Western Bay households could save up to $5000 if councils work together to deliver water services, while Tauranga households could save up to $2100. Tauranga... Read More

The industrial hemp sector is feeling unified and buoyant by a long-awaited regulatory review that it hopes will see more farmers adopt the crop and unlock its... Read More

A legal bid to stop a sewerage pipe being installed in a wāhi tapu area near Rotorua has failed in the Environment Court. Works on the Tarawera Sewerage... Read More

Love it or hate it, daylight savings is upon us again. As clocks move an hour backward on April 6, many of us will be adjusting to shorter afternoons, disrupted... Read More

Approximately 10L of diesel has been released into the harbour after a barge capsized at the Tauranga Bridge Marina. In a statement sent by a Bay of Plenty... Read More

The first phase of a restoration has begun for a significant city centre historic site. On Sunday, work was undertaken to remove four trees from Monmouth... Read More

A health warning has been issued for Ōtautū Bay in Lake Rotoehu due to a bloom of potentially toxic blue-green algae. The medical officer of health... Read More

Poor management of a travelling irrigator led to dairy effluent entering a stream and landed two farmers in court facing big fines. Grobecker Farming... Read More

The government was told its climate target for 2035 was "below expectations" for a developed country and unlikely to meet the expectations of key partners and... Read More

Not all orchids are large plants with big showy flowers. And it is the smaller varieties that are the domain of grower and enthusiast Wilma Fitzgibbons. Fitzgibbons... Read More

A sighting of fish in Katikati's Uretara River or native birds when walking the Haiku Pathway is a high-five moment for the volunteers working to remove invasive... Read More

A possible dam proposal on the Kaituna River could have 'catastrophic impacts” if approved under fast-track legislation, the Rotorua Lakes Community Board... Read More