Environment
08:52am Mon 08 Dec, 2014
The Waikato Regional Council is reminding Coromandel locals and bach owners' properties that now is a good time to tackle the spread of wild rabbits. With the summertime... Read More
10:36am Sun 07 Dec, 2014
The Royal New Zealand Air Force's season of ice flights has kicked off with the first C-130 arriving at Pegasus Airfield in Antarctica last night. The aircraft was... Read More
10:28am Sun 07 Dec, 2014
Waiohau local and eel expert Bill Kerrison is acknowledged for his efforts to care for tuna (longfin eels) at the Morgan Foundation NZ River Awards on Thursday. He... Read More
08:48am Sat 06 Dec, 2014
Volcanoes in the central North Island will get a star billing when volcanologists from all over the world gather in Taupo this weekend for a week-long conference... Read More
03:42pm Fri 05 Dec, 2014
The weekend is shaping up to be a repeating pattern of bands of cloud and patchy rain followed by a return to high pressure and settled weather. The MetService is... Read More
10:16am Fri 05 Dec, 2014
UPDATED: 2.25pm: A commercial diver brought in by Waikato Regional Council has successfully plugged the diesel leak from a sunken boat in Coromandel Harbour. Duty... Read More
07:50am Thu 04 Dec, 2014
The resource consent application to leave what remains of the Rena on Astrolabe Reef will not proceed with direct referral to the Environment Court, the ship's owner... Read More
07:22am Thu 04 Dec, 2014
Bay of Plenty residents are reporting feeling a shallow earthquake that hit the Eastern Bay of Plenty overnight. A 2.9 magnitude earthquake hit the region about... Read More
01:45pm Wed 03 Dec, 2014
The Waitangi Tribunal has accused the Crown of breaching the Treaty of Waitangi after partially opposing plans to leave the Rena on Astrolabe Reef without having... Read More
09:15am Tue 02 Dec, 2014
Tairua property owners can keep in the loop about proposed Graham's Creek flood protection works by attending an information session this Saturday. Staff from both... Read More
08:05am Tue 02 Dec, 2014
More highs are expected to cover the country this month, according to the latest MetService outlook. As December moves on, the weather over New Zealand should gradually... Read More
10:58am Mon 01 Dec, 2014
The Kiwifruit Claim class action against the government could adversely affect the industry's relationships with the Ministry for Primary Industries. That's the... Read More
07-Nov 19:02
National MPs extend early leads in Bay electorates
07-Nov 18:08
Coroner unable to find cause of infant’s death
07-Nov 16:00
Hot rods rev up for animal charity
07-Nov 12:00
Young actors debut on public stage
07-Nov 11:45
Check labels if you want NZ ham for Christmas
07-Nov 07:00
Yellow-belt siblings sweep national golds
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
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