Environment
08:01am Sun 01 Nov, 2015
People now have until December 1 to provide their feedback to Bay of Plenty Regional Council about how they believe water allocation should be managed in the region. The... Read More
11:10am Sat 31 Oct, 2015
A weekend asteroid is going to make a near miss of planet earth. In New Zealand, it will be just before 6am on Sunday when the 470m diameter rock passes 1.3 lunar... Read More
09:22am Sat 31 Oct, 2015
Bay of Plenty Regional Council is keen to stop further expansion of wallabies, termed 'unwanted organisms' in the Biosecurity Act, within the Bay of Plenty. The... Read More
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04:47pm Fri 30 Oct, 2015
Robots pollinating flowers and picking kiwifruit, drones monitoring orchards from above and management decisions made on 'virtual orchard” models are coming... Read More
12:56pm Fri 30 Oct, 2015
Elder statesman Sir Brian Elwood has been awarded the kiwifruit industry's highest accolade - the 2015 Fresh Carriers Hayward Medal in recognition of 10 years of... Read More
11:26am Fri 30 Oct, 2015
Bay of Plenty Lions Clubs are inviting people to visit their Lions Tree Grove at the TECT All Terrain Park this Saturday afternoon. Since September 2012, more than... Read More
09:04am Fri 30 Oct, 2015
The New Zealand soldiers killed while liberating the French town of Le Quesnoy during World War One will be honoured in Whangamata next week. The ceremony will... Read More
08:40am Fri 30 Oct, 2015
An independent review has found Waikato Regional Council's evidence gathering processes to be ‘appropriate, robust, lawful and up to date'. The review also... Read More
07:04am Fri 30 Oct, 2015
The rain and grey skies that have shrouded the country like a Halloween bed sheet are set to clear on Friday, setting the scene for a sunny weekend. The tail end... Read More
06:45am Fri 30 Oct, 2015
A research project looking at the potential for deep geothermal resources outside the known fields is currently underway in the Bay of Plenty. The project is being... Read More
12:52pm Thu 29 Oct, 2015
Leading kiwifruit industry science is being showcased at Zespri in Mount Maunganui today at the marketer's inaugural Kiwifruit Innovation Symposium. 'This is an... Read More
10:33am Thu 29 Oct, 2015
The MetService has issued a severe weather watch for the Coromandel Peninsula with periods of heavy rain predicted to hit this afternoon. A low lying northwest of... Read More
13-Dec 16:19
Summer happiness is strawberries and roses
13-Dec 14:00
Retirement village rule changes strengthen rights
13-Dec 12:16
Greerton Garden Club on the move
13-Dec 10:00
Tauranga student’s leadership shines
13-Dec 09:00
Christmas parade delivers ‘fabulous’ day
13-Dec 06:00
Artwork lights up Hobec’s new home
12-Dec 18:00
Watch Tauranga's waka welcome for new cruise ship
12-Dec 17:00
Tauranga Special Olympian chasing big goals
12-Dec 16:00
Christmas magic at The Arts Junction
12-Dec 14:59
Public tip-off leads to Whangamatā meth bust
12-Dec 14:18
Four in hospital after crash blocks SH29
12-Dec 13:00
Shellfish biotoxin warning for Eastern BOP
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