Environment

Study reveals diet of threatened birds of prey

Dissecting undigested prey may sound a bit gruesome, but a Rotorua charity is using this method to advance our understanding of the diet and health of New Zealand's... Read More

Uncovering mysteries of the deep ocean

Scientists have returned from a 14-day expedition to one of the most unexplored parts of the ocean. NIWA and Scripps Institution of Oceanography researchers on... Read More

Scientist visits city to talk degrowth and climate

A well-known Kiwi scientist is visiting Tauranga on June 28, to explain the concept of degrowth, and why we can't become a sustainable region without addressing... Read More

Roads remain closed after storm damage

State Highway 2 north of Gisborne will remain closed until at least Friday, June 30, as further movement at Mātāwai and Ormond has made it unsafe for road users... Read More

Hundreds of BOP trees to get the chop

More than 100 trees will soon be removed from the reserve area alongside Puarenga Stream, near Sala Street in Rotorua, to reduce the risk of tree fall. The removal... Read More

Bridges washed out and highways closed

East Coast communities are again cut off from one another as heavy rain forced evacuations and saw scores of road closures amid bridge washouts, slips and cracked... Read More

State of emergency continues in Gisborne region

Heavy rain has been hammering the Tai Rāwhiti - Gisborne region this week, with officials placing a state of emergency until Sunday. Tai Rāwhiti Civil Defence... Read More

Make way for an avo-lanche

Make way for an avo-lanche, as avocado season makes a smashing comeback. After severe weather and a challenging gap between seasons, Foodstuffs, the 100 per cent... Read More

Time running out to apply to wetland support fund

New Zealanders are being urged to apply for funding to support wetlands on their properties. Applications for grants from the Game Bird Habitat Stamp programme,... Read More

Making Ōtūmoetai Peninsula safer for everyone

Big changes are being proposed for the Ōtūmoetai Peninsula to make it safer and easier for people to walk, cycle and catch a bus around their neighbourhoods... Read More

Joint venture to restore Waihī Estuary

Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council and iwi collective Te Wahapū o Waihī are partnering to return 30ha of low-lying farmland to coastal wetland in an effort... Read More

Winter Solstice coming up at 2.57am Thursday

We're at the peak of the long dark nights as we approach the winter solstice, which this year is at precisely 2.57am New Zealand Time tomorrow, Thursday June... Read More