Environment
08:20am Thu 27 Oct, 2016
Maritime New Zealand's ‘Get it on or it's no good' lifejacket campaign has picked up four silver NZ Effie advertising awards for the campaign, its use of... Read More
12:55pm Wed 26 Oct, 2016
A call to plant more trees to offset New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture has won backing from the forestry sector. Chair of the joint Forest... Read More
04:52pm Tue 25 Oct, 2016
It's going to rain, be sunny, and then rain again this week in what Metservice is calling changeable weather, as a series of weather fronts cross over the North... Read More
08:56am Tue 25 Oct, 2016
Diesel use in the primary sector has increased in the last five years, and now accounts for over half of the sector's energy use, according to Statistics New Zealand. The... Read More
01:39pm Mon 24 Oct, 2016
After a Labour Weekend in which most of the country struck it lucky with warm temperatures and plenty of sunshine, Metservice is forecasting the rain to return... Read More
08:45am Mon 24 Oct, 2016
Despite the recent wild weather, summer is definitely coming, and with it barbecues and the hot, dry weather that increases the chances of fire. The Fire Service... Read More
07:00am Mon 24 Oct, 2016
There's great news for families with young children who traipse kilometres along the beach from Papamoa East so the kids can safely swim between the flags - there... Read More
04:45pm Sun 23 Oct, 2016
'It's really just going with all the things that say: ‘Live life to the fullest', and everybody says it - but not many people actually do it,” says... Read More
02:36pm Sun 23 Oct, 2016
There's likely to be five million people crowding New Zealand By 2020 and possibly even sooner, according to Statistic NZ's latest population projections. In... Read More
10:56am Sun 23 Oct, 2016
Energy and Resources Minister Simon Bridges leaves for Singapore today to attend International Energy Week. The global event brings together 28,000 representatives... Read More
10:24am Sun 23 Oct, 2016
Labour weekend provides holidaymakers with a great opportunity to get out and try catching a trout or salmon for the family dinner table. Fish numbers are good... Read More
08:24am Sun 23 Oct, 2016
The popular Marine Mate app has received a $23,000 funding boost from Maritime New Zealand. The mobile phone app was developed by the Waikato Regional Council and... Read More
06-Nov 18:00
Wairoa Bridge cycleway fully closes from Monday
06-Nov 17:00
Two-way traffic returns past gorge's biggest slips
06-Nov 16:00
Weekend events postponed due to rain
06-Nov 14:00
More than 10,000 people expected at Sika Show
06-Nov 12:10
Bay of Plenty on alert for severe thunderstorms
06-Nov 11:45
Coromandel beaches restrict dogs at peak times
06-Nov 11:12
Ōmokoroa: $13m road project adds four lanes
06-Nov 10:00
Allan clocks up 60 years with Katikati brigade
06-Nov 08:03
A ‘lifestyle block on steroids’ in Karangahake
06-Nov 07:00
Tauranga hosts NZ-India sport centenary fest
05-Nov 18:00
Western Bay weighs charges for granny flats
05-Nov 17:00
Man suffers life-altering injuries in Mount attack
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