Environment

Hunters gear up for game bird hunting season

Hunters around the country have their fingers and toes crossed for some foul weather this weekend with the game bird season getting underway. Fish & Game... Read More

Mount air quality impacting health-review confirms

Mount Maunganui's poor air quality has been confirmed as impacting people's health, forcing officials to weigh up the future of the city's industrial... Read More

Large, out of control fire in Minden

Update: Tuseday 9.46am. On Monday April 29, Fire and Emergency New Zealand crews were called to a fire in Minden just before 2.30pm. "There were four... Read More

DOC’s current projects in the Bay of Plenty

The Department of Conservation is working on two major projects in the Bay of Plenty - one in the Karangahake Gorge and one on the Wairere Falls Track. 'The... Read More

How would you spend $30,000 in the BOP?

Have you cast your vote yet for your favourite Bay of Plenty environmental project? Voting is now open for the School Sustainability and Resilient Fund 2024.... Read More

Work ahead on State Highway 5

A reminder that State Highway 5 Napier-Taupō Road will be closed for two nights next week as asphalting and line marking is carried out. SH5 will be closed... Read More

Mapping the Bay of Plenty coastline

An aerial survey along the Bay of Plenty coastline aims to create detailed 3D maps to help inform communities about the risks of coastal flooding and provide... Read More

Residents demand action over smelly lake

After paying up to $100,000 for a report about how to make environmental improvements to Sullivan Lake, Whakatāne's council appears to have no plans to... Read More

Mount Maunganui shark encounter

When a 12-year-old surfer came within touching distance of a shark yesterday at Omanu Beach, his first reaction was to stay calm and quietly lead his younger... Read More

Swipe card found in Antarctica after 13 years

You've heard of finding a needle in a haystack, but what about finding a swipe card in the vast expanse of the world's oceans? RNZ Concert senior... Read More

Funding to help vulnerable lifeguard club

The future of a community hub in the heart of Waihī Beach is now looking clearer, despite the challenges it is facing due to a changing climate. In May 2023,... Read More

$1.35m grant to study lion-like jumping spiders

A University of Canterbury animal behaviour expert is part of a global team launching pioneering research into the predatory behaviour of jumping spiders. Professor... Read More