Environment

BOP mayors release climate change risk assessment

The Bay of Plenty Mayoral Forum was presented with the region's first climate change risk assessment on Friday, highlighting just how significant and wide-ranging... Read More

Crowd turns out to oppose bottom trawling

A flotilla of crafts surrounding a massive ‘ban bottom trawling' banner off Mission Bay in Auckland today is sending a strong message that there is mass... Read More

Climate change risks to BOP outlined in report

Flooding, marine heatwaves, drought and landslides are among the key climate change risks for the Bay of Plenty, according to the region's first assessment report. The... Read More

Forest saviours gutted about dog deaths

Members of Raukūmara Pae Maunga, an iwi-based restoration group working in the Raukūmara ranges, say they are 'gutted” about the death of at least three... Read More

$351K grant for BOP conservation project

A first-of-its-kind conservation project to help one of New Zealand's most ancient birds to thrive in the Bay of Plenty has attracted $351,000 worth of funding... Read More

The great mussel mystery

They're tiny - invisible to the naked eye - and they may hold the missing piece to an environmental puzzle. Tens of thousands of spat or baby mussels have been... Read More

Increased costs for Rangitāiki spillway

Feedback was unanimous from those who attended a consultation meeting about the Bay of Plenty Regional Council's Rangitāiki River spillway project on Saturday... Read More

$10,000 available for BOP students

Up to $10,000 is available for Bay of Plenty students through the He Toka Tū Moana Scholarship. Funded through the Bay of Plenty Regional Council the scholarship... Read More

Māori building methods get full earthquake test

Internationally acclaimed architect and researcher Professor Anthony Hoete and his team will this month conduct a full-scale seismic test on ancient Māori construction... Read More

Councils’ to lose millions in ‘better off’ funding

Bay of Plenty leaders have expressed their disappointment councils will be missing out on millions of dollars with changes to the Three Waters reform. Tauranga... Read More

New Zealand losing fight for healthy freshwater

New Zealand is losing its way in the fight to protect the health of lakes and rivers, says Fish & Game New Zealand. "The latest report on the state of freshwater... Read More

Kaimai Range should be next Great Walk - MP

Hikers will be heading to the Kaimai Range for New Zealand's 12th Great Walk, if Waikato MP Tim van de Molen gets his way. He has his sights set on a trail from... Read More