Environment

Blood Moon: Everything you need to know

A total lunar eclipse is set to turn the Moon red on Tuesday night for the last time until 2025. Total lunar eclipses occur when the Moon, Earth and Sun line... Read More

Milk powder and krill oil leak into Lake Taupō

People are being advised to avoid taking water from a particular section of Lake Taupō, Milk powder and krill oil have been leaking into the water following... Read More

Tauranga man‘s effort to upcycle harbour litter

Refuse being dumped into Tauranga's harbour is a growing problem in the eyes of resident Mark Fogerty. He says it's an "eye sore" and he has no problem... Read More

Last Blood Moon Until 2025

A blood moon at midnight on Tuesday will be the last total lunar eclipse we'll see until 2025. The shadow of the earth will start moving across the surface of... Read More

Starlink captured on camera in Katikati

Starlink G4-31 has been captured on camera as the train of satellites streamed across the night sky. Launched from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California,... Read More

Scion staff recognised for excellence

A scientist whose pioneering research is making work safer for people on the frontline of forestry and rural firefighting has been recognised by his peers at Scion. Richard... Read More

Defence fears survivors being ‘traumatised‘

It would be a 'travesty” to make Whakaari survivors relive the day of the eruption in court if their evidence isn't essential to the case, according to the... Read More

Government supporting better drinking water

Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta has announced applications are open for a programme to support rural access to clean and safe drinking water. 'The Government... Read More

The frost’s impact on kiwifruit vines

"It looks like we've just finished winter pruning." That's Dave Trafford, a kiwifruit orchard foreman, as he showcases the extent of the damage caused... Read More

Residents report Te Puna Station Road still closed

Te Puna Station Road is reported to still be closed this morning. A post on the Te Puna Community Facebook page reports the "road is closed to all traffic, pedestrians... Read More

It‘s raining wrens: Bird of the year announced

The pīwauwau rock wren has won Bird of the Year 2022. After a two-week voting period filled with creative campaigning, a kākāpō controversy, and even a threat... Read More

Tauranga‘s carbon capture researcher‘s Earth study

The goal of understanding the deep history of carbon cycling on Earth and how - and if - we can make that work for us in the fight against climate change has secured... Read More