6:40am Tuesday 17 Mar, 2020
Following the Prime Minister's announcement that all gatherings of 500 or more people be cancelled amid coronavirus fears, organisers of the National... Read More
6:59am Thursday 12 Mar, 2020
Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor has today classified the drought in the North Island, parts of the South Island and the Chathams as a large-scale... Read More
7:04am Tuesday 03 Mar, 2020
Mt Ruapehu's crater lake is heating up, according to measurements taken by GNS science volcanologists this week. Duty volcanologist Michael... Read More
6:35am Thursday 27 Feb, 2020
The government wants to phase out high-emitting wood burners and coal burners in a bid to clean up the country's air. It is one of the proposed... Read More
4:00pm Tuesday 25 Feb, 2020
A short-lived episode of volcanic earthquakes has occurred beneath Mt Ruapehu last Saturday, February 22, and Sunday, February 23. The earthquake... Read More
6:36am Monday 24 Feb, 2020
Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage has extended the date for people to have their say on proposed changes to improve management of whitebait... Read More
6:45am Friday 21 Feb, 2020
The Bay of Plenty is responsible for more than 10 per cent of digitally trapped pests nationwide, according to new data. There have been more than 2800... Read More
10:45am Thursday 13 Feb, 2020
The entire North Island and most of the South is now in either a Prohibited or Restricted fire season after Wellington declared a restricted season effective... Read More
7:27am Thursday 13 Feb, 2020
Rotorua’s long, dry summer has seen lake levels in the region drop, with Bay of Plenty Regional Council closely monitoring the situation, particularly... Read More
7:13am Monday 10 Feb, 2020
People trying to sleep last night can be forgiven if they thought someone had left a light on outside. A snow supermoon hung in the sky on Sunday night. Many... Read More
6:42am Wednesday 05 Feb, 2020
Thousands of people are reporting to have felt an earthquake rattle the Bay of Plenty. GeoNet is reporting that at 10.47pm, a 5.5 magnitude earthquake... Read More
11:20am Tuesday 04 Feb, 2020
Whakaari/White Island remains in an elevated state of unrest. No further extrusion of lava has occurred, says GNS duty volcanologist Natalia Deligne. "Our... Read More
11:45am Wednesday 15 Jan, 2020
Whakaari/White Island remains in an elevated state of unrest. Very hot gas and steam continues to discharge from vents created by the eruption on December... Read More
7:01am Wednesday 15 Jan, 2020
Minor volcanic unrest is continuing to be monitored by GNS scientists. Over the last 5-6 months, measurements of Mt Ruapehu’s Crater Lake (Te... Read More
6:58am Wednesday 15 Jan, 2020
Amid gut-wrenching images of koalas suffering in the Australian bushfires, a petition has been started calling on Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to allow... Read More