HEB construction has been awarded the $135m contract to build the new Hamilton river bridge. Hamilton City Council released new concept designs for the burnt orange coloured bridge, with a V-shaped pier, sitting outside the edge of the Waikato River. Once complete, the bridge will connect Hillcrest to the new Peacocke suburb development. Work is […]

Rakitū Island in the Hauraki Gulf has now been declared predator free after the eradication of rats. A check undertaken with predator-seeking dogs has confirmed that rats have been removed from the 300 hectare island, off the coast of Great Barrier Island. Conservation Minister, Eugenie Sage, is proud of this major milestone, as Rakitū becomes […]

Weather Watch predicts the week to begin with clear skies and frosty nights over the next few days. The North Island will enjoy pleasant and dry conditions for most of the week. It will start off with cold nights and calm weather, ending with milder days and nights. An anticyclone, which is currently hovering directly […]

The government’s proposed $124 million investment in recycling is a “win for employment, climate and environment” says a local Bay of Plenty waste campaigner, Marty Hoffart. Environment minister, Eugenie Sage, has announced the government will be funding new recycling infrastructure and expanding the national waste levy scheme. This plan will see a big increase in […]

A trust fund is being set up to look after the health of the Waikato River as authorities agree in principle for Auckland to take more water from it. As part of the agreement, Auckland can take 25 million litres a day from the Hamilton City Council’s unused allocation and up to 50m per day […]

New Zealand is quickly becoming among the top dark sky destinations on earth thanks to the creation of two ‘Dark Sky Parks’. The parks are Wai-iti Recreational Reserve and Tunnicliff Forest at the northern end of the South Island. The purpose of the parks is to preserve the night sky to preventing light pollution. The […]

Waikato has secured more than $5 million in taxpayer funding to fast-track a suite of freshwater restoration projects. The projects will be managed by the Waikato Regional Council. Of the funding package, $2.825m will be used to create a green corridor along the lower Piako River, from the Kopuatai wetland to the Hauraki Gulf; $1.74m […]

From this week, Waipā residents are paying half the previous fare to catch a bus from Cambridge, Te Awamutu or Ōhaupō to Hamilton as a new bus ticketing system is introduced. On Monday, Waikato Regional Council launched the new Bee Card system to replace the BUSIT card. While it is rolled out over the next six […]

Australia’s raging bushfires earlier this month saw an “unprecedented” spike in carbon monoxide levels monitored in New Zealand, NIWA says. New Zealand usually has some of the highest quality air in the world. However, in early December, it showed a jump to 150 parts per billion (ppb). But this month, it shot up even higher […]