Emergency services are at a fire at Tahorakuri Forest in the Taupō District. A spokesperson for Fire and Emergency NZ said multiple calls were received about... Read More

The Bay of Plenty Regional Council has estimated it will cost up to $7 million to litigate claims brought against it in regard to the Edgecumbe flood eight years... Read More

Firefighters continue to extinguish areas of 'deep-seated” burning on the Black Jack fireground on the Coromandel Peninsula today. Crews have been battling... Read More

As the death toll rises from Los Angeles' devastating wildfires, it is easy to feel complacent about New Zealand's comparatively damp, cool climate,... Read More

At peak hours, more than 9000 beachgoers enjoyed the hot weather at patrolled beaches this weekend - nearly double last weekend. Surf Life Saving New Zealand... Read More

A group of 20 scientists from New Zealand - and abroad - are about to head to the bottom of the world to study the impacts of climate change on Antarctica's... Read More

More than 20 public trees were vandalised so badly in the year to November they had to be removed, Tauranga City Council figures show. But trees that... Read More

There are three easy ways to identify backyard predators. Firstly, look for faeces, or teeth marks on fruit, or claw marks on trees. You can set out chew... Read More

Fire crews will today target multiple hotspots detected by thermal imaging overnight at the Kūaotunu scrub fire in Coromandel. Fire and Emergency controller... Read More

Minor amounts of volcanic ash are being detected in plumes being emitted by Whakaari/White Island in the Bay of Plenty. GNS Science issued a volcanic alert... Read More

A Coromandel vegetation fire is now contained with crews returning this morning to dampen hotspots. Fire and Emergency NZ said four crews of firefighters... Read More

Two people are now helping investigators looking into reports of seabirds captured in fishing nets and drowned from a boat near Coromandel's Slipper Island. The... Read More