Environment

Take action for wetlands this Conservation Week

Taking action for wetlands will be easier in the Bay of Plenty thanks to a Conservation Week event dedicated to providing landowners with practical support. The... Read More

Katikati has a new emergency response team

A new emergency management team has been formed to co-ordinate Katikati's response to large scale emergency events. Katikati Emergency Response Teamis made... Read More

Bird of the Year 2024 takes wing next week

Will it be a mighty seabird, a forest-dwelling songster, or perhaps one of our flightless friends? Voting for Forest & Bird's Te Manu Rongonui o te Tau takes... Read More

Tree removal marks start of track works

Removal of dangerous trees and self-sewn wilding pines marks the start of physical work to reinstate temporary walking access to Mautohe Cathedral Cove's iconic... Read More

National Infrastructure Pipeline: $147.6 billion

The latest snapshot report from New Zealand Infrastructure Commission shows that the value of infrastructure projects in the National Infrastructure Pipeline... Read More

Bird flu: What you need to know

As cases of bird flu mount overseas, New Zealand officials are bolstering their plans in case the virus arrives on our shores. Hundreds of millions of birds... Read More

Next steps on electrifying New Zealand

The Government will progress a series of reforms to make it easier and cheaper to consent, build and maintain renewable electricity generation as well as electricity... Read More

Arsenic level drops after mine's orange discharge

Waikato Regional Council now has results from testing for all 30 heavy metals, plus cyanide, following a bright orange sediment discharge into the Ohinemuri... Read More

CCTV camera is eye of the storm

Western Bay of Plenty District Council has a new storm watcher. A CCTV camera has been installed at Two Mile Creek, Waihī Beach, to help monitor stormwater... Read More

Illegal rubbish dumping at Thompson’s Track

An area of Thompson's Track is being used as a dumping site, a regular track walker says. The public conservation area on Thompson's Track is strewn with... Read More

White Island/Whakaari close monitoring continues

The increase in sulphur dioxide emissions from Whakaari/White Island has continued, says GNS duty volcanologist Paul Jarvis. An update on the minor eruptive... Read More

Orange river: what early tests reveal

Levels of arsenic, copper and zinc have been found in the Ōhinemuri River in Karangahake Gorge after it turned bright orange. Waikato Regional Council confirmed... Read More