13+ hour, 42+ min ago  (917+ words) The latest official stocktake of the state of New Zealand's freshwater carries many of the headline messages we have come to expect. Pressures such as intensive land use and climate change are continuing to degrade our lakes, streams and rivers,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (16+ words) Bay of Plenty on alert as heavy rain, landslide risk and Cyclone Vaianu line-up'NZ Herald...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (1033+ words) By Sally Round - RNZ Their story was intriguing: No tractors or cellphones, off-grid, subsistence and organic, relying on hand and bullock-power rather than fossil fuels to feed three generations of 25 people off a slip of land bounded by bush on…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (834+ words) Tauranga City Council has spent more than $2 million on costs relating to January's deadly storm. It expects to spend millions of dollars more responding to the event over the next year, with a "significant amount" of that on legal costs,…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (457+ words) Eastland Generation and Ng'ti T'wharetoa Geothermal Assets Ltd have celebrated the official opening of their new 49 MW TOPP2 geothermal power plant in the Bay of Plenty. Tair'whiti Investments Ltd, formerly the Eastland Group, owns 50% of Eastland Generation. "New Zealand is another…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (230+ words) There has been a small eruption at Whakaari-White Island, with a plume of ash briefly visible. Earth Sciences New Zealand said the volcano erupted at 5. 35pm on Tuesday, with "a single slug of dark grey volcanic ash" rising to about 1300m. It…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (871+ words) Projects exploring potential new geothermal power station sites in the Bay of Plenty will receive a $20 million Government loan. Regional Development and Resources Minister Shane Jones announced the loan at an event in Rotorua yesterday, as well as a $3m grant…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (445+ words) Todd Energy has won a Government contract to explore 'superhot' geothermal energy near Taup. Todd Energy has been selected as the preferred lead contractor to drill New Zealand's first exploratory "superhot" geothermal well near Taup, the Government said. The Ministry…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1014+ words) The Government is considering offering investors in new fossil fuelled electricity plants the promise of compensation in the event that political change leads to financial loss. The option is described as an "indemnity to address sovereign risk" and it would…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (769+ words) Repairing the Helena Bay hill slip on Russell Rd means 110, 000cu m of material has to be trucked away, project lead Curt Martin and councillor Stephen Martin say. Paul Goldsmith and Mark Mitchell make law and order announcement. Video / NZ Herald…...