Environment

Coromandel scallop dredging horrifies locals

Coromandel locals say they are horrified that Fisheries New Zealand is dragging what they call a destructive industrial dredge through the local scallop fishery... Read More

Submissions open for three Whakatāne reserves

A values-led approach to management for three Whakatāne reserves has been set out in the draft revision of the Tapatoru ā Toi Conservation Management Plan,... Read More

Solar farm changes unacceptable to neighbours

Putiki Road residents who agreed to a solar farm across the road from them in 2021 are having second thoughts since changes have been made to the consent application. Joachim... Read More

Jason Momoa's band to play three NZ shows

Jason Momoa's band Öof Tatatá brought the house down at the Tuning Fork in Auckland in August this year - now the band will return to play several... Read More

New Zealanders dazzled by Aurora Australis

New Zealanders have been treated to colourful skies as Aurora Australis lights up the skies with purple, blue and pink streaks. People were given a rare... Read More

RNZN divers assess sunken ship in Samoa

HMNZS Manawanui is in water about 30m deep and a light oil sheen from its initial capsize is being dispersed by wind and waves, Maritime Component Commander... Read More

Seals unlocking Antarctic secrets 

In the icy waters of Antarctica, seals are providing critical data to UC researchers to understand pressing questions about climate change. Dr Mia Wege,... Read More

Planting jewels in Tauranga’s crown

An estimated 145 people turned out to help plant 4500 plants in Kōpūrererua Valley last weekend. Lyall Holmes, who is the chair of the Tauranga Rotary Centennial... Read More

Dark skies to help seabirds avoid crash landings

Turning down the lights will give Kaikōura's Hutton's shearwater birds ‘‘a fighting chance'' from at least one of the multiple threats they face,... Read More

Search for missing person near Ōpōtiki continues

'Dangerous” river conditions during the weekend have hampered search and rescue efforts for a person still missing in the Waioeka River. The person... Read More

Mt Ruapehu’s crater lake at record cool temps

Mt Ruapehu's famous crater lake continues to run extraordinarily cool - but scientists watching the volcano remain confident a sudden eruption is unlikely. Temperatures... Read More

‘Huge’ drop in butterfly numbers in Tauranga

There has been a decline in monarch butterfly numbers at the Te Puna Quarry Park butterfly sanctuary - a trend echoed around the country, according to the... Read More