Kotahitanga and kākāpō

Most of the 72 kākāpō chicks are thriving in wild nests, the males are winding down their booming, and there are 7 fertile eggs still to hatch.

Ripe rimu fruits carpet the trees and ground on Whenua Hou and Anchor islands, and most of the 72 living kākāpō chicks are in w ...

With 75 living chicks and the final three eggs due to hatch this week, the 2019 kākāpō breeding season is set to be the longest on record.

The number of living kākāpō chicks has risen to 75, with the final three due to hatch this week.

The oldest chicks are already ...

Cyclone Gabrielle is on its path through the North Island and significant amounts of rain are expected across the motu today, Whitianga is forecast to be hit with a whopping 211 millimetres of rain, followed by Gisborne at about 140mm.  Large waves, storm surges, slips and damagi ...  Show more

Aucklanders are bracing for more rain later today. In West Auckland, the hilly, bush-clad suburb of Titirangi is one of the hardest hit. Days of heavy rain has brought down slips, leaving some homes teetering on hillsides and tearing huge chunks out of roads. Thousands of residen ...  Show more

The annual Haumoana Giant Pumpkin Competition is happening this Sunday. As with many events in Hawke's Bay, things are different this year, with people in the midst of cyclone recovery. Julia Hughes talks to Jesse. 

The West Coast is preparing for a serious rain event with the Met Service now warning of up to 62 hours of heavy rain forecast between Tuesday and Thursday. Orange heavy rain warnings and watches are in place for the Westland District, Otago and Fiordland - along with gale force ...  Show more