Proposal to create an additional fee for families wishing to back-fill gravesites themselves.
Te Ao Māori
39 mins ago
Waiouru residents were told not to drink water from their taps yesterday after heightened aluminium samples were found in a sample taken on Wednesday.
Environment
4:40pm
The bird was found injured on State Highway 8 near Lake McGregor, close to Lake Tekapo/Takapō, by local woman Emilie Marinissen a week ago.
4:30pm
Residents were advised not to use tap water for drinking until further notice – including making drinks or ice; food preparation; brushing teeth; or preparing infant/toddler formula.
Thursday 7:57pm
SpaceX Dragon spacecraft captured stunning time-lapse video of the southern aurora caused by a recent solar event.
Thursday 5:39pm
These graveyards form when whale carcasses fall to the sea floor, becoming a sustaining snack for nearby critters — including jellyfish, tubeworms and brittle stars.
Thursday 5:30pm
The kororā had walked from the beach, across a carpark, over a railway line and under a gate before its late-night wander came to an unfortunate end.
Thursday 10:10am
1:31
Kaikōura community have stepped up with funding for three cycle and foot bridges on a 2km stretch in the north of Canterbury region.
Wed, Jun 10
The two brightest planets in our sky, Venus and Jupiter will reach conjunction on the evenings of June 9-11, when they will appear just 1.5° apart.
Tue, Jun 9
“We’ve seen waves as high as 11 metres but they’re not coming as frequently as MetService was predicting,” Mayor Andrew Little said.
Two more cases of the New World screwworm have been confirmed, including one outside the main cluster in Texas.
A mother and son found guilty of trying to take 18 kilograms of pounamu to China have been fined $5000.
Fri, Jun 5
More than 100,000 cockroaches have been seized in NSW with an estimated value of up to $200,000.
Nepal's mountaineering community has hailed the 52-year-old's week-long survival story as miraculous.
During the inspection, compliance officers found two unlawful discharges into the environment, one from the dairy shed and one as a result of overirrigation.
Thu, Jun 4
The Department of Internal Affairs and the Ombudsman are now both investigating the lack of records kept.
Explainer
We are being told to look out for El Niño in the coming months and for it to peak over our summer. But what exactly does that mean?
The voluntary blue camping system has been entirely replaced by a mandatory green warrant.
Wed, Jun 3
Samples collected in one of the world's most remote sites in West Antarctica last summer, 700km from Scott Base, and flown back to New Zealand
Tue, Jun 2
In the next five years, the Earth is overwhelmingly likely to surge again and again past the international climate threshold set as safe and shatter its hottest-year record along the way.
Sun, May 31
Department of Conservation calls on drivers to be vigilant after a native pakake pup was found dead on Hoopers Inlet Road in Dunedin.
Fri, May 29
Rakaia's famous statue was defaced in an environmental protest by Greenpeace in February, weeks after a $300,000 ratepayer-funded refurbishment.
Thu, May 28
They might sound brilliant on the surface, but dig deeper and you’ll find many belong in the compost pile.
Life
The document from Fonterra and Z Energy made suggestions for a potential law change to prevent lawsuits.
Wed, May 27
Fonterra and Z Energy confirm in court they met with the Prime Minister's staff – something the PM says he has no record of.
Sun, May 24
