10:10am Thu 18 Jul, 2024
People in the Bay of Plenty, and visitors to GeoNet's volcano cameras page may have spotted an almost continuous steam and gas plume from Whakaari/White Island... Read More
04:00pm Tue 16 Jul, 2024
Parts of Te Papa's colossal squid have found their way to Katikati. Colossal Squid: Freaky Features is developed and toured by the Museum of New Zealand... Read More
02:00pm Tue 16 Jul, 2024
Rural Women New Zealand is once again joining forces with Massey University to help raise awareness and funds to combat leptospirosis. 'Leptospirosis is a... Read More
01:00pm Tue 16 Jul, 2024
When you think of electricity, fibre optics don't immediately spring to mind. But lines company Powerco is installing 164km of it around its Coromandel network... Read More
08:00am Tue 16 Jul, 2024
Recreational water users in the Bay of Plenty and Lakes districts should be aware of potential blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) blooms when using local waterways... Read More
05:00pm Mon 15 Jul, 2024
The Environmental Protection Authority has approved the release of a rust fungus to control the spread of Chilean needle grass, an invasive weed that not only... Read More
10:00am Sat 13 Jul, 2024
Katikati will not be getting its own sandy beach after all. Katikati Boating Club members are disappointed with the Western Bay of Plenty District Council's... Read More
07:00am Sat 13 Jul, 2024
It takes a village to raise a pontoon, and the Bay Coast Rowing Club has proven just that with the completion of their long-awaited pontoon project. On Thursday,... Read More
01:00pm Fri 12 Jul, 2024
A research project to capture an inventory of all exotic planted forests in New Zealand — to provide a valuable tool for commercial forestry decisions... Read More
07:30am Fri 12 Jul, 2024
Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology student, Abby McDonald, is at the forefront of a pioneering initiative to transform marine conservation in Tauranga's harbour.... Read More
07:00pm Thu 11 Jul, 2024
New Zealanders will get to enjoy more of our country's natural beauty including at Cathedral Cove - Mautohe thanks to a $25 million boost for conservation, Conservation... Read More
06:45am Thu 11 Jul, 2024
A rescue effort spanning 48 hours and involving five search and rescue teams saved a man who went missing in atrocious conditions in rugged Westland. While... Read More