Nature-positive initiatives inspire hope for Aotearoa’s biodiversity future: Harvey Locke
I saw restoration plantings in Central Otago, predator control in West Coast temperate rainforests, farmland biodiversity ...
Weather: Country in for rain-soaked Labour weekend, flooding possible in South Island
Rain is set to dampen outdoor plans for Labour Weekend as a plume of tropical moisture strikes the country beginning today.
Wildfires: Scrub fire at Tekapo contained, firefighters at fire scene in Waikato
A scrub fire at the Tekapo Military Training Area has been contained overnight. The fire, which grew to 200ha, broke out just before 11.30am on Tuesday, after the Defence Force carried out a planned ...
Baywatch actor Michael Newman dies aged 68
Baywatch star Michael Newman has died at the age of 68. The actor was best known for his role as lifeguard Mike “Newmie” ...
LeaderBrand recycling salad wash water to irrigate Gisborne golf course
LeaderBrand has teed up a novel method to help the Poverty Bay Golf Club irrigate its course by recycling water used to wash ...
‘It’s a broken promise’: Research centre on white supremacy loses funding
The Government has pulled funding from the country’s flagship research centre into white supremacy and violent extremism. Set ...
Southland Museum: Council opts for most expensive option
Southland will get its new museum with all the trimmings. On Tuesday, councillors voted to progress with the final design for ...
Who would run Kamala Harris’s economy?
Kamala Harris is set to overhaul the US administration’s top economic team if she wins the presidency as she moves to ...
King Charles declares pavlova is Australian during speech in Sydney amid royal tour
If you ask a New Zealander when the pav was invented, they’ll probably tell you it was created by a Wellington chef in honour of the famed Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova in 1926 ...