What's billed as a historic change under the Resource Management Act is being released to the public for feedback.

The Hawke’s Bay Regional Council has today made decisions on its draft Annual Plan 2025–26, following public consultation ...

Coastal development is squeezing beaches between rising seas and buildings, with roads appearing just 0.25 miles from ...

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Sydney’s Warragamba Dam has spilled after a week of heavy rain as the clean-up begins in the NSW Mid North Coast and Hunter region.

Rising sea levels, extreme weather, and coastal erosion have put this U.S. state at the highest risk of permanent flooding—scientists warn it may become uninhabitable within decades. [permanent state ...

Part One covered the formation and structure of the Porirua Citizens Assembly. Part Two examined how the Assembly went about ...

Some locals and ecologists are troubled by the potential impacts a looming seawall could have on the biodiverse Japanese ...

The Central Hawke's Bay District covered 3333 square kilometres and had a population of 15,480. The biggest risk was from river flooding, and had been identified as the most severe hazard influenced ...

Wellington, New Zealand — The strange reproductive habits of a large, carnivorous New Zealand snail were once shrouded in mystery. Now, footage of the snail laying an egg from its neck has been ...

The Insurance Brokers Association of New Zealand (IBANZ ... in these areas may be subject to environmental risks such as erosion, flooding, or land movement. In such cases, local authorities ...

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