Metlink’s on-board rail staff and Warranted Transport Operators, known to passengers as the ‘team in green’, moved from spot checks to checking all tickets across rail this week as part…
Gwen McDonald’s childhood was spent chasing the glow of lighthouse beacons from the Catlins to Cape Reinga. Gwen’s family followed her father Bill Kemp, a renowned lightkeeper, to far flung…
Red alert level warnings are in place for the Waikanae River at Old State Highway 1, where Greater Wellington advises people and dogs to avoid contact with water. Toxic algae grows…
Ngāti Toa Rangatira and Greater Wellington have signed a ground lease agreement that paves the way for the investigation of a proposed new bus depot in Porirua. The 1.6-hectare site, owned…
Nearly 1700 fish including threatened species were rescued in Te Awa Waikanae during recent erosion protection work on the Kapiti Coast, overseen by the Waikanae ki Uta ki Tai partnership. Nine…
Four grass roots projects in and around Wairarapa Moana are restoring the health of land and waterways connected to the largest lake and wetland complex in the lower North Island. With…
More than $143 million allocated in Budget 2025 for critical rail infrastructure renewals in Auckland and Wellington will start being invested in the Hutt Valley Line next month, through an…
Data collected by an aerial electromagnetic survey of the Ruamāhanga Valley floor is now available to the public via an online mapping tool, which can virtually explore potential aquifers to…
Volunteers planted locally sourced natives at Baring Head/Ōrua-pouanui in East Harbour Regional Park on Sunday, the last day of Matariki celebrations, to continue Greater Wellington’s restoration of the dramatic and…
Essential river channel and gravel work will start Monday 7 July downstream from Otaihanga Boat Club to manage erosion within the highly protected and valued Waikanae Estuary. Gravel has built up…
