05:00pm Fri 25 Sep, 2020
Certain people manage to really stand out in a crowd on a normal day, let alone when they go all out for a good cause like a charity fundraiser. Steampunk Tauranga... Read More
04:01pm Thu 24 Sep, 2020
The National Kiwi Hatchery in Rotorua is celebrating the hatching of its first chick of the 2020 season - and its staff are calling for help from the public to... Read More
10:30am Wed 23 Sep, 2020
Scientists have attached satellite tracking tags to six southern right whales or tohorā and are inviting people to follow the whales' travels online. It... Read More
05:00pm Tue 22 Sep, 2020
A new playground and pump track has been completed at Hartford Avenue Reserve for the community in Papamoa Beach General manager of community services Gareth Wallis... Read More
11:11am Sun 20 Sep, 2020
COVID-19 Alert Level restrictions have contributed to a challenging winter season for Mt Ruapehu, like many other tourism businesses around the country. "Climate... Read More
09:15am Sat 19 Sep, 2020
Rotorua's National Kiwi Hatchery will reopen to manuhiri (visitors) in time for both the September school holidays and to celebrate the hatching of its first kiwi... Read More
07:00pm Fri 18 Sep, 2020
People planning to head outdoors now have a resource that lets them know how accessible an area is for people with varying levels of mobility. The new tool, Accessibel,... Read More
09:45am Fri 18 Sep, 2020
We all know we should eat our fruit and vegetables. But Merivale Community Garden is teaching our community the many benefits of growing them too. Merivale Community... Read More
11:15am Thu 17 Sep, 2020
Kiwi conservationists all over Aotearoa are celebrating after the Minister of Conservation announced a multi-million-dollar cash injection into kiwi conservation... Read More
08:00pm Wed 16 Sep, 2020
The Provincial Growth Fund will provide $11.88 million to fund fencing and waterway projects nationwide. Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones say... Read More
05:58pm Wed 16 Sep, 2020
The first of more than 60,000 native plants have gone in the ground on properties which sit above the Kaiate Falls, to help improve water quality and increase... Read More
03:00pm Wed 16 Sep, 2020
Skiers and snow boarders were treated to some bluebird spring skiing over the weekend - with both Whakapapa and Turoa at full capacity. Ruapehu Alpine... Read More