Environment
Shellfish warning for Banks Peninsula
New Zealand Food Safety is advising the public not to collect or consume shellfish gathered from the northern side of Banks Peninsula due to...
Palmy passengers on board with new electric bus network
Palmerston North’s fully electric bus network is showing continued signs of success, with patronage growing 69.4% since it was launched.
Horizons Regional Council manager transport...
Fishery officers ramp up patrols as rockpool ban comes into force
Fishery Officers are ramping up patrols as a ban on gathering marine life from rockpools and coastal waters on the Hauraki Gulf coast north...
Tauranga council launches dedicated landslide website
Tauranga City Council has announced the launch of a dedicated website for information and updates about the tragic Mauao landslide that occurred on Thursday,...
Free e-bike stations charged up for Napier and Hastings cyclists
Free, secure bike parking and charging stations for e-bikes is now on offer in Napier and Hastings with the launch of new micromobility infrastructure...
NZ catch limit proposal adopted at Pacific fisheries meeting
New Zealand has secured orange roughy catch limits in the South Pacific for another two years at a Pacific regional fisheries meeting, Oceans and...
Bites sought on orange roughy fishery closures
Proposals to close parts of the Chatham Rise orange roughy fishery to protect spawning areas and help rebuild the fishery are now open for...
Emergency preparedness workshops for farmers
Agriculture and Forestry Minister, Todd McClay, has confirmed a series of rural resilience workshops to help farmers and growers be better prepared for adverse...
Mount Cook kea flock tagged for track travels
An unusually large flock of young kea visiting Aoraki Mount Cook National Park has become part of a Department of Conservation (DOC) trial to...
Biosecurity New Zealand to bait yellow-legged hornets
Biosecurity New Zealand is deploying a new tool in its fight against the yellow-legged hornet in Auckland.
The agency will soon be using a locally...
Native plant shows promise for tackling `forever chemicals’
One of New Zealand’s taonga plants, harakeke, has shown promise as a treatment for removing “forever chemicals” from drinking water, according to University of...
Auckland Uni project finding sustainable future for cyclone homes
A new University of Auckland project is aiming to turn around 1,200 Auckland houses destroyed by cyclones into a resource for a more sustainable...
Gisborne pest control boss retires after 56-year career
For Phillip Karaitiana, protecting the land and communities of Te Tairāwhiti has been more than just a job. It has been a lifelong commitment.
After 56...
Marlborough council to consult on rural Awatere community water supply
Marlborough District Council has received a formal direction from the Water Services Authority - Taumata Arowai to provide a programme of work and funded...
Hūnua Ranges reopen to dogs as pest numbers plummet
The Hūnua Ranges Regional Park will be reopened to dogs from Monday, nearly four months after Auckland Council’s final 1080 pest control application for...
