Council chief executive Hamish Riach has defended the decision to close Lake Hood. The Ashburton District Council closed Lake ...

Coastal sites subsiding at rates of up to 10 mm/year, making them more vulnerable to sea-level rise, have been pinpointed in new high-resolution maps of five major urban centers.

Calculating the dual effect of rising seas and sinking land gives coastal communities a more accurate projection of the ...

Firefighters couldn't confirm if all residents were accounted for.

Lake Hood has been closed to the public until further notice due to an algal bloom and the risk to health posed by cyanobacteria toxins. the Ashburton District Council made the decision on Thursday ...

Interim Chief Executive, Dr Dale Bramley, is putting it down to initiatives like hospital transit lounges, a Canterbury ED observation unit - and 10 newly funded cancer medicines. Bramley says ...

Local Democracy reports Health New Zealand issued a warning about toxic algae bloom in the lake almost two weeks ago. A swimmer was poisoned before the warning was in place. Symptoms can include skin ...

A second person has been poisoned by the toxic algae in Lake Hood near Ashburton. National Public Health Service (NPHS) medical officer of health Dr Cheryl Brunton said the person was jet-skiing last ...