Otago researchers have developed a test to detect oestrogenic contamination in water.

Gardening and cookingin primary schools Plant. Cook. Eat. Gardening & Cooking in Primary Schools Programme PLANT TO PLATE is a community programme available to all primary schools across Palmerston No...

Lid Recycling and Laptop Recycling Palmerston North

New Zealand ShakeOut is our national earthquake drill and tsunami hīkoi.

Forest & Bird Manawatu's web site. Includes an overview of the branch, newsletters, meetings and trips, branch events etc.

A three-day national gathering on the future of food in Aotearoa. 10–12 November 2026, Motueka. Hosted by Wakatū Incorporation and Te Āwhina Marae.

Palmerston North’s wastewater will soon be treated to a much higher standard, with the upgrade expected to cost significantly less than proposed in our current Long Term Plan.

Kia ora, welcome to Foodies North Island. As the country's largest grocery retailer, we're here to make sure New Zealanders get more out of life.

Sargood Bequest is a charitable trust founded in 1939 by Sir Percy Sargood of the firm Sargood Son & Ewen. Sargood Bequest actively supports community groups and individuals within New Zealand. Grants...

Join the City to Sea Rail Trail in Manawatū. Volunteer, support, or connect to help develop this community rail trail project. Get involved today.

Explainer - Road rules are changing tomorrow. Here's what you need to know.

A trial to test how EVs can be used as giant batteries that could power households for less is being launched in Auckland.

Dress for Success is helping Palmerston North women feel confident and supported, while giving donated clothing and accessories a second life.

Like people everywhere, New Zealanders are worried about living standards, costs and wages. But a global poll reveal some less obvious priorities.

A floating solar project has transformed a Dannevirke wastewater treatment pond into a source of clean energy, with profit from the electricity generated going to whānau the Tararua community experien...

Irish innovators are transforming waste into value, but funding and scale remain challenges for circular economy businesses, writes Sandra O’Connell

The 10-day festival will bring design events to the region from October 16.

The staged replacement of the Resource Management Act 1991 is underway, with the Planning Bill and Natural Environment Bill passing their third readings in Parliament this week.

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You can now recycle your soft plastics right here in Palmerston North.

This spring’s ozone hole is likely to be among the top ten most severe of all time, bringing weather changes to New Zealand and Australia.

Disasters don’t follow a script. Research shows adaptable relationships between emergency agencies are vital to an effective response.

It’s so simple!  Every Wednesday jump out of your car and choose a different way to travel.  Bus, bike, walk, run, scooter or carpool wherever you’re going instead.  Log your journeys in our cool Wedn...

OPINION: All steam ahead in the vegetable garden.

Forest and Bird are calling for a fast-tracked coal mining application to be declined after the Environmental Protection Authority found gaps in its conservation plan.

Around the globe, millions will join efforts to clean up their neighbourhoods.

A group tackling wilding pines in Central Otago says unchecked infestations in remote areas are "horrendous", highlighting the need for stronger accountability for their spread.

Exclusive: Plastic surfaces form hotspots for interaction between plastics, microbes and agrochemicals

AI listening devices could help find New Zealand’s last remaining possums – but only if they don’t mistake bird calls for pests. Here’s how a new fix works.

From rare bacteria to ‘forever chemicals’, a series of cases of violations or alleged pollution has prompted alarm