Environment

Eruption: Conviction has 'concerning implications'

The lawyer for the company convicted over the Whakaari/White Island eruption says it has "recast" the legislative direction on who is responsible for health... Read More

Whakaari eruption: Owners appeal conviction

The owners of Whakaari/White Island are challenging the criminal conviction of their company in the Auckland High Court. The appeal hearing starts on Tuesday... Read More

City’s food scraps feeding local soils

It may not feel like much, but every old chicken bone or kiwifruit skin you throw into your little green bin is having a mighty impact on reducing the amount... Read More

Tourism sector heads sound alarm bells

Department of Conservation staff have highlighted some of the issues with graffiti, vandalism, unsavoury behaviour, litter and defecation at tourist hot spots... Read More

Cathedral Cove carpark to close

Changes are coming at popular Coromandel tourist spot Cathedral Cove as the Department of Conservation works to get it reopened by early December. The track... Read More

OceanaGold’s Waihī North Project fast-tracked

A controversial Waikato mining site has the Government's green light of approval, but an anti-mining environmental group will continue its fight to stop underground... Read More

When art and gardens collide

Maungatapu artist Sue MacDougall makes no apology for being a little unconventional. During her 20 years in Greece, she went as far as smuggling stray dogs... Read More

Council seeks community input on reserve upgrades

The Western Bay of Plenty District Council is reviewing its Kaimai Ward Reserve Management Plan, which includes 50 reserves, including playgrounds, sports grounds,... Read More

Release of Whangamatā flood model

Thames-Coromandel District Council (TCDC) has released its flood map of Whangamatā, showing which areas were likely to be inundated at different levels of rainfall. A... Read More

Fire burns through 80 hectares of DOC wetlands

A large fire spreading through important wetlands in northern Waikato has burned through 477 hectares of scrub and bog and firefighters warn it will take another... Read More

Applications open for DOC's community fund

A $9.2 million fund to assist community conservation groups is an opportunity for local conservationists to apply for support to enhance biodiversity in our... Read More

Public feedback: Preserving geothermal resources

Ensuring geothermal in the Bay of Plenty continues to be managed sustainably for current and future generations is at the heart of Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional... Read More