Locals are being asked to dig in and make a difference at a community planting day in Te Puke's Lawrence Oliver Park. With more than 2000 native plants ready... Read More

There have been no 'significant changes” at Mt Ruapehu after a swarm of earthquakes east of the volcano, volcanologists say. More than 90 small... Read More

A camper brushed by a tornado has spoken of how he clambered on top of an overturned motorhome so he could help an injured pensioner inside. And another... Read More

Why is it some kids seem to not even feel the cold? Should you let them wear jandals even if it's freezing outside? A small person who lives in my house... Read More

A group of New Zealand polar scientists have helped uncover clues to life's survival during the global ice age. Some of their research used samples collected... Read More

She knew the ocean better than most, but the mountains were unfamiliar territory. After 26-year-old marine biologist Wednesday Davis died on Mt Ruapehu last... Read More

The Western Bay of Plenty District Council is seeking information about a large pile of illegally dumped concrete at Thompson's Track, near Katikati. It is... Read More

Life's full of surprises - but none quite as sweet as the giant kūmara unearthed at Carmel Retirement Village in Ohauiti by Ted Schischka. 'I put the spade... Read More

Mark Kelvin Jefferson said the word 'guilty” through tears as he admitted causing the death of a friend in a hunting incident. Stuart Stobie, 72, from... Read More

The SPCA has raised concerns about people it says are abusing and emotionally blackmailing staff for not being able to rehome pets. According to the society,... Read More

Holidaymakers at a Coromandel hot spot have been urged to stay away from the beach after a deadly yellow-bellied sea snake washed up alive on the sand. The... Read More

A coffee roastery in Tauriko is helping brew a better future for Fijian villages, one bean at a time, thanks to the passion of a Tauranga family. What began... Read More