Environment

Flood: Assessments to begin after dozens evacuated

Civil Defence teams will be out at first light assessing the damage caused by flash flooding at Waihi Beach that forced up to 50 people from their homes. On Monday,... Read More

Dogs head to Hauraki Gulf islands to hunt rodents

Two highly trained rodent detection dogs headed out to the Hauraki Gulf this week, to make sure certain islands in the area remained predator free. Mokohinau... Read More

A sea of plastic in Tauranga

A kerbside collection started by council nearly two years ago to make the city's waste disposal more environmentally-friendly has seen thousands of used... Read More

Paraglider rescued after plunging into Mauao

Update, 1pm: A paraglider who plunged into the side of Mauao at Mount Maunganui has been rescued and is being treated for non life threatening injuries. Emergency... Read More

New maps reveal places at risk from flooding

New maps from NIWA and the Deep South National Science Challenge show areas across New Zealand that could be inundated by extreme coastal flooding. They show... Read More

Calls for warm curtains in NZ homes this winter

A number of Aotearoa's key housing and health organisations are challenging the government to 'close the gap' in rental homes, by making sure every... Read More

New clam species found in Waikato River

Biosecurity New Zealand and mana whenua for the Waikato River are urging people who work and play in and around the river to keep a lookout for a new-to-New... Read More

Kiwi hatchery celebrates record number of chicks

A little kiwi known as Mt.Plm.13 is the 150th chick to hatch this season, making this the most successful hatching season on record for the National Kiwi Hatchery. Incredibly,... Read More

Monitoring sensors wiped out on White Island

Recent severe weather has wiped out the last reliable sensors on Whakaari/White Island as the active crater continues to produce steam and gas plumes. Recent... Read More

Transpower planning ahead to avoid blackouts

Transpower says it is planning ahead to manage tight electricity supply as demand increases during winter. The national grid operator says the tight supply situations... Read More

Drones among new tools to track biodiversity

UC researchers believe remote sensing technologies such as satellites, planes, and drones will cause a paradigm shift in auditing Aotearoa's biodiversity. A recent... Read More

Tauranga to get govt fund for solar energy project

Tauranga is one of four New Zealand cities to be the first receive funding from the government's Community Renewable Energy Fund. In a statement released... Read More