2+ hour, 49+ min ago  (707+ words) Regional Development and Resources Minister Shane Jones launched the funding and strategy from Rotorua (Source: 1News) The Government is going full steam ahead on geothermal energy, unveiling a strategy to double its use by 2040 and committing $50 million in Regional Infrastructure Fund…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago  (854+ words) Air New Zealand said it had cancelled flights in and out of Tauranga today due to an ash cloud from Whaakari/White Island impacting the flight path. In all, the airline cancelled 29 services in and out of Tauranga, Air New…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1006+ words) Damage at the Beachside Holiday Park, Mount Maunganui. (Source: Supplied) New Zealanders are not yet in the clear from landslide danger following the week's severe weather in the upper North Island, the National Emergency Management Agency warns, with experts saying…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (399+ words) Police at incident scene. (Source: 1News) A man has died after being pulled from the water in a geothermal area in Rotorua. Emergency services were called to a "water-related incident" at a geothermal area on Tukiterangi St at Whakarewarewa at around…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (559+ words) Robert (Piripi) John Kihi Mita Taupopoki Phillips. (Source: Te Puia) (Source: Supplied) A man who died following a medical event at Rotorua's Whakarewarewa Geothermal Valley on Sunday has been remembered as a "real character". He was today named by his…...