2:45pm Sunday 20 Dec, 2020
Wetlands throughout the country will benefit from the Government’s One Billion Trees Programme which will be used to create habitat for wildlife... Read More
12:00pm Saturday 19 Dec, 2020
Understanding fire risk conditions will now be clearer and simpler, thanks to a new online tool launched today by the Minister in charge of Fire... Read More
10:15am Friday 18 Dec, 2020
The Government is looking to improve safety in the wake fatal Whakaari/White Island eruption. It will look to strengthen regulatory... Read More
8:20am Friday 18 Dec, 2020
The Bay of Plenty Regional Council has voted to adopt the Flood Protection and Drainage Bylaws 2020. In a statement released overnight, Council says... Read More
8:38am Tuesday 15 Dec, 2020
New research backed by the Ministry for Primary Industries could help bumblebee hives to live longer and be more efficient. The new project is researching... Read More
6:49am Tuesday 08 Dec, 2020
Antarctic scientists say the Prime Minister’s declaration of a climate emergency in New Zealand is an important signal to industry and communities,... Read More
10:48am Monday 07 Dec, 2020
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake has been felt throughout the North Island this morning. GeoNet reports the quake hit the 25km north of Wairoa, on the East... Read More
9:34am Friday 04 Dec, 2020
People keen to support the fight against the fungal disease myrtle rust, which threatens many of Aotearoa-New Zealand’s native trees, shrubs and... Read More
2:44pm Thursday 03 Dec, 2020
Years of dedicated pest control by Rotorua Canopy Tours is paying off in nearby forests with residents in Mamaku and Paradise Valley reporting increased... Read More
6:30am Thursday 03 Dec, 2020
The Government has launched a major new initiative to combat climate change that will require the public sector to achieve carbon neutrality by 2025. The... Read More
6:29am Wednesday 02 Dec, 2020
Furniture, clothing and a dead pig have all been picked up by Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency as contractors clean up illegally dumped rubbish... Read More
3:29pm Saturday 28 Nov, 2020
Heavy rain and gale winds are expected this week across much of New Zealand. The MetService advise that a low pressure will move across central and... Read More
12:47pm Friday 27 Nov, 2020
The removal of large eucalyptus trees along the Ngongotahā stream is progressing steadily and the funding provided has seen benefits including job creation... Read More
10:30am Saturday 21 Nov, 2020
Geonet report that a 5.2M earthquake struck near Mt Ruapehu early this morning. The quake struck at 1.43am, 35 km west of Ohakune at a depth of 127km. More... Read More
3:00pm Friday 20 Nov, 2020
Rotorua's council wants your thoughts on a new concept plan for the redevelopment of Waitōharuru - Tarawera Landing. The Rotorua Lakes Council,... Read More