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Mystery plastic polluter owns up
A mystery surrounding thousands of curious, bright-blue plastic shavings found washed up on New Zealand beaches appears…
Herald on Sunday Editorial: Beach busting makes an impact
Our Beach Busters campaign, in association with Sustainable Coastlines, continues this weekend as hundreds of people take…
Beach Busters: Hundreds pitch in to help
Volunteers, businesses and celebrities are pitching in to help our Beach Busters campaign. Sustainable Coastlines has recorded…
Beach Busters: What is washing up on our shoreline?
Beach volunteers cleaning up the country's coastline are scratching their heads over this piece of distorted, clear plastic…
Environment
Treated sewage could cover city land
Treated sewage waste could be dumped on land 20m from property boundaries under the draft Auckland Council…
Sam Judd: Border patrol's high green fence
China's recent 'Green Fence' policy has the recycling industry very worried. Sam Judd takes a look at what this could mean…
Jim Salinger: Climate hurtling towards a hothouse Earth
Levels of the climate warming greenhouse gas carbon dioxide have reached 400 parts per million in the atmosphere for the…
Denniston Plateau coal mining approved
Bathurst Resources has been given the green light by the Government for its open cast coal mine on conservation land near…
Denniston Plateau mine a step closer
Australian mining company Bathurst Resources has passed a crucial hurdle to establishing an open cast…
Northland fishermen help to rescue orca
Commercial fishermen have been praised for looking after an orca stranded in the Kaipara Harbour until rescuers arrived.
Friends celebrate 100th kiwi on island
It was a toss-up whether Badger or Huhana was the 100th kiwi raised on Matakohe/Limestone Island in Whangarei Harbour.
Editorial: Crown's aims for science give focus for research
Editorial: Science has been a black hole for taxpayers' money. Governments of all stripes agree that science is something…
Blue whale protection may need to increase
The protection afforded to blue whales in New Zealand waters may need to be increased, now a study has found they may be…
Fishermen angry at call to extend set-net ban
More Environment
Otago commercial fishermen have reacted with anger to a proposal to extend a ban on set-net fishing…
Waste Management
How water nourishes Auckland
Auckland plans to spend $4.8 billion over the next 10 years on water projects as the city's population grows.
National
Greens select Ikaroa-Rawhiti candidate
The Green Party have selected former Human Rights Commission adviser Marama Davidson as its candidate for Ikaroa-Rawhiti…
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