Environment

Lockdown waste warrior

The sight of eight-year-old Tia Beale - brightly dressed in her dance costumes, collecting rubbish in Douglas Street, Whakatane, and the surrounding area... Read More

Gaming tech used to help prepare for disasters

Skills learned playing video games, building virtual worlds and dodging imaginary enemies could be harnessed to help people survive real life hazards. In a unique... Read More

Pockets of caustic soda likely after Kaimai spill

Six thousand litres of sodium hydroxide that spewed from a truck onto a major highway is likely to continue to spill into a nearby stream and experts unable to... Read More

Notable cooling of vent area on White Island

Volcanologists are reporting a "sharp decline in vent temperatures" on White Island. A recent observation flight measured a sharp decline in vent temperatures;... Read More

Taming wild kiwifruit

Left uncontrolled, wild kiwifruit can be devastating to New Zealand native bush and forest. Wild kiwifruit can germinate wherever birds deposit kiwifruit seeds... Read More

Moth thought to be extinct found in Marlborough

A tiny, jumping moth once feared to be extinct has been found in four new locations in Marlborough. The Kiwaia, or Cloudy Bay moth, also known as a mat daisy... Read More

Damage reports after 5.8 magnitude Melbourne quake

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake has rattled Melbourne this morning with reports of damage in the city and across Victoria. Geoscience Australia said the earthquake... Read More

Grant awarded to assess BOP volcano risk

A $13.3 million grant will help researchers assess New Zealand's preparedness and resilience to nearshore volcano hazards in the Bay of Plenty, according to the... Read More

Waikato to host Sustainability Summit in 2023

The University of Waikato is taking up the mantle of hosting the 4th Aotearoa New Zealand Sustainable Development Goals Summit in 2023. This two-day event will... Read More

Luckless godwit forced into mid-flight u-turn

An unlucky male godwit/kuaka migrating back to the Firth of Thames has been forced into a massive u-turn over the Pacific Ocean and finished up back at his Alaskan... Read More

The final count

An accumulation of data on kererū - the New Zealand pigeon - is now in its final year, and experts are asking for the community's help one last time. Tony Stoddard... Read More

Joining forces to preserve the environment

Climate change and the forest was the focus of a field trip at Aongatete recently. Tauranga Sunrise Rotary, Bay Conservation Alliance and students from local... Read More