http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest Environment headlines from nzherald.co.nz en-nz Copyright 2012 APN HOLDINGS NZ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:00:09 +1200 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss APN RSS Generator webnews@nzherald.co.nz webmaster@nzherald.co.nz http://www.nzherald.co.nz/images/nz_little_logo.gif http://www.nzherald.co.nz/environment/news/headlines.cfm?c_id=39 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/environment/news/article.cfm?c_id=39&objectid=10783157&ref=rss Once upon a time Auckland had more than its fair share of stinky and dirty waste areas. We chucked our rubbish in open landfills, pollution poured into our harbours, and our mangrove and flax swamps were drained or decimated.A new... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/environment/news/article.cfm?c_id=39&objectid=10783030&ref=rss Biologist David Bowman knew he was going to kick up a jumbo-sized storm with his latest idea for saving Australia's fragile north, and he was right.Bowman, professor of environmental change biology at the University of Tasmania,... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/environment/news/article.cfm?c_id=39&objectid=10782876&ref=rss A thin film of oil spread from the Costa Concordia cruise ship as waves battered its wreckage off Italy's coast, adding to fears of an environmental disaster in the area's sensitive, pristine waters. Authorities were trying to assess... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:39:33 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/environment/news/article.cfm?c_id=39&objectid=10782772&ref=rss Some of the country's top scientists and scores of volunteers will crawl all over the West Coast's Denniston Plateau next month as part of a Forest and Bird 'bio blitz' in a bid to find new species to stop a large open-cast coal mine... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:08:39 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/environment/news/article.cfm?c_id=39&objectid=10782520&ref=rss The Government is stopping short of intervening to rescue a New Zealander who has been accidentally caught on board a Norwegian yacht without an emergency beacon and heading for Antarctic waters.The 16-metre steel yacht Nilaya,... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/environment/news/article.cfm?c_id=39&objectid=10782486&ref=rss New Zealand's most prominent group of global warming sceptics has received at least $84,000 from an American think-tank which has been backed by fossil fuel interests and accused of "climate change denialism".The Chicago-based Heartland... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/environment/news/article.cfm?c_id=39&objectid=10782247&ref=rss A pity it had to take an Australian, Germaine Greer, to focus national attention on the unfolding tragedy of the disease that's killing our kauri. But the matter certainly does need that level of interest if we are not to end up with... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:30:31 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/environment/news/article.cfm?c_id=39&objectid=10782093&ref=rss When Ports of Auckland chews off another section of the prized Waitemata Harbour, it expects a long, costly battle to prove its green credentials.Ports infrastructure general manager Ben Chrystall said the proposed expansion would... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/environment/news/article.cfm?c_id=39&objectid=10782040&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:28:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/environment/news/article.cfm?c_id=39&objectid=10781965&ref=rss A mystery surrounding thousands of curious, bright-blue plastic shavings found washed up on New Zealand beaches appears to have been solved.The floating debris, shaped like pieces of swirly pasta, had baffled clean-up crews in the... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 29 Jan 2012 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/environment/news/article.cfm?c_id=39&objectid=10781963&ref=rss Volunteers, businesses and celebrities are pitching in to help our Beach Busters campaign.Sustainable Coastlines has recorded an unprecedented increase in support since the Herald on Sunday launched the clean-up initiative last... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 29 Jan 2012 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/environment/news/article.cfm?c_id=39&objectid=10781863&ref=rss Six cases of alleged "greenwashing" - the use of environmental claims that are unsubstantiated, misleading or irrelevant - are being investigated by the Commerce Commission. Two are before the courts and the names of the companies... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 29 Jan 2012 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/environment/news/article.cfm?c_id=39&objectid=10781886&ref=rss Our Beach Busters campaign, in association with Sustainable Coastlines, continues this weekend as hundreds of people take to the stunning Matakana Coast to spruce it up for summer.Pleasingly, some of the top acts in a music festival... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 29 Jan 2012 05:29:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/environment/news/article.cfm?c_id=39&objectid=10781751&ref=rss The sight of a pile of tree limbs chopped to improve sea views has angered users of a popular coastal walkway in one of east Auckland's premium streets."A lot of people are sick to the guts about what is happening," said Alison... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/environment/news/article.cfm?c_id=39&objectid=10781733&ref=rss Orca have rights, too, says New Zealand's whale woman, Ingrid Visser. She tells Catherine Masters why she is happy to be part of an unusual court case From the top of a hill on the Tutukaka coast the deep blue stretches to the... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:30:00 +1200