Mt Maunganui crash: Person critically injured at Te Maunga interchange
Meanwhile, SH8 in the South Island is open again after a serious crash this morning left three people…
City Slikas claim obscene Auckland Ōhinerau/Mt Hobson mowing prank as police contacted
Police could not be reached today, but told the Herald yesterday that they hadn’t had any reports about…
Vladimir Levchenko’s fatal Taranaki Maunga fall ruled ‘entirely preventable’ by coroner
In findings released today, a coroner ruled the death was “entirely preventable”. Coroner Rachael Schmidt-McCleave found the novice…
Taranaki Maunga: Climber credits emergency gear, rescue teams for saving friend’s life
“Some rime ice came off the mountain and started moving quite quickly down the slopes above us. “James…
Taranaki Maunga: Climber credits emergency gear, rescue teams for saving friend’s life
“Some rime ice came off the mountain and started moving quite quickly down the slopes above us. “James…
Injured climber rescued from Taranaki Maunga after fall in rough terrain
Rescuers reached the climber on foot, stabilised him and prepared him for extraction before he was airlifted by…
Te Maunga wastewater plant issue blamed for odour in Pāpāmoa, Arataki
Tauranga City Council today linked the “strong odours” to operational issues at the Te Maunga Wastewater Treatment Plant.…
Death of Taranaki Maunga tramper Christoph Huelsmann ‘not readily preventable’, coroner finds
She rushed to his aid and found him unresponsive with injuries to his head. Feldmann put the 57-year-old…
Climb every maunga: Steve Braunias continues his epic volcano adventure – and finds not all are accessible
When I set out to climb every volcanic mountain in the Auckland field, I regarded it as mission…
Climb every maunga: Steven Braunias on his epic volcano adventure
In the first of a two-part series, Steve Braunias, armed only with a bus pass, a flask of…
Mauao landslide damage: Tauranga mayor hopeful iconic maunga will reopen
Mahé Drysdale told Local Democracy Reporting there was a chance the mountain would be closed forever, but that…
Tauranga City Council closes Mauao, involves police after fireworks repeatedly used on sacred maunga
Thomson-Bache said the council had four Māori wardens on-site from 7pm to 11pm last night. “Despite their presence,…