Environment
10:45am Fri 06 Dec, 2024
New Zealand's top lifeguards enhanced their lifesaving skills at the National Lifeguard School's intensive training event in Mount Maunganui. The 19 lifeguards... Read More
08:30am Thu 05 Dec, 2024
With an exceptionally hot summer on the cards, concerns have been raised about a new sunbathing trend. Cancer Society prevention policy lead Emma Shields... Read More
06:30am Thu 05 Dec, 2024
Project partners Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council and iwi collective Te Wahapū o Waihī have officially broken ground on a first-of-its-kind wetland... Read More
04:00pm Tue 03 Dec, 2024
Scion has unveiled a $3.6 million upgrade to its Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) lab, enhancing its capacity to support NZ's broader innovative research requirements,... Read More
11:15am Tue 03 Dec, 2024
Frederick Wihongi got into teaching others to cook because he wanted to improve his own health. Now he's won recognition from SociaLink's Volunteering Services... Read More
08:30am Tue 03 Dec, 2024
The high pathogenic avian influenza - otherwise known as bird flu - has been found on a free range chicken farm in North Otago. Laying hens foraging outside... Read More
08:00am Tue 03 Dec, 2024
Fire and Emergency New Zealand will restrict outdoor fires in the Bay of Plenty from 8am on Wednesday 4 December, after a sharp increase in the number of fast-moving... Read More
07:00am Tue 03 Dec, 2024
Deaths by drowning are on track to be the lowest since 2018, but advocates are still urging people to stay vigilant around the water. Water Safety New Zealand... Read More
07:00pm Mon 02 Dec, 2024
If you feel like there are more, fatter, flies buzzing around your home in New Zealand this year, you're not wrong. While there is no official headcount,... Read More
06:00pm Mon 02 Dec, 2024
Walking access to Cathedral Cove has been restored for the busy summer period after it was badly damaged by extreme weather. A temporary walking track has... Read More
07:30am Sat 30 Nov, 2024
The Japanese mantis shrimp (Oratosquilla oratoria) has been detected for the first time in the Bay of Plenty region. As part of Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional... Read More
09:15am Fri 29 Nov, 2024
Slightly elevated levels of the toxic heavy metal arsenic have been detected in treated water sourced from the Waikato River. Science and environmental... Read More
23-Dec 08:30
Safe travelling: What not to pack in your suitcase
23-Dec 08:00
Speeding concerns amid low road toll in WBOP
23-Dec 07:30
NZ’s forecast to Christmas Day
23-Dec 07:00
Juicy Fest NZ dates cancelled
23-Dec 06:45
Police issue Christmas warning
23-Dec 06:30
Full closure planned for Ōropi bike park
22-Dec 20:00
$32.6 million in remediation payments, Health NZ
22-Dec 19:00
Don't let your Christmas drone cause trouble
22-Dec 18:00
Factors that affect your drinking experience
22-Dec 17:00
Items people tried to smuggle into BOP courts
22-Dec 16:00
Port of Tauranga’s generous foodbank donation
22-Dec 15:00
Is your holiday destination hiding a health risk?
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