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Jack Tame: Nature's ferocity leaves an indelible footprint
It was bumpy flying in. Of course it was. The sky…
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 coal mine on the West…
Northland fishermen help to rescue orca
Commercial fishermen have been praised for looking after an orca stranded in the Kaipara Harbour until rescuers arrived.
Environment
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.
Animals
Meet the kids then into the bush
Kiwi kids got close to their national bird yesterday before the chicks were released as part of a history-making breeding…
Pollution
Tanning firm to be prosecuted over chemcial spill
Tasman Tanning is to face prosecution over a chemical spill in Wanganui last November which injured 21 of its workers, two…
Climate Change
Lid lowered on global warming rate
New research from Oxford University shows the rate of global warming has been lower over the past decade than it was previously…
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Raw: Tightrope walk between Cathedral spires
An Austrian daredevil on Friday became the first man to walk a tightrope strung between the two towers of St. Stephen's…
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