03:30pm Sun 01 Aug, 2021
Small changes can add up to larger, collective action and Ōpōtiki Library has been considering its own plastic footprint over recent years. This Plastic Free... Read More
12:30pm Sun 01 Aug, 2021
The Big Bike Film Night ‘Feature Series' will be hosting a screening of the inspiring bikepacking feature length documentary ‘South' - The Tour Te... Read More
08:18pm Thu 29 Jul, 2021
Civil Defence is not expecting any coastal inundation in New Zealand from the massive magnitude 8.1 earthquake in the Alaska Peninsula this evening, but is still... Read More
08:00pm Thu 29 Jul, 2021
Flood flows on the Buller River this month were the largest of any river in New Zealand in almost 100 years, NIWA measurements show. NIWA hydrodynamics scientist... Read More
08:00am Wed 28 Jul, 2021
A wig, rotten food, a full butane canister, skin cream, pill packets, broken glass and tampon applicators. None of these items are recyclable yet they were found... Read More
06:50am Tue 27 Jul, 2021
Whakaari/White Island has gone up to alert level 2, with signs of very hot gases coming from the island. In a statement, vulcanologist Yannik Behr says there's... Read More
10:10am Mon 26 Jul, 2021
Orange, bright and spectacular are just some of the words being used to describe Saturday's full moon. The full moon of July is also known as a 'Buck Moon”... Read More
06:36am Thu 22 Jul, 2021
Both Tauranga City Council and Western Bay of Plenty District Council suggest the fitting of bins with radio frequency technology has future-proofed the rollout.... Read More
03:17pm Wed 21 Jul, 2021
Increased heat flow confirms there is ongoing volcanic unrest at Whakaari/White Island, reports GeoNet. An observation and thermal infrared measurement... Read More
08:00pm Tue 20 Jul, 2021
By uprooting carbon trapped in soil, wild pigs are releasing around 4.9 million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide annually across the globe, the equivalent of 1.1... Read More
10:12am Mon 19 Jul, 2021
While water restrictions are being eased in the Bay of Plenty, residents are being warned to be prepared future issued heading into summer. Toi Moana Bay of Plenty... Read More
02:30pm Sun 18 Jul, 2021
New University of Otago research has been examining how alpine-based hedgehogs hibernate from a different perspective - their backs. Dr Nick Foster from the Department... Read More