Environment
03:35pm Fri 19 Jan, 2018
'There was a very real danger we were going nowhere,” says Martin Knudsen. There was an even greater danger that their four wheel drive would be seized and... Read More
11:01am Fri 15 Sep, 2017
It's just over a week to go until the election on September 23, and the race is tighter than ever. For many voters, one of this campaign's most pressing issues... Read More
04:02pm Fri 14 Jul, 2017
A burbling stream, the bush-clad slopes of the Kaimai ranges above and the sparkling waters of the inner harbour in the distance. What better way to spend a Saturday? The... Read More
09:38am Fri 11 Nov, 2016
'The odds are better than Lotto that we're going to cop a tsunami at some stage. And it's not going to be nice.” Prophet of doom, scaremongerer? Neither,... Read More
08:22am Fri 11 Nov, 2016
'I don't want a headstone, I want a tree.” That maybe Karen Summerhays' choice for eternity but is there sufficient support in Te Puke for a natural conservation... Read More
10:30am Fri 28 Oct, 2016
This Sunday at Omokoroa No 1 School is Animal Day, a fundraising event organised entirely by two schoolgirls. Maya Stone and Sunny Davis, both aged 11, have spent... Read More
12:30pm Fri 07 Oct, 2016
They chose a strategic bit of real estate. Sweeping 360 degree views, bush perspectives and easy access from all points of the city. The downside is noise - umpteen... Read More
02:00pm Fri 23 Sep, 2016
Yes, the word 'vegan' may make some omnivores quiver, but there's nothing to fear at this weekend's Vegan Vibes festival. This Saturday, September 24 will see Tauranga's... Read More
01:00pm Fri 23 Sep, 2016
It's hard to know who would be more chuffed. The noted ornithologist, who gave his name to a cute but very pongy grey fluff ball in a burrow on Mauao, or the fluff... Read More
11:00am Fri 23 Sep, 2016
Whether it's the iconic waterfall at McLaren Falls Park or the sparkling of the glow worms at night-time - Tourism Bay of Plenty wants to see your creative snapshots... Read More
10:00am Fri 23 Sep, 2016
The seabed and beaches of Tauranga Harbour are in line for a spruce-up next Sunday, October 2. The region's divers are planning an underwater spring clean of Pilot... Read More
08:30am Tue 20 Sep, 2016
One pot, two pots, big pots, small pots - Grower Direct now has the 'biggest range of some of the biggest pots you'll ever see” at their Te Puna store with... Read More