It's just not the dynamics of the ocean that needs to be considered when dealing with coastal erosion - the dynamics of community are equally as important. ... Read More

When complaints rolled in about shopping trolleys being dumped in a local waterway, the Whakatāne supermarket owner waded in to help. Bruce Jenkins, a former... Read More

The push is now on for road work crews across the Waikato and Bay of Plenty in the lead up to Christmas. The next two months will see a flurry of chipsealing,... Read More

Dancing, waving hands and greeting all the road users while waiting for their signals to change, is the technique the traffic spotters at the intersection of... Read More

Regulations have now been approved that will change the way New Zealand manages the 6.5 million tyres that reach their end of life every year. Regulations... Read More

One of the world's most common banana varieties - Cavendish - is facing possible extinction, stoking concerns of a worldwide shortage. A fungal disease... Read More

Ahead of a long, hot summer for Mount Maunganui beaches, sand will be replenished at Pilot Bay starting next week. Also known as beach renourishment, sand... Read More

A dry hot summer is being forecast, and growers and farmers alike are being urged to prepare for the implcations of an El Niño season. The Bay of Plenty... Read More

Waikato Regional Council has been notified of possible wallaby sightings in Leamington near Cambridge, and near Kinloch on the W2K Trail. 'These sightings... Read More

Whether you live in the North or the South Island, MetService forecasters share that based on current El Niño data, we're all in for a different kind... Read More

Mount Maunganui residents and visitors have told Tauranga City Council that improving air quality, and making it easy and safe to get around, are key as the... Read More

The trial kākāpō population in the heart of the Waikato continues to give insights after a determined parrot found a way to leave the fenced sanctuary. Four-year-old... Read More