Our dedicated volunteer lifeguards are back on duty for another action-packed season, just in time for what could be a sizzling summer. According to NIWA,... Read More

A hydrographic survey mapping the seafloor in the Bay of Plenty begins this week, with the data contributing to safer navigation in approaches to ports and wharves. Toitū... Read More

If you're heading out to lakes and rivers across Rotorua and the Bay of Plenty this summer remember to check for algal blooms before going near the water. 'Algal... Read More

There were tears and frustration on the first day of NCEA exams this week with some students saying questions were poorly written, confusing and not connected... Read More

Initial enthusiasm among kiwifruit growers for a terrific fruit-producing season has been tempered as a colder September knocked flower development for some... Read More

Coromandel's Pahi Coastal Walk has taken out an NZI Rural Women NZ Business Award 2024. The scenic three-day visitor experience near Port Jackson on the northern... Read More

A group of residents say jetskiers on Ōhiwa Harbour will be a risk to safety, a menace to wildlife and a bad fit for the culture of the Eastern Bay of... Read More

A Tāneatua early childhood centre has now suffered three floods in as many years and its owners say the town's stormwater system is failing residents. Sisters... Read More

Mike King's mental health charity I Am Hope is being accused of greenwashing after handing out a pamphlet to children presenting a trucking company and a... Read More

An environmentalist group says it is trying to stay positive over a promise by Mount Maunganui industrial businesses to clean up their act. The 29 businesses... Read More

The pipfruit industry has begun a five-year project to find new and more effective ways to control bronze beetle. The native beetle chews through growing... Read More

They can be smaller than a $2 coin, but the damage gold clams do when introduced to ecosystems is a threat looming large. A year on from the closure... Read More