01:00pm Thu 14 Dec, 2023
Landowners are being reminded to check if they need a Bylaw Authority before doing any digging, planting or building. A Bylaw Authority is written permission... Read More
08:00am Wed 13 Dec, 2023
Preston Park in Bethlehem is one of many community-based projects benefiting from Bay of Plenty Regional Council's Environmental Enhancement Fund. Tucked... Read More
02:00pm Mon 11 Dec, 2023
Whether you plan to put up a plastic or pine tree this year, Sensitive Choice New Zealand is warning people with asthma and allergies about the risk of Christmas... Read More
01:00pm Mon 11 Dec, 2023
It'll be all eyes skyward on Tuesday night with a rare meteor shower expected across our night sky. Meteor showers are not uncommon, but Tuesday night's... Read More
11:15am Fri 08 Dec, 2023
Budding young gardeners got stuck in earlier this week, helping care for fruit trees that will feed the community's belly for years to come. Based in Arataki... Read More
10:45am Fri 08 Dec, 2023
Wild weather added another challenging dimension to Surf Life Saving New Zealand's National Lifeguard School, testing the resilience and adaptability of surf... Read More
08:00am Fri 08 Dec, 2023
A Tauranga school has met the challenge laid down by Tauranga City Council to find innovative ways to conserve water and use it more efficiently. As part... Read More
02:00pm Thu 07 Dec, 2023
Paralytic shellfish toxins have been found in Waikato, prompting a warning against collecting or eating shellfish from the Kawhia region. The warning affects... Read More
11:45am Thu 07 Dec, 2023
Plans to make it legal for vehicles to access a Bay of Plenty beach through a pedestrian boardwalk has been slammed as unsafe by a Waiotahe Drifts resident. Resident... Read More
06:00pm Wed 06 Dec, 2023
Brown kiwi are thriving in Eastern Coromandel as sustained predator control by DOC and the local community pays off for the threatened birds. Surveying of... Read More
10:10am Wed 06 Dec, 2023
More than a quarter of the deaths from the tsunami that hit Japan's eastern coast in 2011, were due to people being trapped in their cars while trying to escape... Read More
08:00pm Tue 05 Dec, 2023
University of Canterbury researchers and partners are using digital technology to help every New Zealander join the fight against invasive pests. Find-A-Pest... Read More