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2300sq m of prime Auckland land selling for $2.5m - plus 15 cars if you can find them under the mess
The property is valued at $2.5m and is touted as 'an excellent opportunity'.
NZ's e-waste regulation is stuck in limbo as battery fires rise
Lithium-ion fires have more than doubled, highlighting delay in NZ's e-waste policy.
Watch: Firefighters trapped above North Shore blaze were engulfed in smoke with 'no escape'
It would have been like being stuck above 'a mini-volcano about to erupt'.
Recycling plant seeks community support after huge fire
A Givealittle page has been set up to support recovery efforts after the Glenfield blaze.
Fire truck breakdown left firefighters trapped in basket above North Shore blaze
The union said the 'last resort' failed when a manual lever broke in a firefighter's hand.
Two recycling workers tried to put out North Shore blaze until it 'exploded'
It's believed the fire was likely caused by lithium batteries.
Editorial: NZ’s lack of e-waste policy needs urgent attention
OPINION: About 71% of Auckland’s kerbside bins contained e-waste in a recent audit.
Why don’t more clothes get recycled? New techniques could help
Fashion contributes to massive textile waste, with 85% ending up in landfills.
Push for higher farm plastic recycling targets
Farmers use more than 10,000 tonnes of plastic bale wrap annually.
Future of Raetihi recycling facility left in limbo
Residents must wait six weeks for a recycling station decision.
Auckland’s biggest landfill set to stay open 7-8 years longer than expected under new proposal
The Redvale landfill at Dairy Flat is NZ's ninth biggest gasfield.
Landfill lament: Region's yearly recycling mistakes could fill a cruise ship
Why organics are the biggest waste challenge in Hawke's Bay.
Scrapped: Food waste service bites the dust
Councillors voted 9-4 in favour of ending the service before it even began.
Out with the scraps? Council could ditch food scraps service
Councillors will decide its fate at an extraordinary meeting on Monday evening.
Company tackles e-waste mountain
Greenbox's Wayne Angus tells us how the company will confront a huge computer dumping problem. Video / Sylvie Whinray
The hotels with the highest usage of power, water and waste
Hotels in Nelson/Marlborough use over 250,000 litres of water annually per room.
Letters: Treat China as a valued friend, despite war games
OPINION: 'We need a reset of our relationship with China.'
Major review links microplastics to reproductive, digestive harm
Researchers urge governments to ban single-use plastics immediately.
What’s causing a spate of rubbish truck fires in Auckland?
Residents are being told off for inadvertently causing rubbish truck fires.
Rotorua food and green waste collection to start next year
What it will cost eligible households.
Why Auckland Council confiscated more than 100 recycling bins
At least two warnings were served on households before the bins were taken away.
Opinion: We're wasting our waste when it could be powering our economy
OPINION: Our waste per capita levels are high and recycling low, but progress is possible.
The fishing rods and the church organ: Finding treasure at Napier's community recycling day
Recycling raises funds for grants, benefiting projects like murals and community gardens.
Nature Baby's ready to stretch and grow
Kiwi organic babywear brand Nature Baby, launched 25 years ago, is ready for its OE.
Best of the Bay: What Napier residents love the most – and the least – about the ‘Art Deco Capital’
Napier mayor welcomes public feedback - the main gripes will be listened to.
Spring cleaning: How to declutter your beauty drawer
Plus refillable products to help you start over more sustainably.
'Ridiculous': Auckland Council's graveyard of rubbish bins cost $800-$1000 each
Auckland Council estimates savings of $600,000 to $800,000 by reusing removed bins.