Environment

Easy access to environmental research data

Identifying unknown organisms, forecasting the weather and understanding the potential impacts of a tsunami. These are all possibilities opened up by a... Read More

New recruits puts myrtle rust in the spotlight

A science-based Jobs for Nature-funded project recently launched at Te Waiiti Marae at Lake Rotoiti, is being hailed a crucial step in the fight to protect some... Read More

Tauranga’s 20 year tsunami siren debate continues

Tsunami sirens for Mount Maunganui and Pāpāmoa have been talked about for nearly 20 years, but despite having funding council want to remove them from their... Read More

Black worm plague chomping on BOP gardens

A 'plague” of black caterpillar-like creatures is destroying gardens and plants in the Bay of Plenty, say locals. Pāpāmoa local Ben Wilton was shocked... Read More

Mt Ruapehu strong volcanic tremor continues

Elevated volcanic unrest continues at Mt Ruapehu, dominated by strong volcanic tremor, but experts say an eruption is still unlikely. Elevated volcanic unrest... Read More

Helping NZ’s high energy users slash emissions

The Government is helping even more of New Zealand's biggest industrial players slash their emissions faster, with one of the Government's biggest hitters... Read More

Celebrating 30 years of Great Walks

The opening of the 2022-23 Great Walks booking season next week heralds 30 years of epic adventures throughout the country, says Minister of Conservation Kiri... Read More

Ideas to address food waste problem sought

With the equivalent of 250,000 apples worth of food waste piling up, a new council waste minimisation initiative hopes to tackle its district's food waste woes. Matamata-Piako... Read More

Costs revealed of storm damage to roads

The combined cost of repairing storm damage to Ōpōtiki district roads over the past six months has been estimated at $545,000. National transport agency Waka... Read More

Tell-tale hints before volcanic eruptions found

Researchers have pinpointed precursors to volcanic eruptions, in data collected before explosions including the deadly 2019 Whakaari surge that killed 22 people.... Read More

‘Feisty kiwi chick’ survives maggot-ridden egg

It's a cracking story of survival and fittingly for Easter it starts with an egg - a kiwi egg. Rotorua's National Kiwi Hatchery is celebrating after their care... Read More

Forest & Bird welcomes new CEO Nicola Toki

Forest & Bird - Te Reo o te Taiao is welcoming Nicola Toki as its new chief executive. Nicola is replacing Kevin Hague, who has retired after six years in the... Read More