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Associate Environment Minister Eugenie Sage made the funding announcement at Te Maunga Transfer Station. Photo / File

BAY OF PLENTY TIMES

Sage happy with Tauranga's hi-tech recycling project

18 Jul, 2019 7:26am

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Farmers escape paying 95 per cent of the charges in new emissions deal unveiled yesterday.

NEW ZEALAND

Hosking: How can 5pc be a pass rate for emissions deal?

17 Jul, 2019 8:30am
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COMMENT: NZ can't do much, compared to China, India, and America.

Sediment plumes at Okura/Long Bay after heavy rain. Photo / Geoff Reid

NEW ZEALAND

What lies beneath? Why builders are under fire for the state of the Hauraki Gulf

17 Jul, 2019 7:00am
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"Not only are we losing precious top soil, but it is destroying marine ecosystems."

15 views of climate change - we need to take this seriously

NEW ZEALAND

Climate Voices: 15 Kiwis' hopes and fears in a warming world

16 Jul, 2019 7:00pm
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Fifteen Kiwis, in their own words, voice their hopes and fears for a warming world.

Tamaki Makaurau Tumahai after flooding at the Okahu Bay church and urupā in 2017. Coastal Māori communities will be hit hard by climate change impacts. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Iwi leader suing Government over climate change 'failure'

16 Jul, 2019 5:24pm
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Māori have been identified as among the country's most vulnerable to climate change.

A 20-year standoff with farmers over charging for emissions is about to end, with sector leaders today signalling support for a new system as soon as 2025. Photo / File

BUSINESS

Landmark climate breakthrough: Farmers back emissions pricing

16 Jul, 2019 1:00pm
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A 20-year stand-off with farmers over charging a price for emissions is about to end.

NEW ZEALAND

Climate change's 'thermal squeeze' hurting our birds

16 Jul, 2019 8:04am
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A "thermal squeeze" is driving threatened birds to higher, colder pockets of NZ's forests.

A close-up shot of a Queensland fruit fly on a feijoa leaf. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

A tiny fruit fly was found in an Auckland suburb. NZ spent $4m to get rid of it.

16 Jul, 2019 8:00am
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'We're talking about the protection of a multimillion-dollar industry.'

Associate Environment Minister Eugenie Sage said the money means material that is usually discarded as waste can be recycled and reused locally rather than be sent away overseas. Photo / Duncan Brown

BUSINESS

$3m Govt grant for Aussie-based green packaging firm

15 Jul, 2019 2:33pm
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The money will go to a new recycled plastic food packaging plant in Auckland.

If EVs are the answer people should want to buy them without lure of a 'feebate'.

NEW ZEALAND

Hosking: Govt's plan to get us into EVs driven by symbolic nonsense

15 Jul, 2019 11:30am
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COMMENT: If EVs are the answer people should want to buy them without lure of a 'feebate'.

Good luck charging an electric vehicle down on the farm.

NEW ZEALAND

Hawkesby: This Govt's dangerously out of touch with rural people

15 Jul, 2019 8:34am
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COMMENT: Good luck charging an electric vehicle down on the farm.

Antarctica is the coldest, driest, windiest place on the planet, an unwelcoming spot, but each year many scientists spend summer there. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

James Nikitine: NZ a gateway to science, peace and environmental protection

15 Jul, 2019 5:00am
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COMMENT: New Zealand has a key role in the coldest, driest, windiest place on Earth.

Wellington's climate will be like Auckland's by 2050 - and Auckland's will be like Sydney, a new analysis shows. Photo / NZ Herald

NEW ZEALAND

2050 climate: Wellington becomes Auckland, Auckland becomes Sydney

14 Jul, 2019 4:22pm
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Wellington's climate will be like Auckland's by 2050 - and Auckland's will be like Sydney.

Most Caribbean bluehead wrasse begin life as as females, but later change to males in a process that takes less than three weeks. Photo / Kevin Bryant

NEW ZEALAND

Kiwi scientists shed light on how some fish change sex

14 Jul, 2019 2:20pm
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Kiwi scientists shed fresh light on one of the weirdest phenomenons of the natural world.

Vector has readied power crews in Auckland. Photo / Dean Purcell

NEW ZEALAND

Hundreds of lightning strikes: Wild weather lashes country

14 Jul, 2019 1:31pm
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Vector is readying power crews in Auckland as the active cold front approaches.

Urine patches in paddocks represent a headache for farmers, not just because they leach nitrates into waterways, but also because they contribute to agriculture's big emissions footprint. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

How cow pee insights could help NZ tackle emissions

14 Jul, 2019 10:47am
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Cow pee patches hide the secret to tackling a chunk of NZ's greenhouse gas emissions.

The MetService rain radar shows Wellington copping a pounding. Image / MetService

NEW ZEALAND

Wild weather: Downpours, lightning and thunder surging north

14 Jul, 2019 10:30am
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Wellington hammered by heavy rain, lightning and thunder.

One of the mudfish that needed to be transferred. Photo / Carterton Information Centre

NEW ZEALAND

Hundreds of native fish die in botched transfer

13 Jul, 2019 1:03pm
Quick Read

Wellington's Fish and Game manager Phil Teal says none of the rare brown mudfish survived.

Recycling is important to staff at the MTG.

HAWKE'S BAY TODAY

From the MTG: Making moves to remove plastic

13 Jul, 2019 9:00am
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The MTG has been recycling for years and Laura Vodanovich is trying to do so at home, too.

