Environment

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

Warning lifted as rain eases

Heavy rain about the Bay of Plenty has eased today. The MetService is still forecasting some showers for today. This is expected to ease to the odd shower in the... Read More

Tauranga sailors in Germany

Tauranga sailors competing in the Kiel Week regatta had to contend with a lack of breeze, lightning, thunderstorms, torrential rain and squalls all in one day. Josh... Read More

Flooding warning on SH25, Thames

The heavy rain has caused a lot of surface flooding on some roads around the Coromandel. There are reports of debris on roads, particularly from a slip at Ruamahunga... Read More

Mauao base track to re-open

The Mauao base track is expected to re-open this morning after being closed for safety reasons yesterday afternoon. Council staff closed the track because of a... Read More

Weather in a minute with Rosalie

Today the rain is predicted to be heavy with some possible thundery falls. The northeasterlies should die out during the afternoon. It's a one-clothing-layer with... Read More

Sporadic heavy and thundery falls

Heavy rain and possible thundery falls are being forecast for the Bay of Plenty and Gisborne today. The MetService's weather warning, which was issued on Wednesday,... Read More

Celebrating successful predator control

The Otanewainuku Kiwi Trust is celebrating 15 years of successful predator control this month. Their achievements include the restoration of the 1200 hectare Otanewainuku... Read More