New research has revealed a fault line in the Thames area is more complex than first thought geologists say. The Kerepehi fault, which runs for about 80km between... Read More

Scientists studying the recent eruption at White Island say people on the crater floor may have been killed if the hot ash surge happened during daylight hours. The... Read More

A series of earthquakes registering from light to strong have shaken the country this morning. A 5.2 magnitude earthquake hit the Eastern Bay of Plenty around 1.40am. ... Read More

Mount Ruapehu's alert level has raised from level one to level two. The notification was issued today at 11.45am by Bay of Plenty Civil Defence emergency management... Read More

The battle against fruit fly incursions has taken another step up with the signing in of an operational agreement to reduce the damaging impacts of the insect on... Read More

Volcanologists continue to monitor White Island with another earthquake reported near the Bay volcano overnight. A 4.1 quake was recorded 30km north-east of White... Read More

Drone footage of the Kennedy Bay Road slip caused by the heavy rains in the Coromandel in April has now appeared online. Shot by Opus International Consultants... Read More

April was extremely sunny, very warm and rather dry for many regions of the country. The culprit was once again high pressure, which has ruled the roost over New... Read More

Rotorua businessman and television personality Tamati Coffey has waded into the fight over bottled New Zealand water being sold overseas. Over the weekend Tamati... Read More

Public comment is sought on a regional council plan to recreate 80 hectares of wetlands near the Kaituna river mouth. The swamp restoration is planned near the Lower... Read More

The weather this week typifies local stereotypes for New Zealand regions; wet on the West Coast, windy in Wellington, dry in the east, and warm in the North. It's... Read More

A Waikato company and a landowner have both received a formal warning after admitting they breached rules designed to protect Lake Taupo from nitrogen leaching. Waikato... Read More