00pm Wed 30 Apr, 2025
The Top 50 Best Beaches in the world have been named for 2025, but only one New Zealand beach has made it to the list. Mautohe Cathedral Cove has once... Read More
09:04am Wed 30 Apr, 2025
Motorists are being warned to prepare for anything on the roads after a car was damaged by a rockfall in the Karangahake Gorge. A video posted by Paeroa Towing... Read More
10:10am Tue 29 Apr, 2025
State Highway 30 between Whakatāne and Rotorua will return to a 100km/h speed limit by July, finalising a long and frustrating process for users of the... Read More
08:00am Tue 29 Apr, 2025
A growing appetite for one of New Zealand's rarest and most unusual fruits can now be satisfied as growers are busy harvesting a bumper crop of persimmons. Persimmon... Read More
06:00pm Mon 28 Apr, 2025
The main body of a barge that capsized at Tauranga Bridge Marina has been removed, Bay of Plenty Regional Council says. A 30m-long barge capsized on March... Read More
01:00pm Mon 28 Apr, 2025
More sea snakes could show up on our beaches in the near future, an ecologist is warning. A yellow-bellied sea snake was spotted at Omaha Beach near Auckland... Read More
08:25am Sun 27 Apr, 2025
The Great K Valley Cycle Adventure has been cancelled today due to the weather forecast, organisers said. The popular event, exploring the trails of Kōpūrererua... Read More
11:20am Thu 24 Apr, 2025
A free talk about fascinating fungi and magnificent mushrooms is happening at Te Ao Mārama - Tauranga Library this Saturday, April 26, from 12.30pm to 2.15pm. It... Read More
06:45am Thu 24 Apr, 2025
The 2025 Great K Valley Cycle Adventure, taking place on Sunday, April 27, for the fifth time, is a unique scavenger hunt on two wheels organised by Tauranga... Read More
09:00am Wed 23 Apr, 2025
To help reduce wait times at Te Maunga Transfer Station, Tauranga City Council will be changing the way garden waste is charged. "From May 1, if you only... Read More
11:00am Tue 22 Apr, 2025
Two rescues and a death in the Kaimai Range during the long weekend have prompted a warning from police to prepare for the worst before heading outdoors. The... Read More
01:00pm Mon 21 Apr, 2025
GNS Scientists monitoring the gradual increase in volcanic activity at Whakaari/White Island have raised the Volcanic Alert Level to Level 3 while the Aviation... Read More
10-Dec 18:00
ACC's financial squeeze: The human toll
10-Dec 17:00
Fight to save trees from solar farm plan
10-Dec 15:52
Christmas dinner for four for less than $100
10-Dec 14:01
Summer: Fireworks spark kiwifruit orchard fire
10-Dec 12:44
Biotoxin shellfish warning from Mount to Maketū
10-Dec 11:45
Foodbank donations top $120k at halfway mark
10-Dec 11:23
296ha blaze near SH47 started accidentally
10-Dec 11:00
Logs removed from Whakatāne bridge
10-Dec 09:00
Farming: New pilot programme to attract youth
10-Dec 08:04
Akaroa King Salmon listeria recall
10-Dec 07:34
Rāhui along Mount coast to protect kaimoana
10-Dec 07:00
Family carers win landmark Supreme Court
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