07:00am Fri 14 Feb, 2025
Staff for the Department of Conservation (DoC) in Coromandel are outraged after two boaties were seen taking dogs on to pest-free Kawhitu/Stanley Island, risking... Read More
08:00pm Thu 13 Feb, 2025
An intrepid penguin hailing from New Zealand's Snares Island has popped up in the Chilean city of Punta Arenas, more than 7500km away The Snares penguin's... Read More
07:00pm Thu 13 Feb, 2025
A groundbreaking study into underground microbes that could influence hydrogen storage in Aotearoa is being conducted by University of Canterbury (UC) Microbiology... Read More
02:22pm Thu 13 Feb, 2025
A person has been pulled from the water in the Coromandel. A police spokeswoman said ambulance and fire services were called to Whangapoua Beach just... Read More
11:00am Thu 13 Feb, 2025
A working cellphone can be the difference between life and death during a natural disaster. When cellphones failed to transmit emergency alerts in 2019 wildfires... Read More
05:00am Thu 13 Feb, 2025
Mount Maunganui locals say they are fed up with the rubbish and broken glass left by people partying on the beach and drinking outside their homes. They are... Read More
06:30am Wed 12 Feb, 2025
Hope Family Funerals is the first funeral service provider to offer certified natural burials in Tauranga. The Te Puna-based funeral home has been certified... Read More
10:50am Tue 11 Feb, 2025
Bay of Plenty fruit and vegetable growers don't want to be left high and dry in a review of water use by the regional council. The Tauranga Geothermal System... Read More
08:30am Tue 11 Feb, 2025
A complex rescue of two fishermen wrapped up a busy weekend for surf lifeguards, who completed 26 rescues over the weekend. Two fishermen are lucky to be... Read More
08:00am Tue 11 Feb, 2025
A DoC-led spartina control operation will focus on an infestation of the plants in the inter-tidal areas of Coromandel Harbour later this month. Spartina... Read More
01:00pm Sun 09 Feb, 2025
Whether you use a smartphone, point-and-shoot camera or digital SLR, there is a chance to win prizes with your pictures. Epic Te Puke's photo competition,... Read More
04:00pm Fri 07 Feb, 2025
Wine is soon to become a big part of Austen Targett's life. The former Te Puke High School student heads off this month to Lincoln University to study Viticulture... Read More