Drivers travelling through the Ōmokoroa roundabout can look forward to a smoother journey soon, with final surfacing works expected to be completed by the end... Read More

Two students with aspirations to work in scientific and environmental fields have been the friendly faces of the Department of Conservation this summer, as ambassadors... Read More

Explainer - Depending on your tolerance, it's the iconic sound of a Kiwi summer or a drill buzzing into your ears. The seasonal serenade of cicadas kicks... Read More

East Coast MP Dana Kirkpatrick has welcomed the Government's announcement of nearly $28 million in new funding for hill country erosion control, saying it represents... Read More

A further slip in the Waioweka Gorge this morning has cancelled guided convoys for at least the next 25 hours. State Highway 2 through the gorge was closed... Read More

Severe weather hammering the lower North Island has left tens of thousands of households without power. Powerco says about 23,000 properties across its network... Read More

A small colony of white-fronted terns continues to defy convention by nesting beneath Tauranga's busy Hairini Bridge, even as council contractors carried out... Read More

Mautohe Cathedral Cove tracks are closed this weekend after weather warnings were issued for much of the North Island. Periods of rain, some heavy, are predicted... Read More

'The harm you cause by holding a bone in your hand is irreversible,” Ōpihi Whanaungakore trustee Hemi Hireme told the Environment Court this week. The... Read More

A former judge has been appointed to lead Tauranga City Council's review into the deadly Mount Maunganui landslide. Six campers died after a section of... Read More

Pilot Bay boat ramp remains closed to the public and the Mount Manganui Lifeguard Service building is still off limits after landslides on Mauao. Geotechnical... Read More

All four homes red-stickered in Tauranga's Welcome Bay after a deadly landslide last month have had their safety restrictions eased. The large slip hit neighbouring... Read More