A former Invercargill city councillor is battling the organisation she once represented over an unkempt section. In December, ...

All of Northland is now subject to a total fire ban as fire crews contain a large scrub fire thought to have started last ...

Fire and Emergency Assistant Commander Corey Matchitt says that about 50 firefighters are working on the flanks of the fire ...

About 50 firefighters and five helicopters are battling to contain an 11ha scrub fire in the Far North this evening. It comes ...

No homes or people were in danger. A person who lives on the property told RNZ the fire started as a controlled gorse burning and got out of control. Correction: An earlier version of this story ...

If you're looking to be a bit adventurous with your palate, next weekend's Wildfoods Festival in Hokitika might hit the spot.

Gardai and fire service crews were called into action this evening to tackle a gorse fire ahout 5km from Pettigo on the Laghy Road, around the Fincashel townland. As a blazing sunset hung low on the ...

Since 2015, the ranch has been planting native koa trees in an effort to “shade out” gorse, an invasive thorny shrub that grows in dense thickets and prevents other plants from growing.