4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (552+ words) Sun, sand and surf used to be the perfect day at the beach, but New Plymouth’s East End Surf Life Saving Club looks forward to a bit of rain now too - thanks to a new rainwater storage system funded by…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (395+ words) Aroha Kaikorai Valley (AKV) has expanded its community air quality network into South Dunedin, with local business Sims & Blue hosting the first monitor in the new project area. It brings the network to 15 monitors across the city. South Dunedin was…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (542+ words) A lone leopard seal drew attention in Lower Hutt this past weekend, resting on Petone Beach before returning to the sea Monday morning. The animal, a roughly 3-metre-long female, was first reported on Friday night, basking in an area popular…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (554+ words) The Department of Conservation’s only commercial nursery is trying to restore the Canterbury Plains and Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū/Banks Peninsula, one native plant at a time. The nursery, based at Motukārara, 30 minutes southwest of Christchurch, is growing and selling plants…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (608+ words) Madagascar ragwort, an invasive and highly toxic pasture weed, has been identified in south Wairarapa near Ngawi, prompting Greater Wellington to urge farmers, landowners and rural communities across Wairarapa and the region to keep an eye out for the poisonous…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago   (524+ words) A new NZ report says microplastics are found through every part of the environment, posing a risk to ecosystems and human health. The report from PHF recommends more detailed monitoring of micro- and nanoplastics and their impacts. While NZ has…...

2+ week, 19+ hour ago   (214+ words) That matters most for visitors working around a fixed few days in the region rather than waiting for a dry window, and it is one reason the park has built a reputation among riders well beyond the local area. The…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (586+ words) Scientists at the Bioeconomy Science Institute Maiangi Taiao are planning to conduct environmental DNA sampling of freshwater in Auckland to help detect yellow-legged hornet presence. Biosecurity New Zealand is leading work to eradicate the invasive pest, with no new detections…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (381+ words) MBIE’s 2026 Energy in New Zealand report shows a 66% increase in solar generation over the past year to a new record, with several large utility-scale solar farms coming online. Geothermal generation also hit a record high in 2025. Solar generation is expected…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1405+ words) A 26-day deep sea expedition in the Cook Islands by a United States scientific agency has uncovered new information about marine life and seabed minerals within the country's exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ship…...