Environment

Fashion competition creates new from old

Envirohub's latest initiative is helping reshape the fashion landscape as designers and innovators came together on Sunday night after 48 hours completing a... Read More

From everyday rubbish to electricity

New Zealand's largest generator of energy from waste last year produced enough electricity to power 25,000 households plus a fleet of electric rubbish collection... Read More

Progress being made on SH25A slip

Coromandel residents will have a fast-tracked fix for one of the most vital roads across their peninsula, the Minister of Transport says. And for some with... Read More

New era for freshwater fishing licences

The freshwater fishing season begins on October 1, and new licences are now on sale. Fish & Game NZ chief executive Corina Jordan says around 100,000 anglers... Read More

Why you should chop down Barbie pink cherry trees

It's very pretty, bright pink and 'everywhere” right now. No, not the Barbie movie - it's Taiwan cherry: an invasive weed that threatens to overtake... Read More

Catherdral Cove closed for summer

An independent report confirms the risk of potentially harmful rockfall and landslides at Coromandel's Cathedral Cove and its adjacent bays and tracks. After... Read More

Rural town footpaths riddled with ‘hazards’

A year after Rangitāiki ward councillor Gavin Dennis made a request for the repair of footpaths in Edgecumbe, Whakatāne District Council staff are investigating... Read More

Homeowners fear properties will be uninsurable

As the lake slowly creeps closer to her front door, a flooded Rotoehu homeowner fears future insurance claims won't be covered. It has been a year of 'truly... Read More

Rena film tickets on sale

The wait is nearly over for hundreds of Tauranga residents eager to see NZ's largest pollution disaster story on the big screen. The feature film ‘Taking... Read More

Dune restoration by drone in Pāpāmoa

An aerial drone being used for spraying in the Pāpāmoa sand dunes has raised a concern from a resident. 'I went down to my local shop and found a notification... Read More

Farmers encouraged to invest in wellbeing

For many farmers, it has been a challenging year and, for some, its feels like there is no light at the end of the tunnel. In February, Cyclone Gabrielle... Read More

Hitting "baddies" so good guys survive

It's Conservation Week this week, and all over the Western Bay of Plenty volunteers are out in all types of weather laying traps and ensuring native birds and... Read More