Environment

Countdown to trout opening season

The countdown is on to the opening of the trout fishing season on Rotorua's renowned lakes. Anglers are anticipating hooking up on some hard-fighting trout.... Read More

Fixing aerial invader holes in our biosecurity net

New Zealand's trade and tourism border security is among the strictest in the world in efforts to protect the environment and primary industries from unwanted... Read More

Safety warning following kayak rescue

Police are reminding the public to play it safe when out on the water after two men had to be rescued after their kayak capsized off Petone beach. Police... Read More

Management at odds over duties of land-owners

WorkSafe's case is that the island's owners, through the company Whakaari Management, put profits ahead of safety. WorkSafe has told a court that... Read More

The pursuit of the Black Perigord truffle

Colin and Maureen Binns met nearly two decades ago, both widowed and living and working in the Wellington area. Their journey together took them to the Bay... Read More

Feedback calls for geothermal system care plan

A draft ‘care plan' for the sustainable management of the Rotorua Geothermal System has now been released for public feedback by Toi Moana Bay of Plenty... Read More

Live: Strong 6.0 magnitude quake felt in NZ

A strong 6.0 earthquake felt across the South Island, and as far as Auckland, was not in the Alpine Fault, a seismologist has confirmed. The quake was centred... Read More

BOP farmers & growers at the end of their tether

Calls for food producers struggling through six months of adverse weather to support each other as winter sets in. Statistics from the MetService show in the... Read More

Volunteers and divers dive into lake clean-up

A Bay of Plenty lakeside community is waging a battle against pollution this week, turning their two lakes into shining examples of conservation and collective... Read More

NIWA solves seafloor mystery

NIWA scientists have discovered the origins of cryptic markings found in New Zealand's deep sea. While studying footage from a 2013 Chatham Rise survey, researchers... Read More

Landslip repair work on Cambridge Road

Landslip repair work will start this week on Cambridge Road in Bethlehem. The landslip work begins on Thursday, September 21, at Cambridge Road near the St... Read More

Lakeside heroes clean up for Keep NZ Beautiful

A resilient Bay of Plenty lakeside community faced with the challenge of rising lake levels is diving into not one but three clean-ups during this year's Keep... Read More