4+ hour, 28+ min ago   (130+ words) Water has been cut off to the middle pond in the Ashburton Domain for a couple of weeks so that contractors can continue their bank stabilisation work at the back of the cricket oval and pavilion. It’s meant one of…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (419+ words) A streak of red lighting up the sky sent a Dunedin scientist to the North Island in search of a rare visitor from outer space. The interstellar fireball illuminated skies from Kapiti to Masterton on July 28 before breaking apart. Many…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (587+ words) The cost to repair Kaikōura river infrastructure damaged in the heavy downpours earlier this month is expected to be in the tens of millions of dollars. Environment Canterbury chairperson Dr Deon Swiggs says public safety is a priority as staff…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (219+ words) Meridian Energy chief executive Mike Roan said the easing of access restrictions would reduce dry-year risk and related price impacts through to winter 2028, providing extra insurance for the system while more new generation capacity is constructed. A draft decision was…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (354+ words) Land & Water Science director Clint Rissmann, of Invercargill, spoke at a DairyNZ Field Day about the expansion of Birgit and Jon Pemberton’s dairy platform in Southland. "I’m doing work from Northland to Southland and I’m seeing huge opportunities." Between 30% and…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (403+ words) Christchurch city councillors were briefed on the findings of the Multi-Hazards Study (Stage 3) at a workshop on Wednesday. The city council study focused on the lower Ōtākaro Avon River Catchment, including the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor, which was the former…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (326+ words) Central Otago Environmental Society member Phil Murray raised the group’s concern about a proposal for the council to present a local Bill to Parliament to rebuild and expand Falls Dam. "Water quality in the Manuherikia catchment has been declining over…...

4+ mon, 20+ hour ago   (190+ words) The sensor, called SenseiQ, measures inter-storey drift – the relative movement between floor and ceiling - during an earthquake. It then provides information that speeds up the process of clearing a building for safe reoccupation. SenseiQ is made up of two components,…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (138+ words) Otago Daily Times Flat stones put to use You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. The schist stone sheepyards were built in 1912 using draught horses to drag the stones…...