08:00am Wed 16 Aug, 2023
A project involving Scion, the National Kiwi Hatchery in Rotorua and students from the University of Canterbury is helping to protect the treasured kiwi from... Read More
05:00pm Tue 15 Aug, 2023
Bay of Plenty mayors, chairs and councils are taking a collaborative approach to climate risk mitigation. On Friday, the Bay of Plenty Mayoral Forum discussed... Read More
05:00pm Mon 14 Aug, 2023
A conservation partnership between Crown and iwi to save a native tree species from extinction is at a critical stage. Myrtle rust, an infectious airborne... Read More
02:00pm Sun 13 Aug, 2023
Morning sun streams over your backyard as a young kowhai tree bows to the breeze. The distinctive song of the tui is heard above, colouring the air with sound.... Read More
07:30am Sun 13 Aug, 2023
A holiday park in Mt Maunganui, which began its sustainability journey decades ago, has won one of its industry's top awards. Cosy Corner Holiday Park was... Read More
11:45am Sat 12 Aug, 2023
Lawyers for the owners of Whakaari/White Island say they are enduring a 'manifestly unfair trial” and are attempting to get charges levelled against them... Read More
08:00am Sat 12 Aug, 2023
Ōhope resident Jo Steen is devastated that two pohutukawa and other native trees growing on the Ōhope spit have been poisoned and cut down, due to an 'inexplicable... Read More
06:00pm Fri 11 Aug, 2023
Fruit and vegetable growers are worried that lack of sunshine is harming the quality of their produce and lowering its value. In July, Auckland had only four... Read More
02:00pm Fri 11 Aug, 2023
It's out with the coal and in with the biofuel for steam tram no. 100, which will operate on a renewable energy source made from trees at MOTAT Live Day on August... Read More
11:15am Fri 11 Aug, 2023
A 48-year-old oak tree on Maraetotara Road in Ōhope is the latest victim of tree poisoning in the Whakatāne district. The pin oak tree, on Whakatāne District... Read More
04:00pm Thu 10 Aug, 2023
Bay of Plenty communities are being asked to have their say about what matters most to them about their coast - and help guide the work of a programme dedicated... Read More
06:00pm Wed 09 Aug, 2023
Waihī Beach should see progress on $19m of stormwater infrastructure after flash flooding in May caused the council to heed the community's concerns. On... Read More