4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (658+ words) Firefighters are ramping up preparations for what could be one of Northland’s most challenging wildfire seasons, as forecasters warn a strengthening El Niño is likely to bring hotter, drier and windier conditions over spring and summer. Earth Sciences New Zealand…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (585+ words) An Earth Sciences New Zealand visualisation shows what's forecast for September. New Zealand can be seen in the lower centre. Image / Earth Sciences New Zealand Farmers are watching, forecasters are predicting and scientists are monitoring. Everyone is hoping that a…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago   (573+ words) There are calls for wild peacocks to be designated a pest as the population continues to “grow unchecked” along the Whanganui River. Peafowl, the collective term that covers peacocks and peahens, are already considered pests by many farmers because they…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (616+ words) UN Secretary General António Guterres warned today that the world is entering a “danger zone of extreme weather” – just as three hurricanes formed over the Pacific Ocean. Guterres pointed to the World Meteorological Organisation’s (WMO) forecast of a “very-strong” El…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1042+ words) What if the future of farming starts by letting cows choose their own lunch? At Lincoln University, southwest of Christchurch, cattle are being offered their own version of a salad bar. Instead of grazing a single pasture species, they can…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (202+ words) Luxury real estate firm Sotheby’s International says it is investigating a cyber security incident that involved unauthorised access to data it was holding in a third-party software platform. The platform is a system designed to hold contact information for marketing…...

3+ week, 4+ hour ago   (561+ words) Since last September, Kaharoa School students have been growing and nurturing about 1000 seedlings. On Friday, almost a year later, about 20 pupils from Years 4 to 8 donned gumboots and gloves to plant them at a dairy support farm in Kaharoa. The school…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1082+ words) 'A sanitised view': School history curriculum criticised for NZ Wars, Treaty omissions Joshua Alcock, Fortinet's regional operational technology security and threat intelligence manager, says New Zealand's level of preparedness is "a double-edged sword". Joshua Alcock says New Zealand is getting…...