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Posted at 3:30pm Saturday 18th May, 2013 | By Letitia Atkinson letitia@thesun.co.nz
 A marine protest was held in Coromandel this afternoon against the proposal to mine for gold in the Coromandel Harbour.
Green MP Catherine Delahunty was at the protest and says it is all about protecting the environment.
Green MP Catherine Delahunty joined the protest in Coromandel this afternoon.
“A company called Sea Holdings have got a prospective...
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Posted at 3:54pm Friday 17th May, 2013
 The Acorn Foundation’s Oak Grove in Cambridge Park opened today marking the charity’s first 10 years of operation in the Bay.
Tauranga City Council has designated a portion of the park for the oak grove where 20 young trees were planted at an opening ceremony at 11am.
Tauranga City Councillor David Stewart and partner Heather Griffin plant...
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Posted at 9:15am Friday 17th May, 2013 | By Letitia Atkinson letitia@thesun.co.nz
 Bursts of heavy rain are expected to hit the city this afternoon as a front moving east over the Tasman Sea crosses over.
MetService is predicting localised heavy rain in parts of the Bay of Plenty continuing on until midday tomorrow.
MetService meteorologist John Law says there is a real change in the weather today.
“We have had that dry weather...
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Posted at 12:22pm Friday 10th May, 2013 | By Letitia Atkinson letitia@thesun.co.nz
 It’s time to get out the winter woollies as cold temperatures and rain are set to hit this afternoon.
MetService is predicting heavy rain this afternoon with daily overnight temperatures dropping to 8-10 degrees Celsius.
A weather system sitting at the bottom of the North Island is barrelling its way up north bringing cool southerlies.
Media...
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Posted at 2:43pm Thursday 09th May, 2013
 Torrential rain and flooding in April has contributed to one of the wettest months in years for Tauranga.
According to figures released by NIWA today, Tauranga had two and a half times its normal April rainfall last month recording 284mm of rain.
Torrential rain caused flash flooding across Tauranga last month.
The Bay of Plenty as a whole received...
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Posted at 4:57pm Wednesday 08th May, 2013
 The Department of Conservation will cut more than 70 full time jobs this September as a result of their final reorganisation.
The restructuring will see 72 jobs cut later this year following changes to local management structures where two management layers will also be replaced by one, supported by senior rangers.
File photo.
DOC says an additional...
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Posted at 10:33am Monday 06th May, 2013 | By Luke Balvert luke@thesun.co.nz
 Large investments and concern for clean-up of the Rena wreck has produced a substantial funding gap and effort to protect Tauranga City’s environment, says councillor Murray Guy.
While out at the weekend Murray noticied an increasing amount of litter and small industrial sized plastic beads in the gutters along Cameron Road in Gate Pa.
He believes...
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Posted at 3:21pm Sunday 05th May, 2013 | By Letitia Atkinson letitia@thesun.co.nz
 White Island is remaining at a persistent low level of activity during the last month.
GNS volcanologist Brad Scott says no small mud or ash eruptions have been observed since early April.
The enlarged lake at White Island.
The lower level of activity has prompted GeoNet to reduce the Aviation Colour Code to Green (indicating no active eruption activity)...
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Posted at 1:29pm Sunday 05th May, 2013 | By Luke Balvert luke@thesun.co.nz
 The Bay of Plenty is set for more wet and wild weather with Metservice forecasting heavy rain and wind gusts strengthening into this evening.
Metservice duty forecaster Ian Gall says there is a strong chance of gusts up to 50 knots late this afternoon as a vigorous deepening low moves in from the Tasman Sea towards the North Island.
Metservice is...
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Posted at 12:27pm Sunday 05th May, 2013 | By Luke Balvert luke@thesun.co.nz
 A quiet movie night almost resulted in a family’s own blockbuster after what is believed to be a tornado ripped through their backyard last night.
Pahoia residents Colette Henare, her partner Wayne Bryant and his eight-year-old daughter were settling inside for a wet weather movie when they were left shaken by a tornado.
The aftermath of the...
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