Customary marine title over a Tauranga estuary has been granted to five iwi and hapū by the High Court. Te Tāhuna o Rangataua is a tidal estuary within 10 minutes'... Read More

A sensor on Picton's foreshore picks up about the same amount of sulphur dioxide in the air as a sensor does outside the Port of Tauranga. In fact, it often picks... Read More

Works for the anticipated Pāpāmoa Hills Cultural Heritage Regional Park upgrade project can now get underway following a blessing of the site. The new carpark... Read More

New NIWA-led research shows increasing flood risk is going to be what leads people to make changes to adapt to sea-level rise. "Rising seas are slowly causing... Read More

Work to strengthen a small section of the Kaituna riverbank alongside Te Puke Highway is scheduled to kick off early this week. Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency... Read More

The Great Kererū Count 2021 is reporting increased sightings of the bird in urban areas. The count was the biggest yet, with more than 12,002 records submitted... Read More

A Waihi Beach resident's sadness and frustration about her partner in a wheelchair not being able to gain access to the beach is prompting the community to... Read More

An international research team led by a University of Canterbury Antarctic scientist has completed the world's first global population estimate of Weddell seals... Read More

Turtles could become the BOP's next major pest due to a warming climate. Red-eared slider turtles are one of many 'sleeper pests” that Toi Moana Bay of... Read More

Whakaari/White Island has been emitting ash intermittently for several weeks and some people may have been questioning what that means. GeoNet volcano information... Read More

Expanding fish passage work on the Rangitaiki River to the rest of the BOP is the challenge put before Bay of Plenty regional councillors during a presentation... Read More

Public consultation is now open on an application to reassess the use of hydrogen cyanamide, an active ingredient in sprays commonly used by kiwifruit growers. Hydrogen... Read More