Environment
06:00am Sun 26 Oct, 2025
International tourists visiting the Eastern Bay this week didn't discover the 100% Pure New Zealand image from the glossy marketing. Instead, they helped... Read More
06:06am Sat 25 Oct, 2025
An iwi-led conservation movement is reshaping the Kaimai Mamaku landscape, blending mātauranga Māori (traditional Māori knowledge) with ecological science... Read More
05:00pm Fri 24 Oct, 2025
A group of Pāuanui residents wants Tairua Harbour to be dredged, saying it has become an increasingly dangerous place for boats. Pauanui Recreation and... Read More
09:00am Fri 24 Oct, 2025
The Monmouth Redoubt is ready to welcome visitors once again, with restoration works now complete and a new timber boardwalk officially open from this weekend. Located... Read More
08:20am Thu 23 Oct, 2025
Warning: This story contains graphic details of injuries Helping victims of the Whakaari eruption off their rescue boat was the 'most confronting scene”... Read More
07:30am Thu 23 Oct, 2025
Labour weekend marks the unofficial start of the summer boating season and Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council is urging boaties to make sure everything... Read More
10:45am Wed 22 Oct, 2025
From Saturday, October 25, new marine protection areas will take effect across the Hauraki Gulf. The Department of Conservation (DOC) was responsible for... Read More
09:30am Wed 22 Oct, 2025
A Mount Maunganui business is aiming to use undersea drones to help protect seafloor cables from sabotage as well as other work. SYOS Aerospace has acquired... Read More
04:00pm Tue 21 Oct, 2025
If you look up to the night sky later this week you might just catch a glimpse of the annual Orionid meteor shower. The Orionid meteor shower occurs when... Read More
09:01am Tue 21 Oct, 2025
Communication barriers in the response to the Whakaari White Island disaster have been highlighted in a coroners court. The coronial inquest into the disaster... Read More
07:30am Mon 20 Oct, 2025
During Recycling Week 2024, nearly 27,000kg of e-waste was diverted from landfills nationwide. As the campaign returns for its 13th year, Reclaim - the recycling... Read More
07:00am Mon 20 Oct, 2025
New research highlights the need to integrate mental health support into all phases of oil spill response training for wildlife responders, after an exploration... Read More
08-Dec 18:05
Tauranga man imprisoned for rape of his cousin
08-Dec 17:00
Sam Ruthe sets new benchmark
08-Dec 16:30
Customs seizes cocaine worth nearly $16m
08-Dec 14:29
Highway closed as crews fight multiple fires
08-Dec 14:22
Warm week ahead before cooler change on Friday
08-Dec 13:00
Growers urged to keep eyes open for hornets
08-Dec 11:58
Former PM announces death of centenarian father
08-Dec 11:45
Kaimai Range SH29 shut overnight for five nights
08-Dec 10:58
Crash brings traffic to a halt on SH2
08-Dec 10:00
Playoff thriller: BOP clinch interprovincial title
08-Dec 08:52
Suspicious scrub fire burns through orchard
08-Dec 08:00
Manu Champs splash back into town!
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