Environment

Broken bones no barrier for graduate

Graduating from the University of Waikato was an opportunity for Caleb Crosbie (Ngāpuhi) to reflect on the roller-coaster of the year that's been. A serious... Read More

AIMS Games: Athletes tackle waste at the beach

Teams of athletes gathered at Mount Maunganui this week to take part in the inaugural Zespri AIMS Games Gives Back, a beach clean-up led by Tauranga City Council... Read More

Volunteers dig in to restore Pāpāmoa Beach dunes

A dedicated group of volunteers, local community, Coast Care and Bunnings team members spent time in the dunes of Pāpāmoa Beach to restore and protect the area... Read More

Snow business with SAR

Avalanche training for Search and Rescue teams from Mount Ruapehu, Whanganui and Taranaki has been held on Mount Ruapehu over an appropriately freezing weekend. Real-life... Read More

Knowledge gap in early earthquake warning

New Zealand researchers have discovered that while scientists have made huge technological progress on earthquake early warning systems worldwide, most neglect... Read More

Whakaari/White Island volcanic alert level raised

The Volcanic Alert Level at Whakaari/White Island has been raised to Level 2. The rise in alert levels is due to increased uncertainty caused by loss of real-time... Read More

Company fined over fertiliser dust fatal crash

A Bay of Plenty company has been sentenced for its role in sending a dense cloud of lime dust across a motorway, causing a multi-vehicle crash which killed a driver. Wealleans... Read More

Dotterel minders sought in Conservation Week push

Residents who live on the Coromandel coastline year-round are being urged to add their eyes and ears to protection efforts for the area's vulnerable tūturiwhatu/dotterel... Read More

Sampling confirms algal bloom in Lake Rotorua

Sampling has confirmed that the algal bloom in Lake Rotorua, and also affecting the Ohau Channel and the Okere Arm of Lake Rotoiti, is one that is potentially... Read More

Pesky pollen presents problems

Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ is warning people with allergies and asthma to prepare for an intense spring and summer, as forecasts indicate ideal conditions... Read More

Snowmakers achieving the impossible

The dream of snow lives on at Mount Ruapehu's Tūroa ski field. "Seeing is believing. Tūroa is open. Ohakune is open. Our Ruapehu rohe - region - is open. Our... Read More

Health warning issued for Rotorua lakes

A health warning has been issued for Lake Rotorua, the Ohau Channel - the channel that links Lake Rotorua and Lake Rotoiti - and the Okere Arm of Lake Rotoiti. The... Read More