Whakaari/White Island remains off-limits

Lead agencies involved in the Whakaari/White Island Recovery Project are reminding the public that a drop in Volcanic Alert Level is not a sign that it’s safe, or permitted, for anyone to return to the island. GNS Science today lowered the Volcanic Alert Level to 1,...

Revised hazard posters for Mt Ruapehu 2020

Ruapehu is an incredible winter playground, and as mountain users prepare for the 2020 season a revised set of hazard posters will help them know how to keep themselves safe on the volcano. The key message remains the same: Ruapehu is an active volcano, and if you see...

Construction to begin on Ōpōtiki Harbour

Tucked into the public notice section of Eastern Bay newspapers is a small notice letting locals know that work would begin on construction of Ōpōtiki Harbour in the coming weeks. Ōpōtiki Mayor, Lyn Riesterer said that the construction of a work site was the natural...

New exhibition ‘Social Amnesia’ explores history

A provocative exhibition by Whanganui print maker Vanessa Wairata Edwards will be unveiled next week at Te Kōputu a te whanga a Toi. Social Amnesia discusses the uncomfortable silences that face society while attempting to confront the colonial history of...