New Zealand is now ranked as a high hazard for floods and cyclones by the World Bank funded Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery. This announcement... Read More

It's a one-clothing layer day today with a high of 28 and an overnight low of 18 degrees. Humidity has dropped down to 77 per cent. In today's weather forecast... Read More

For most households in the Bay of Plenty all that remains of Christmas is the fragments of tinsel, pine needles and glitter of magnificent trees and decorations... Read More

Those thinking of taking a dip to cool off in the summer heat are being warned to tread with caution, as contaminated recreational water raises potential health... Read More

Gemma Kerrisk is an algal monitoring technician with the BOP Regional Council, a job description that means she spends the summer months ensuring regional lakes... Read More

Restrictions on water in the Whakatane District have been reduced to a voluntary conservation level, after what has been a dry summer in the region. The reduction... Read More

Access to Panepane wharf on Matakana Island has been blocked by a pile of debris, apparently left to mark a tribal boundary. Kewpie Cruises owner Brandon Stone... Read More

The NZ Transport Agency is asking heavy vehicles operators to travel the Tairua way around State Highway 25 to minimise further damage to the number of worksites... Read More

The dotterel chick that hatched on Mount Main Beach on Wednesday December 27 has disappeared from the beach. The parents have returned after last week's storm,... Read More

An LPG leak at Caltex in Greerton has now been contained by fire crews. Greerton Station officer Richard Moreland says the area was cordoned off for a time while... Read More

Tuatua from the beach and mussels from the rocks along the coast are back on the menu following the removal today of shellfish biotoxin warnings. The biotoxin warning... Read More

The New Zealand Transport Agency has opened the Thames Coast Road between Tararu and Manaia to escorted convoys in both directions. Travellers are advised to expect... Read More