Libby Kirkby-McLeod

South Waikato District Council is suggesting an 18.5 percent rate rise - one of the biggest in the country.

In their 2019 Waste Management and Minimisation bylaw, Hamilton City Council did something simple, but radical.

A Coromandel environmental group has warned that spinifex, a native plant used in sand dune restoration after erosion events, could be in short supply this year.

For over 60 years, dairy giant Fonterra and its predecessors have been one of the biggest employers in central Hamilton, but maybe not for much longer.

Pope Francis led the world's Roman Catholics into Easter at a Saturday night vigil Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, decrying the "icy winds of war" and other injustices.

The Moths and Butterflies of New Zealand Trust is concerned most people do not know about the country's native butterflies.

If you pick up a copy of 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory', or 'The Witches' in a bookstore you might notice they've gobblefunked around with the words.

The average New Zealand author only earns about a third of their income from writing, but for the select few writer in residencies programmes provide financial support and a physical space to write.

A food charity has been asked not to distribute food rescued from the floods until it can agree on checks with the Ministry for Primary Industries to ensure it is safe.

Nationwide supply of liquid ibuprofen, most commonly used for pain relief in children, continues to be a problem throughout the country.

Shark numbers may be increasing but Surf Living Saving New Zealand says the biggest risk is still the water itself, not the animals that live in it.

Visitors to this year's Fieldays have plenty to think about, with the government having launched its Centre for Climate Action on Agricultural Emissions yesterday.