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School storm protection is spotty in US tornado zones
With its single-story design and cinder-block walls…
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…
Environment
Fishermen angry at call to extend set-net ban
Otago commercial fishermen have reacted with anger to a proposal to extend a ban on set-net fishing around the Otago Peninsula…
Animals
New DNA test can detect Bluff oyster-killing infection
A new DNA test has been developed to detect low levels of the Bluff oyster-killer bonamia. National Institute of Water…
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
Encroaching sea already a threat in Caribbean
The old coastal road in this fishing village at the eastern edge of Grenada sits under almost a metre of murky saltwater…
Video
Review: The Birdcage, Freemans Bay
It's been quite a project. First they lifted it, then they shifted it, and it was slid back into place and lovingly restored…
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