5:29:35 Friday 22 August 2025

Environment

Clean-up week across NZ touches down in Kawerau

Keep Kawerau Beautiful is joining the masses of volunteers throughout New Zealand who will pick-up other people's litter during Clean-Up Week. Hosted by Keep... Read More

Te Puna industrial park faces appeal from locals

Concerned locals are appealing the decision to allow a controversial industrial park in their rural Western Bay of Plenty community. Priority Te Puna has... Read More

Season ends with 15% increase in mallard harvest

As game bird hunting seasons finish across the country, early indications suggest the 2025 season has been another successful year for New Zealand's hunting... Read More

BoP solar farm rises to flood challenge

At the end of July an atmospheric river swept over the North Island bringing flooding to the Bay of Plenty, closing roads, causing slips and another round... Read More

Sanctuary relocates kiwi amid conservation efforts

Relocating kiwi around the North Island takes a lot of time and manpower. Since 2023, Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari, in conjunction with Save the Kiwi,... Read More

Goat hunting competition to aid conservation

Entries are open for the National Wild Goat Hunting Competition - a national initiative to raise awareness of the environmental and agricultural damage caused... Read More

Protesters oppose Te Puna industrial park plan

'Wrong business, wrong place.” That was the catchcry of a roadside protest opposing an industrial park in a rural Western Bay of Plenty community yesterday... Read More

Cyclone rainfall set to increase, study shows

New high-resolution modelling predicts that rainfall from tropical cyclones will significantly increase under global warming. Earth Sciences New Zealand and... Read More

Farmers invited to showcase sustainability

Farmers and growers across New Zealand are invited to step forward and share their stories of innovation, stewardship and resilience through the 2026 Ballance... Read More

Injured mountain biker airlifted from Summerhill

An injured mountain biker rescued by the Aerocool Rescue Helicopter from the Summerhill Mountain Bike Trails on Sunday morning was flown to Tauranga Hospital. Rodney... Read More

Walking the wildly beautiful Lake Waikaremoana

Lake Waikaremoana's Great Walk combines incredible scenery with a rich cultural history. Curving 46km around the North Island's deepest lake, it is the only... Read More

Students dive into marine conservation in Tauranga

A group of undergraduate science students from America are participating in the University of Waikato's Marine Science for Conservation programme - a six-week... Read More