Environment
08:30am Wed 15 Feb, 2023
Bayfair Gardens grows oodles of vegetables for local people doing it tough - and the volunteer team do it on the smell of an oily rag. The only catch? They are... Read More
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01:00pm Tue 14 Feb, 2023
Fresh from completing tasks in the Kermadec Islands 1000km north of New Zealand, where it supported conservation and science work and helped mana whenua strengthen... Read More
08:30am Mon 13 Feb, 2023
Department of Conservation facilities throughout Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Coromandel, Bay of Plenty, Gisborne and the Hawke's Bay have been closed to the... Read More
02:00pm Sun 12 Feb, 2023
If you'd like to live more sustainably but are time poor or don't know where to start, Mainstream Green has a new online course for you. The ‘Zero Waste... Read More
03:00pm Fri 10 Feb, 2023
Rotorua and Whakarewarewa Forest will be the backdrop to a global forestry conference that is set to attract up to 500 remote sensing specialists to the city in... Read More
08:21am Fri 10 Feb, 2023
The health warning issued in December for Lake Rotorua has now been lifted by the local Medical Officer of Health. Visual observations and satellite imagery provided... Read More
08:00am Fri 10 Feb, 2023
The Whakatāne town of Murupara has been told to boil its water after high concentrations of E.coli were found during testing - but some residents are already... Read More
03:02pm Thu 09 Feb, 2023
Popular Coromandel visitor spot Cathedral Cove has been temporarily closed to the public due to an ongoing landslip and rockfall risk. Department of Conservation... Read More
10:10am Thu 09 Feb, 2023
The State of Emergency for the Coromandel remains in place due to the elevated risk of a debris dam failure at Koputauaki, north of Coromandel Town. On... Read More
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08:00am Wed 08 Feb, 2023
Several tracks are closed and campsites in the northern Coromandel remain unavailable as Department of Conservation staff continue assessing damage after January's... Read More
08:00pm Tue 07 Feb, 2023
A comet which last passed Earth around 50,000 years ago, will be visible in New Zealand skies this week. Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF), from the distant Oort cloud,... Read More
07:56am Tue 07 Feb, 2023
As the Chateau Tongariro doors shut seven years shy of its centenary, it joins a growing list of historic tourism buildings closed by earthquake regulations. Rotorua's... Read More
31-Oct 16:00
Carnegie Hall soloists come home to Tauranga
31-Oct 16:00
Feedback sought on granny flat funding policy
31-Oct 12:00
Celebrate Brazilian culture at new library
31-Oct 06:00
Good, cheap reads and a great cause
30-Oct 18:02
WoF inspection changes kick in from November 1
30-Oct 18:00
Dead cats and 1950s bottles among rubbish haul
30-Oct 16:11
Tauranga rallies behind Tonga league team
30-Oct 16:00
Bay of Plenty weather improves for Halloween
30-Oct 14:00
Dry conditions heighten Guy Fawkes fire risk
30-Oct 11:45
Under The Stars looks for new home
30-Oct 11:00
Halloween events in Bay of Plenty
30-Oct 10:00
Mount cafes adapt to survive post-slip slump
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