The walking track to the world-famous Cathedral Cove won't be fixed this summer, the Department of Conservation says, and local tourism operators are 'devastated”. 'With... Read More

Nine environmental conservation groups across the Western Bay recently received a share of $500,575 towards their initiatives over the next two years. Bay... Read More

A dive team has assessed a 50-foot sunken vessel in Mercury Bay and confirmed it is stable in 20 metres of water, says Waikato Regional Council. The vessel... Read More

The Department of Conservation together with mana whenua are assessing closed tracks in Kaimai Mamaku Conservation Park with the aim to begin phased reopening... Read More

The film 'Taking Back Our Beach', which is about the local community response to the 2011 Rena disaster, is opening to packed cinemas on its first weekend,... Read More

A Tauranga family who lost everything in the 2011 Rena environmental disaster are reliving the experience all over again, this time on the big screen. The... Read More

An ambitious new project aims to re-plant and restore at least 2.1 million hectares of native forest over the next 10 years. Recloaking Papatūānuku has... Read More

Tauranga is potentially affected by numerous natural hazards, and it's important we plan ahead to help us prepare for these as best we can, according to the... Read More

Much loved and used car seats, boosters and capsules will get a second lease on life thanks to a collaborative effort with the Western Bay community. Over... Read More

People are dying while pollution continues belching into the air in one of New Zealand's most beautiful beachside suburbs. What will it take to stop it? On... Read More

Cathedral Cove, with its pristine beach and stunning rock formations, draws hundreds of thousands of tourists every year. But it's closed for business and... Read More

The world's rarest marine dolphin, New Zealand's Māui, is getting younger. The tiny population - only about 54 Māui dolphins remain - lives off the west... Read More