A risk assessment by the Department of Conservation looked at 1145 species of birds, bats, lizards, and frogs, insects and ...
Fire and Emergency (FENZ) said it was alerted to the large scrub fire at around midnight and it had since grown to 1200 ...
Firefighters are warning landowners to let them know about planned burn-offs after responding to a “massive” vegetation fire ...
Incident Commander Bill Pike said the fire is now contained and six fire trucks from Greerton, Omokoroa, KatiKati and Tauranga are dampening down hotspots. No evacuations were required. "The fire is ...
A large vegetation fire in Porirua has been contained before it could reach nearby homes. Some homes were evacuated as a ...
He spoke about his encounters with the alpine plants on his recent speaking tour of South Island, New Zealand. This was a seven-week adventure which, he emphasised, was completed in perfect weather.