06:00pm Thu 26 Sep, 2024
The public has been given just four working days to made submissions on the government's bill to reopen oil and gas exploration off the New Zealand coast. The... Read More
01:00pm Thu 26 Sep, 2024
New Zealand's Kākāpō population has declined to 244 after three birds, Ranger, Madeline and Ōtepoti, died this month. The Kākāpō Recovery team said... Read More
10:45am Thu 26 Sep, 2024
A group of scientists is working on a way to create protein from a particular algae and bacterium found in geothermal gases, potentially creating an industry... Read More
02:00pm Wed 25 Sep, 2024
59 jobs are set to go at GNS Science as part of public sector job cuts. It's a small reduction from the 66 net roles GNS Science proposed cutting in July. The... Read More
07:00pm Tue 24 Sep, 2024
A shared organisation to deliver water services, meet new government requirements, and reduce future cost increases for Hamilton City Council and Waikato District... Read More
11:45am Mon 23 Sep, 2024
If ever Lake Rotoaira residents needed a reminder they had an active volcano for a neighbour, it came with a quick-fire midnight Tongariro eruption on August... Read More
09:00am Sun 22 Sep, 2024
Ōtarawairere Village resident Brent Sheather is fed up with the destruction of native trees on council reserve land. Sheather said he had spent a lot of... Read More
11:15am Fri 20 Sep, 2024
Mt Ruapehu's famous crater lake has cooled to record levels, indicating the hydrothermal system beneath it is partly blocked, scientists say. While eruptions... Read More
04:00pm Thu 19 Sep, 2024
More than $10 million has been put towards eradicating the invasive freshwater gold clam discovered in New Zealand waters last year. The freshwater gold clam,... Read More
08:00pm Wed 18 Sep, 2024
Horticulture New Zealand supports the Government's decision to pause the freshwater farm plan rollout. 'We agree with the Government that we need a fit-for-purpose... Read More
02:00pm Wed 18 Sep, 2024
The environment ministry has opened up detailed new climate projections to the public. The Ministry for the Environment is hosting a web page using NIWA data,... Read More
08:00pm Tue 17 Sep, 2024
A draft list of minerals deemed essential to New Zealand's economy and strengthening its mineral resilience has been released for consultation, Resources Minister... Read More