08:01pm Tue 23 Mar, 2021
Geotechnical engineers and scientists are the unsung heroes of protecting New Zealanders, their properties and infrastructure from natural hazards, including earthquakes... Read More
07:43am Tue 23 Mar, 2021
A 5.3 magnitude earthquake has hit the Bay of Plenty. The quake hit at 7.15am, 25km west of Whakatane. GeoNet reports it had a focal depth of 133km. While the... Read More
06:50am Sat 20 Mar, 2021
A forum dedicated to what can be done about climate change at an individual, community, business and government level, will be held at the Holy Trinity Church... Read More
11:45am Fri 19 Mar, 2021
The Polisario Front, Western Sahara's liberation movement, has failed in its High Court appeal for a judicial review into the New Zealand superannuation fund's... Read More
08:24am Thu 18 Mar, 2021
A memorandum of understanding has been signed between the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment and Tauranga-based Envico Technologies, in preparation... Read More
02:52pm Mon 15 Mar, 2021
Whakaari/White Island's alert level remains at one following minor volcanic activity being observed at the island recently. Two short-lived episodes of low-energy... Read More
12:30pm Sun 14 Mar, 2021
The kiwifruit harvest has now begun in the Bay of Plenty with picking taking place from Opotiki to Katikati over the coming days. The 2021 season is forecast... Read More
07:00am Sun 14 Mar, 2021
A festival in Pilot Bay next Sunday will have a high fun factor and hopefully a low waste factor. While divers jump into the harbour to go diving and hunting... Read More
11:13am Fri 12 Mar, 2021
Walking your dogs in parks and reserves just became much safer thanks to the efforts of a Papamoa woman. Misha Gildenberger has been warning people on social... Read More
08:00am Fri 12 Mar, 2021
The Department of Conservation is encouraging boaties enjoying the ocean off the Waikato's west coast to report sightings of the Māui dolphin, The call... Read More
07:24am Thu 11 Mar, 2021
As Northern New Zealand dotterel/tūturiwhatu breeding season comes to a close in the Coromandel, the Department of Conservation is expecting a positive productivity... Read More
02:00pm Wed 10 Mar, 2021
It doesn't take long to deduce that Arieana Bamforth, nine-years-old, and her six-year-old brother Toby are mad about the ocean. Whilst one clings to a... Read More