Two species of bats are now regionally threatened in Auckland, according to the council. The pekapeka-tou-poto, the northern lesser short-tailed bat, and pekapeka-tou-roa,... Read More

Just ahead of duck shooting season starting next month, local hapū have declared a month-long rāhui (ban) on gathering birds and fish from north Waikato's polluted... Read More

Owners of Lake Tarawera properties being connected to a council sewerage network will not learn the total amount it will cost them until the middle of this year. Rotorua... Read More

Rat prints have been found on Rotoroa, in the Hauraki Gulf, which has been pest-free since 2013 - but the island is now in danger of losing that status. The prints... Read More

There are more than 3000 injury claims from this year's severe storms, according to the latest figures from ACC. The number comes from ACC data for anyone... Read More

People wanting to go trout fishing in the Bay of Plenty are being advised to get their Winter Trout Fishing licence before heading out on the water. The adult... Read More

The Government is providing a further $23 million to support more farmers, growers, whenua Māori owners, and rural communities as they recover from Cyclone Gabrielle. 'Helping... Read More

Toi Te Ora Public Health is reminding recreational water users in the Bay of Plenty and Lakes districts to be aware of the quality of water before using waterways... Read More

At least two groups have offered to take over operations at Mt Ruapehu's Tūroa skifield as the fate of the central North Island's skifields remains in the balance. With... Read More

From Taupō to Port Waikato, Tua and Courtney Karalus' ​Deep Dive Division hope to rid the Waikato River of wrecks. The commercial dive outfit whose clients... Read More

NIWA's annual end-of-summer snowline survey has revealed continued loss of snow and ice for New Zealand's famous glaciers. The 2023 survey was the 46th undertaken... Read More

Seven fires over the past year at the Tauranga recycling processing centre are being put down to batteries being thrown in kerbside bins. To protect people, facilities... Read More