Environment

School possum and pest hunt returns

After a five-year hiatus, the Te Ranga School Possum and Pest Hunt made a sensational comeback at the weekend. Principal Aimee Kennedy says the 2024 event... Read More

Blocked pipe causes wastewarter overflow

A wastewater overflow caused by a pipe blockage has flooded a Tauranga sports club building. Wastewater flooded the ground floor of the main garage of the... Read More

Govt to reverse oil and gas exploration ban

Removing the ban on petroleum exploration beyond onshore Taranaki is part of a suite of proposed amendments to the Crown Minerals Act to deal with the energy... Read More

Help for homeowners impacted by severe weather

More help is available for homeowners impacted by severe weather. People who were displaced by severe weather events in 2022 and 2023 will be supported by... Read More

Acorn Foundation inaugurates new memorial grove

The Acorn Foundation, in partnership with Tauranga City Council, inaugurated a new Memorial Grove at Gordon Carmichael Reserve on Wednesday 5 June. The day... Read More

Healthy waterways: DairyNZ focuses on what works

Dairy farmers can pick up practical tools and actions to enhance farm waterways at DairyNZ's Fieldays site this year. The Healthy Waterways exhibit will give... Read More

Calls for Canada goose cull in Tauranga reserves

A hunter says an explosion in Tauranga's population of Canada geese is damaging public spaces and there should be a cull. Adam Rayner has hunted the geese... Read More

Council launches dog tag recycling initiative

It's an accessory that hangs around your furry friend's neck all year round, but once the colour is no longer valid, it can be difficult to know what... Read More

Volcanic unrest continues at Whakaari/White Island

Volcanic unrest continues at Whakaari/White Island, says Duty Volcanologist Paul Jarvis, in the latest volcanic activity bulletin published by GeoNet. As... Read More

Horticulture New Zealand levy referendum

Growers are being asked to have their say in the upcoming levy referendum to enable Horticulture New Zealand (HortNZ) to continue its work for the sector. A... Read More

Magnitude 5.1 quake hits near Rotorua overnight

A magnitude 5.1 magnitude earthquake has struck 10 kilometres west of Rotorua this morning. It occurred at 2.19am. It was classified as weak because it... Read More

Liquefaction research creating valuable new tools

One of New Zealand's leading experts on liquefaction, Professor Misko Cubrinovski and his team from the University of Canterbury have developed new tools to... Read More