Nathan Pye's garden is a haven for all sorts of birds but an unusual visitor has recently made itself at home. A rarely-sighted white tūī has been hanging... Read More

By Alexia Russell of RNZ Rain carries the hopes of a region, as it comes to the aid of fire fighters on the ground at Tongariro National Park. Locals are... Read More

Western Bay of Plenty District Council is pushing ahead with plans to replace the Katikati wastewater outfall pipeline, following a series of failures that have... Read More

By Victor Waters of RNZ Warning: This story includes content that may be distressing to some readers. A helicopter pilot, who was the first civilian to... Read More

Two months before her well-earned retirement, police dog Teo was seriously injured after falling into geothermal water during a search operation near Rotorua,... Read More

By Alexia Russell of RNZ In Tongariro, locals pin their hopes on rain to put out a massive blaze, so their summer incomes don't get burnt with the region's... Read More

Residents with a respiratory condition living near the Tongariro National Park fire are being urged to take precautions to protect themselves from exposure to... Read More

A wall of smoke from the Tongariro National Park fire is providing a spectacular but worrying vista for a central plateau village. The... Read More

Tauranga's oldest wildlife park has hit the market for sale, and it comes with hundreds of cute and cuddly animals. Marshalls Animal Park, near McLaren Falls,... Read More

Firefighters face another day battling to bring the Tongariro National Park fire under control. The large fire on the Central Plateau broke out on Saturday,... Read More

Evacuations have begun as an out-of-control wildfire burning in Tongariro National Park continues to spread, now covering an estimated 1600ha. Residents of... Read More

An out-of-control wildfire burning in Tongariro National Park has spread overnight, now covering an estimated 1000ha. The large fire in the Central Plateau... Read More