Conservation Minister Tama Potaka has likened the “catastrophic” caulerpa seaweed invasion to the cattle disease Mycoplasma ...

Potaka also met Bay of Islands ocean engineer Andrew Johnson in Paihia. Johnson is leading the development of New Zealand’s first large-scale underwater tractor unit for removing caulerpa ...

Elsewhere in the Bay of Islands, at least six kiwi were killed in Ōpua Forest, near Paihia, in 2023. Post-mortem examinations found the Ōpua kiwi had been mauled by dogs, but the owners were ...

Paihia is just booming ... highway closures and power outages, Bay of Islands businesses were in desperate need of a good summer. "Everyone, whether they're in hospitality, accommodation ...

The Labour Inspectorate has paid a visit to dozens of businesses in the Bay of Islands as part of an extensive operation ... began last Monday and included surprise visits in Kerikeri, Paihia, Russell ...