Environment

Restoration of fire-ravaged hillside

A group of Coromandel residents are working to restore 65 hectares of fire-ravaged hillsides beside Whitianga Harbour. The Comers Road Fire Restoration Project's... Read More

Change is in the wind

After a relatively quiet week weather wise, things are about to change. 'Expect a changeable weekend of weather, with north-facing regions such as Nelson and Bay... Read More

Adapting to climate change

A team of researchers from the University of Waikato have won a $270,000 research grant to engage with New Zealanders about how we can all better prepare for the... Read More

Rain expected to clear later today

Today the weather forecast is for a fine day after the morning clouds have cleared. It's a three-clothing-layer day with a high of 14 and an overnight low of 4... Read More

Emergency system test in the Bay

The Bay of Plenty Civil Defence are alerting the public to sort out an emergency plan for their family, while the organisation test its communication systems next... Read More

Arthritic woman in Everest marathon

Arthritic Tauranga mother of two Nicola Wearne is back from running the Everest Marathon, which took her a ‘brutal' 12 hours. The marathon followed a 15-day... Read More

Today's Tauranga weather wrap

Today we have morning cloud clearing to a fine day with light winds. It's a three-clothing-layer day today with an early morning chill in the air. Check out what's... Read More

Relocatable house park plans

UPDATED:5.30pm. Te Puna company Modcom Portable Buildings Limited is going to be supplying 10 relocatable homes for use by Edgecumbe people displaced by flooding. The... Read More

Pockets of rough weather on the way

New Zealand's second large low in a week is approaching and this one may affect more of the country with it tracking directly across central areas, unlike the sub-tropical... Read More

A crisp start in Tauranga today

Today we're off with a crisp start to a fine day with light winds. Our location for this morning's weather wrap video is outside the Tauranga Yacht and Power... Read More

Bone-chilling night as temps plummet

It has been an up-and-down weekend with narrow ridges and troughs passing over the country. Weather systems have now slowed down, with a slim ridge of high pressure... Read More

Green MP condemns Karangahake mining

Green Party MP Catherine Delahunty swapped her Beehive-friendly formal shoes for a pair of red-bands when she hiked up Mount Karangahake this afternoon. She has... Read More