Forest & Bird is calling on Bathurst Resources to abandon its plans for an open-cast coal mine which would destroy the Denniston Plateau and Mt Frederick. This is following the Environmental ...

Bathurst Resources has promised to re-submit a new fast-track application. If this happens, 350 Aotearoa expects Bathurst Resources to pay a new application fee of $448,500, although a discount is ...

Eighteen proposals were submitted in August against the Government’s objectives for a simpler, more effective and accountable ...

Greenpeace Aotearoa Programme Director Niamh OFlynn says, Today, Fonterra is patting itself on the back for making 3.4 billion dollars in profit – profit made through poisoning rural peoples drinking ...

“Paying down debt and returning to surplus is job number one for any Government serious about unlocking New Zealand’s potential. We pay $24.8 million a day servicing the interest on our debt. By the ...

From 12 October through to Friday 11 December 2026, a 6.3km section of SH7 between the St James Walkway car park & Maruia Hot Springs is due to be resurfaced with new asphalt, replacing the existing ...

State Highway 1 at Ōtaki is blocked following a serious crash. Emergency services received reports of the two-vehicle crash near Atkins Road about 4:25pm. Indications are there are serious injuries.

For properties situated within industrial noise zones, obtaining the relevant acoustic design documentation has become a standard step in the consent process rather than an exception. Growing demand ...

Visit our website to read the full news story: Economic snapshot: Households and businesses experience higher fuel prices in the June 2026 quarter ...

LAWA Lake Health scientists found that while some New Zealand lakes are in exceptional condition, nine out of 10 monitored ...

A report by the Commerce Commission in June 2026, however, found there had been no significant change. Annual food price inflation was 4.6 percent—more than double the increase in wages—and grocery ...

Roads in the district are managed by the council, NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) and the Department of Conservation, which maintains roads in the Aoraki Mt Cook area. Speed limits across the ...