Environment

Regional council candidates duke it out at debate

Despite the majority of Bay of Plenty Regional Council candidates agreeing climate change was an issue facing Tauranga, they all drove their car on World Car Free... Read More

Spring officially kicks off today

No matter how you slice it or dice it, today means winter is over and spring is here as the spring equinox arrives. The spring equinox is a precise moment in... Read More

Strong quake rattles NZ

A strong 5.8 earthquake has rattled the top of the South Island, and lower North Island overnight. GeoNet says the quake was centred about 30 km north-east of... Read More

Govt strengthens trans-Tasman emergency relations

Aotearoa New Zealand continues to strengthen global emergency management capability with a new agreement between New Zealand and Australia, says Minister for Emergency... Read More

Tsunami scientists share research

Scientists from all around the country descended on Gisborne this week to present on the potential impact of a tsunami in the region. Tairāwhiti Emergency Management... Read More

RNZAF flight signals start of Antarctic summer

The first group of New Zealand Defence Force personnel have arrived in Antarctica on the Royal New Zealand Air Force's first ice flight for the 2022/23 season. Each... Read More

White Island may have erupted, but no-one is sure

There may have been an eruption on Whakaari/White Island recently but no one knows for sure. Scientists are unable to confirm because of faulty monitoring equipment... Read More

Dotterels feel pressure of ‘careless’ beachgoers

Beachgoers ignoring clear signage and traipsing through a key nesting site in the Coromandel are putting vulnerable dotterels/tuturiwhatu and variable oystercatchers/torea-pango... Read More

Port lending a helping hand this Clean Up Week

The Port of Tauranga is hosting a corporate clean up this Friday as part of Keep New Zealand Beautiful's Clean Up Week. This annual event is once again asking... Read More

Lake Taupō volcanic rumbles ‘not unusual’

A volcano seismologist says the raising of the alert level for the Lake Taupō volcano from zero to one is more a sign of improved monitoring rather than unusual... Read More

Waihī: Beach community aims to be most sustainable

Former Prime Minister Rt Hon Helen Clark - and Waihi Beach locals - officially launched Sustainable Waihī Beach as its ambassador on Saturday, September 10. 'Waihī... Read More

Taupō: Volcanic alert level risen for first time

The Volcanic Alert Level for Lake Taupō has been raised from 0 to 1 after more than 700 tremors have been recorded under the central North Island's super-volcano... Read More