Scientists will test ‘cool roofs' in countries that are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of global warming. As the world warms up, scientists... Read More

Water is now flowing through the Ōpōtiki seawall for the first time. At dawn on Monday, a blessing was held on the site of Ōpōtiki's new harbour to mark... Read More

In an important call to harness the profound impact of art in raising environmental consciousness, art enthusiasts and nature advocates alike are being challenged... Read More

Scientists and a Jobs for Nature team are on a race against time to save vulnerable native species under threat from myrtle rust in the Rotorua lakes area. With... Read More

Recent vandalism and damage in a high conservation zone in the Tauranga city area is being investigated by Tauranga City Council. A section of McCardles Bush... Read More

Medical plastic waste could be transformed into useable energy using a new technique pioneered by a UC team. Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha/University of Canterbury... Read More

A container of dead tarantulas and 28 mangoes are among items found by hard-working Biosecurity New Zealand quarantine officers who are stopping pests and diseases... Read More

A world-leading UK volcanologist says the risk of a tour group being on Whakaari when the island erupted was 'hugely higher” than would normally be acceptable. Professor... Read More

Mauao is closed to the public today and tomorrow, July 26. Tauranga City Council is removing eight large exotic trees located on the Pilot Bay/Waikorire side... Read More

A Tauranga funeral home is facing fines of as much as $600,000 after operating a faulty cremator that left neighbouring homes, and the people inside them, 'enveloped... Read More

A new competition is being launched to promote hunting of wild goats in New Zealand. The Department of Conservation and the New Zealand Deerstalkers Association... Read More

A new study is showing the health impacts of air pollution in Mount Maunganui. Te Whatu Ora has released a health risk assessment that calculates the impacts... Read More