Environment

Orca sightings on Operation Antarctica

The bay sitting just outside Scott Base is normally crammed with sea ice. But for the first time in a few years, the ice has broken away, filling the cove... Read More

Meat firms fined $1.6m for tallow fraud

Firms altered tallow for profit, court hears after probe. New Zealand Food Safety said a group of meat processing companies, directors, and managers have... Read More

Fire fighters battle Bethlehem electric truck fire

Multiple fire crews are attending the scene of an electric vehicle fire in Bethlehem, Tauranga. An electric truck caught fire in the carpark outside Kmart... Read More

Waste reduction funding available

Tauranga City Council iha announced that applications are open for its annual Resource Wise Community Fund, supporting local initiatives aimed at reducing waste... Read More

‘Biggest yet’ walking festival concludes

The Echo Walking Festival has concluded its most successful season to date, marking huge turnouts and an expansion in both size and scope. This includes not... Read More

Kūaotunu Hill, SH25 repairs to start

The Coromandel Recovery Programme is nearing completion with work expected to get underway at the final few sites over the next three to four months. Next week,... Read More

Duck hunting safety call as season kicks off

NZ Mountain Safety Council (MSC), in collaboration with Fish & Game and Te Tari Pūreke - Firearms Safety Authority, is reminding hunters to maintain robust... Read More

Sinkhole opens up in Pāpāmoa

A deep sinkhole has opened up in Golden Sands, Pāpāmoa. The hole, estimated to be about 5m deep and 3m wide, opened next to a public footpath on Golden... Read More

Cathedral Cove named among World’s Best Beaches

The Top 50 Best Beaches in the world have been named for 2025, but only one New Zealand beach has made it to the list. Mautohe Cathedral Cove has once... Read More

Rock slide damages car in Karangahake Gorge

Motorists are being warned to prepare for anything on the roads after a car was damaged by a rockfall in the Karangahake Gorge. A video posted by Paeroa Towing... Read More

Motorists back 100km/h speed limit on SH30

State Highway 30 between Whakatāne and Rotorua will return to a 100km/h speed limit by July, finalising a long and frustrating process for users of the... Read More

Bumper persimmon crop hits shelves as demand grows

A growing appetite for one of New Zealand's rarest and most unusual fruits can now be satisfied as growers are busy harvesting a bumper crop of persimmons. Persimmon... Read More