Environment

Plea: help build national flood photo database

NIWA is asking people in flood-affected areas to contribute photos to a national database to support understanding of flood hazard and flood risk. The NZ Flood... Read More

BOP moves back to a restricted fire season

The Bay of Plenty has moved back into a restricted fire season. The total fire ban was lifted at 8am today. Fire and Emergency New Zealand district manager Jeff... Read More

Cyclone Dovi: Thousands still without power

UPDATE: Powerco crews are out in force this morning reconnecting customers after strong wind and rain caused a number of outages over the weekend. About 14,000... Read More

Please help us pleads Katikati resident

1.30pm update: Do you have a boat on Tauranga harbour? A Katikati resident has requested help with stopping blocks of polystyrene from flowing from the Uretara... Read More

Athlete turns disability into super power

Jayden Van Dyk is counting down the 300 days until his Special Olympics football team will line up for the Freemasons New Zealand Special Olympics National Summer... Read More

Science and machinery, with a side of sauce

The annual resupply of Scott Base is underway - among this year's cargo are prefabricated science buildings, construction machinery, and a snow-going PistenBully,... Read More

Collaboration key for new koi carp control trial

A multi-agency partnership will see new methods and research approaches trialled for the control of the pest fish koi carp. Koi are an introduced noxious pest... Read More

Beneath the Waves: NZ‘s nearshore volcano hazards

A team of scientists are beginning an investigation of New Zealand's near-shore volcanic islands, Whakaari/White Island and Tūhua/Mayor Island. The aim is to... Read More

Making plans for an emergency

Does your family have a plan in the event of an emergency? Western Bay of Plenty District Council is helping whānau across the District to start a kōrero and... Read More

Waihī Beach trig trail to close for tree felling

Waihī Beach's popular trig trail and its panoramic views from the summit will be off limits while tree felling takes place in the area. From Monday, February... Read More

Whakaari eruption: outside trial venue sought

The trial venue for the companies and individuals charged in the wake of the Whakaari/White Island eruption has yet to be decided and a Ministry of Justice report... Read More

Rāhui on Hauraki Gulf to help scallop beds

Ngāti Manuhiri Settlement Trust is placing a rāhui on the Hauraki Gulf to help scallops and other shellfish regenerate. The trust's chief executive, Nicola... Read More