The latest state of the environment report released today provides New Zealanders with clear evidence that our climate, freshwater and marine systems are changing, says NIWA.

The seafood sector welcomes the Environment Aotearoa Report 2019 which shows most markers are improving for the environmental performance of New Zealand’s seafood industry.

The new State of the Environment report paints a "comprehensively damning" picture of the dairy industry.

A new report shows the way we live and how we make a living are having a serious impact on our environment.

Jointly produced by the Ministry for the Environment and Stats NZ, Environment Aotearoa 2019 outlines nine priority issues in need of attention.

There will be no Kerbside rubbish and recycling collections on Easter Monday (22 April), so collections across the district will be one day later that week. There will be collections on ANZAC Day (25 April) but the crews will work around Dawn Parades and services so as not to disrupt them.

Ask the average Kiwi on the street about Māori words in New Zealand English, and most will tell you that more and more are being used in everyday language.

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has appointed Kiwi expat Professor Michael Bunce to the role of Chief Scientist.

The University of Canterbury’s Canterbury Distinguished Professor Roy Kerr is to become a Fellow of the Royal Society (UK), for his exceptional contributions to science, placing him among the world’s most eminent scientists.

Sport NZ is doubling the reach of its Play.sport pilot by adding 40 new primary and intermediate schools in Waikato and Southland in partnership with regional sports trusts Sport Waikato and Sport Southland.

The Kāpiti Coast District Council's refreshing six Kāpiti playgrounds over the next financial year, and is asking residents to have their say on what they’d like to see.