About 1.13 percent of the New Zealand population - around 53,500 people - lived in highest risk areas that were rural, had high dairy cattle populations or depended on private water supplies. About 15 ...

Rural Women New Zealand (RWNZ) celebrates its centenary ... who was “the eyes and ears on the ground” for the area, Adkins said. Speaking to NZME last year, Spark said she loved her job ...

Ruapehu mayor Weston Kirton says his community is being stonewalled as inquiries about the planned Waimarino Wellness Centre ...

“Those under five years of age living in rural areas with private water sources are nearly four times more likely to fall ill than urban children.” While urban residents in Aotearoa New ...

A yacht has sunk and more than 3500 Northland homes are without power after severe wind gusts from Cyclone Tam toppled trees ...

In neighboring New Zealand — where 5 million people live in a country the size of the United Kingdom — distances between far-flung towns have worsened health disparities. In the United States, 65% of ...

In urban areas such as Witherlea, Redwoodtown, Blenheim in Marlborough, and Karori and Te Aro in Wellington, residents noted significant shakes, suggesting that this earthquake affected urban ...

Senate Bill 1118 would limit local governments' abilities to control growth in rural areas. One committee in ... government services to accommodate new construction. In Indian River County ...

In North America, we’re talking about closing dates, but the first snowfall of the upcoming austral winter has just graced the slopes of Treble Cone Ski Area, New Zealand. The ski area shared the news ...