More heatwaves likely as climate change drives hotter summers across Aotearoa
Heat alerts have been issued for Whakatāne, Napier, Hastings, Motueka, Blenheim, and Kaikōura. Scorching temperatures reaching the high…
2025 climate summary: Hottest places around New Zealand revealed
The report points out: “Of the six main centres in 2025, Auckland was the warmest, Tauranga was the…
Bay of Plenty weather in 2025: Kawerau tops temperatures
It was the town’s highest maximum temperature since records began in 1954. Record heat, rising sea temperatures and…
White House completes plan to curb bedrock environmental law
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has finalized a plan to roll back regulations implementing a landmark environmental…
Climate protester’s hand-drawn $50 note featuring Shane Jones rejected by court
“It is a climate emergency and there’s nothing controversial about that,” Mahalski said. On Wednesday morning, he arrived…
Pipeline safety regulators issue record fine for Gulf oil spill
Pipeline safety regulators on Monday assessed their largest fine ever against the company responsible for leaking 1.1 million…
AI predictions for 2026 – The Observer
AI predictions for 2026 The ObserverI asked AI chatbots what 2026 might look like — they all agreed on…
Bay of Plenty independent bookstores reveal how they are keeping doors open
Simons said everybody was looking for authors such as Freida McFadden, Kristen Hannah and Sarah J. Maas. “I…
2025 Was ‘Year of the Octopus’ Says UK Wildlife Trust, Amid Record Cephalopod Sightings
Pia It was 75 years ago the last time there were as many octopus in British waters as…
Controversial bear bile farming to be banned in South Korea from 2026, 199 bears still captive
SEOUL, Dec 31 — South Korea is set to fully ban its decades-old controversial practice of bear bile…
Windy, icy storm underway for Montreal and southern Quebec | Suburban Weather
Storm Update: 10:15PM All weather warnings have expired for this storm. We really caught a break in Montreal…
House of the Seven Gables’ historic properties planned to relocate to address rising sea levels | News
SALEM — The House of the Seven Gables is earmarking money to move five of its historic structures…