Beachgoers are being asked to contact a local Bay of Plenty wildlife service if they see little blue penguins on the beach during the day time. "We are seeing... Read More

A Rotorua dairy farm has been convicted and fined $40,000 for an illegal dairy effluent discharge from a travelling irrigator. Chlorofield Limited pleaded guilty... Read More

A section of the Hauraki-Coromandel's Opoutere Beach Recreation Reserve will be temporarily closed for the felling of more than 350 pine trees. The pine... Read More

They're at the heart of our region's conservation efforts - from helping volunteers care for our little blue penguins to protecting our native forests. Yet... Read More

A kiwifruit orchard has been convicted and fined $35,000 in the Tauranga District Court for unlawfully taking more than 18 million litres of water for irrigation.... Read More

Auckland Zoo is calling on Kiwis to use their purchasing power to help protect rainforests and critically endangered wildlife like orangutans by shopping with... Read More

With the increase of temperatures during the spring as a prelude for the summer, a lot of mall bugs, insects and other pests start to appear around houses, playgrounds... Read More

As people around the world have been flocking to vote for their favourite feathered bird in NZ's Forest and Bird's Bird of the Century competition before... Read More

Construction and demolition waste, mobile phones and white ware could get a second chance at life, with an upcycled approach to how we manage waste across the... Read More

A "radical" idea about handling managed retreat has come under fire from Western Bay of Plenty councillors. A late addition to a government submission about... Read More

Advances in technology will help New Zealand become more resilient in dealing with natural hazards such as major earthquakes and landslides, says a retiring... Read More

Roading crews will be a familiar site on the state highway network across the wider Rotorua region over coming weeks, with a number of worksites to the city's... Read More