Clifton Motor Camp closure: Sleepless nights for bach owners
“Because of the seriousness and immediacy of the risk, council has advised that all occupants vacate the campground…
Sunset Beach sea wall project aims to slow Port Waikato erosion
In 2022, the Waikato District Council asked residents to “manage retreat” after two homes were left uninhabitable when…
Environment Court weighs clash between BOP burial site claims and coastal development
While a 56‑acre (22.6ha) lot at Piripai was vested to Ngāti Awa trustees in 1878 as a native…
School bus goes up in flames near Leigh, four children evacuated
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Red alert high tides: Coastal flooding risk amid February king tides
The tidal wave moves from the West Coast, around the south of the country, then pushes along the…
Whangārei Buddhist statues: Environment Court backs consent deal at coastal property
After multiple complaints to the local council, a commissioner found in 2024 that the scale and placement of…
Fantasyland: What happened to Humpty Dumpty?
Humpty is a relic of yesteryear, long since replaced by Splash Planet’s attractions, but he still exists. To…
Customs urges cruise passengers, coastal communities to report drug activity
Cocaine with a street value of nearly $16 million was seized from a container at the Port of…
Tauranga iwi place rāhui along Mount Maunganui coast to protect kaimoana
For pāua and kōura, the area encompassed the rocky reef and coastal margins around Mauao, including the ocean…
Whangārei coast rāhui to be scaled back from Saturday evening
Ngāti Kororā, the wider hapū of Whangārei Terenga Parāoa and Te Waiariki, announced today they had met to…
Protesters plan beach fires nationwide over Marine and Coastal Area Bill
“History shows it’s never good when they start burning books and this sounds unenlightened and anti-intellectual. What we…
Auckland land values: Which suburbs are most popular and why?
Auckland Council chief economist Gary Blick said the biggest factor driving land values was proximity to commercial centres,…