Te Pūkenga Chair Murray Strong says the Operating Model provides a high-level view of the functions and services needed to meet the needs of learners, their whānau and employers - what we will do, and how we will create that future experience.

Draft design plans for Naenae’s new Pool and Fitness Centre and been unveiled, giving locals their first opportunity to see what the new $68 million facility will look like.

Summer swimmers, dog owners and the community should be scrubbing up on spotting toxic algae as we approach the warmer months and our refreshing rivers beckon.

National Nude Gardening Day is coming up this Saturday and while masks may be on this year, the rest is coming off.

Gardeners and naturists will be out in force on the day as part of National Gardening Week (18-25 October).

The Wao Climate Action Initiative from local environmental not-for-profit group Wao Aotearoa is giving local businesses and schools the knowledge and tools to calculate their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and take action to reduce them.

The importance of wearing a lifejacket on a boat and planning for the unexpected has been highlighted in a report evaluating the key contributing factors into 92 recreational boating accidents between January 2015 and December 2020.

The accidents claimed 98 lives between them.

MetService is forecasting temperatures in eastern parts of the country to yo-yo this week, with warm days forecast today and Tuesday ahead of a cool change on Wednesday, before temperatures rebound later this week.

Thanks to the help of landowners by reporting sightings, the numbers of rooks in the Waikato region are now believed to be below 40.

Two new artificial sports fields will be built at Foster Park, in Selwyn, to support sport in the district year round.

The Council has awarded a contract to Polytan to install an artificial football turf and an artificial hockey turf as agreed in the 2021-2031 Long-Term Plan.

Following public consultation and approval by the Wānaka Community Board in July, new parking arrangements around the Anderson Heights commercial area will begin on 1 November.