Sustainable Backyards is back and bigger than ever as the team at Envirohub BOP celebrate 20 years of championing sustainability in the Bay of Plenty. 'Throughout... Read More

Mayhem ensued on January 6 as a vegetation fire brought traffic to a standstill along State Highway 2. At the same time, a power outage affected more 200... Read More

The new year has started with some good news for supermarket shoppers. Warm weather has provided favourable growing conditions for many parts of the country,... Read More

Rotorua Lakes Council's waste collection partner Smart Environmental has signed a nine-year contract to provide collection services for food and green waste... Read More

The Horticulture Industry is concerned about the discovery of a single oriental fruit fly - but is confident MPI will eradicate any further incursion. The... Read More

The new year has started with some good news for supermarket shoppers. Warm weather has provided favourable growing conditions for many parts of the country,... Read More

Update, 6.45pm: Traffic congestion on State Highway 2 near Te Puna Stream, Whakamārama, has eased following an earlier vegetation fire, according to NZTA Waka... Read More

Dutch elm disease has claimed the life of a 100-year-old elm tree in the Waikato, despite the tree being vaccinated. The fatal and fast-spreading disease... Read More

If you cut or bought your real Christmas tree in the first flush of festive spirits, chances are it'll be looking past its use-by date by early January. In... Read More

The biosecurity response to the find of a single male Oriental fruit fly in Papatoetoe is making good progress with extra traps in place, stepped up checks,... Read More

A large part of a waka, possibly dating back to the 16th century, has been found by a man swimming in the Waiari Stream at Te Puke. 'We've always known that... Read More

Snow is reported to be falling on the Desert Road this summer. A Tauranga woman whose family is on holiday at the top of Mt Ruapehu says they decided to have... Read More