New Zealand honey bee population is growing, despite the fact that queen problems are at the heart of bee health issues. The Ministry for Primary Industries and... Read More

There's restrained optimism brewing in the bush at Otanewainuku Forest 20km south of Tauranga. A bloke called ‘Kowhai' is sitting on an egg. 'It's late in... Read More

The Coromandel Kauri Dieback Forum has welcomed the recent closures of the Hukarahi Block near Whitianga and the iconic Manaia Sanctuary to prevent the spread of... Read More

Thirty little spotted kiwis will be packing their bags and relocating to new homes around the North Island next week. Ten female kiwi from Kapiti Island will be... Read More

Contractors are starting to remove soil that tested positive for asbestos fibres from the grounds outside the Mount Library. Diggers will be on site today and works... Read More

Seeka Kiwifruit Industries will move into its new headquarters in Te Puke by the middle of this year and plans to make it a centre of excellence for its produce... Read More

Antarctica's ice sheets are more sensitive to climate change than previously thought, according to recently published from a team of scientists from New Zealand,... Read More

'Let no one think that real gardening is a bucolic and meditative occupation. It is an insatiable passion, like everything else to which a man gives his heart”... Read More

One mention of Al Gore and it's well known what's coming. But what many Bay residents probably don't know is one of our own has learnt about the world's climate... Read More

There's plenty for bees to pollinate and collect nectar from during summer, but what happens in winter? The not-for-profit Trees for Bees educational programme educates... Read More

Most of the country has enjoyed an unseasonably warm weekend, with Canterbury getting into the thirties. This is set to change in the latter half of next week, as... Read More

Tauranga's custom alternative flag snatched from the Takitimu Drive flagpole about lunchtime today, has been relocated. The person who claimed to be the man seen... Read More