Environment

Tauranga City water use warning

Tauranga City residents are being encouraged to tick off some tasks around the home before Tauranga City Council's Water Watchers plan ramps up in November and... Read More

Monarch caterpillars dying: due to swan plants?

It is perhaps New Zealand's most identifiable butterfly, but the monarch is in decline and the cause could be the swan plants people buy to attract them. The... Read More

Bowentown boardwalk closed due to dune erosion

The Bowentown boardwalk has been closed off to the public due to damage from erosion to the sand dunes along the beach. On Thursday October 20, Western Bay of... Read More

Kiwis urged to guard against Legionnaires‘ disease

Te Whatu Ora is urging green fingered Kiwis to guard against Legionnaires' disease during the spring and summer gardening season. Legionnaires' disease... Read More

Protection benefits outweigh deaths - DOC

A "few" kea die as a result of poison pest control operations but there is a longer term benefit overall in the fight to protect the endangered mountain parrot,... Read More

Health warning issued for Lake Okaro

A health warning has been issued for Lake Okaro, near Rotorua, as routine monitoring results provided by the Bay of Plenty Regional Council have confirmed a bloom... Read More

Volcanic “trombone music” research

New research using infrasound to monitor volcanic activity could be used to help warn of potential eruptions. University of Canterbury postdoctoral researcher... Read More

Climate plan a first for Tauranga

Tauranga City Council is teaming up with mana whenua partners, stakeholders and its communities to create Tauranga's first climate plan. One of several council... Read More

Groundswell protests hit Te Puke, Waihi

Farmers are taking to the streets today to take part in a nationwide movement organised by the Groundswell NZ lobby group. The movement is calling for people... Read More

Keep New Zealand Beautiful sets record year

Kiwi charity Keep New Zealand Beautiful is excited to announce the impact made during Clean Up Week 2022. Clean Up Week, which is New Zealand's largest movement... Read More

Te Puke farmers to protest Govt‘s emissions tax

Farmers will converge on Te Puke's town centre today to protest the Government's latest proposal for emissions tax on food production. The Te Puke protest is... Read More

Recycling Week: Big increase in NZers recycling

New Zealanders have prevented more plastic than ever going to landfills over the past year thanks to 14 local councils (representing 740,000 people) now collecting... Read More