Kākāpō in crisis? Auckland Zoo Vet Hospital is one of three centres treating sick birds from Whenua Hou/Codfish Island. Photo / Michael Craig

NEW ZEALAND

Kākāpō Apocalypse? Behind the quarantine lines at Auckland Zoo

13 Jul, 2019 5:00am
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Inside the vet hospital racing to stop more critically endangered birds from dying.

Piha locals are worried about plans for what they call

NEW ZEALAND

'Selfie bridges' at waterfall anger Piha locals

13 Jul, 2019 5:00am
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The council says it won't be asking the public for their views on new bridges near Piha.

The Southern Alps are estimated to have lost a third of their ice mass in just four decades. Photo / Drew Lorrey

NEW ZEALAND

Going, going, gone? NZ glaciers hit hard by another big melt

13 Jul, 2019 5:00am
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NZ's glaciers lose more ice, and scientists give them little chance of recovery this year.

NEW ZEALAND

Nanogirl: Scientists confident well-bred cows won't burp

13 Jul, 2019 5:00am
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COMMENT: The secret to reducing climate change could be through breeding less burpy cows.

Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones, his wife Dot Jones and Te Uru Rākau's Harry Kent are ferried across Takou River on the local barge. Photo / Peter de Graaf

NEW ZEALAND

'Nora's Ark' to protect kauri from dieback threat

12 Jul, 2019 6:00pm
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More than 75,000 kauri to be planted on dieback-free Māori land beside sacred Takou River.

Dairy farms account for two-thirds of the agriculture sector's debt. Photo / File

BUSINESS

Brian Fallow: Living in fear of Farmageddon

12 Jul, 2019 5:55pm
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Interest rates are only one of the risks farmers face.

NEW ZEALAND

Political Roundup: Has the Govt done enough for you to drive an EV?

12 Jul, 2019 12:51pm
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COMMENT: Will the Govt's new 'feebate' be enough to get Kiwi motorists into more EVs?

Horizons Regional Council in Manawatu said there were no conditions prohibiting 1080 from being dumped in the Bonny Glen Landfill. Photo / Forest and Bird

NEW ZEALAND

Damaged 1080 trucked 1000km for disposal in Marton landfill

12 Jul, 2019 10:41am
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The 1080 bait was damaged during flooding on the West Coast, then taken to the landfill.

The Himalayan wineberry bramble has been found growing near Gills Scenic Reserve in Albany.

NEW ZEALAND

One of the world's worst weeds found in Auckland

12 Jul, 2019 8:36am
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Himalayan wineberry bramble grows in dense, thick mass, smothering forest canopies.

If cars are switched over to electric, is that enough to solve climate change? Photo / File

BUSINESS

Can NZers be convinced to give up their car love affair?

11 Jul, 2019 3:00pm
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We're a geographically big country; for years we've relied on cars to get us from A to B.

The orca came within 15m of the shore. Photo / Chris Turner Photographer

NEW ZEALAND

Not orca-strated: snapper's whale of a photo op

11 Jul, 2019 1:32pm
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An orca lingering metres from the coastline made for a photographer's dream shot.

Thirty volunteer collected an estimated 4 cubic metres of rubbish, much of it recyclable, from the roadside between Te Haumi and Opua. Photo / Peter de Graaf

NORTHERN ADVOCATE

Photos: Volunteers clean up trash-strewn highway

10 Jul, 2019 10:00am
Quick Read

Thirty volunteers collected 4cu m of rubbish, most of it recyclable, in just 5km.

An overflowing skip bin at Bunnings in Lyall Bay. Photo / Steve Cronin

BUSINESS

Customer takes Bunnings to task over plastic waste

9 Jul, 2019 1:19pm
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Bunnings says sorry for plastic packaging whipped up by gusty winds.

National's Associate Transport Spokesman Brett Hudson has raised questions as to how the feebate policy might affect families on low incomes. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

National: Poorest hit hardest in Govt's green car plan

9 Jul, 2019 12:11pm
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The Productivity Commission has also said a feebate scheme might have adverse impacts.

Toyota chief executive Alistair Davis. Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

Toyota boss: Govt's carbon emissions timeline unrealistic

9 Jul, 2019 11:42am
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The Govt aims to reduce carbon emission standards to 105g of CO2 per km by 2025.

The Government announced its plans to offer discounts of up to $8000 for low-emissions vehicles being imported to the country.

NEW ZEALAND

Fee on imported gas-guzzlers should be $10,000: Activist

9 Jul, 2019 10:14am
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The Government plans to slap an up to $3000 fee on the high greenhouse gas-emitting cars.

Kaitaia College Year 13 students Ethan Nemeroff, left, and Kiel Minervino sat in on a Far North District Council meeting to show councillors they were concerned about about climate change.

NORTHLAND AGE

No climate emergency for the Far North

9 Jul, 2019 8:58am
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The FNDC resists a plea to declare a climate emergency.

Elena Struthers-Gardner, pictured right, was found in the kitchen by her civil partner Mandy, left.

LIFESTYLE

Metal straw death: Coroner's warning after woman impaled through eye

9 Jul, 2019 6:54am
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Coroner warns metal straws should be used with caution after traumatic brain injury case.

Achieving a more environmentally friendly vehicle fleet is going to take a long time. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Soper: Govt's plan to push green vehicles a no-brainer

9 Jul, 2019 6:00am
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COMMENT: It seems they've come up with a pretty good way to do it but it'll take time.

Govt is proposing discounts of up to $8000 for zero-emission new imported vehicles, such as electric vehicles. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Gas-guzzlers face $3000 fee; discounts for electric cars

9 Jul, 2019 5:00am
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It also wants to charge a fee on imported vehicles with higher greenhouse gas emissions.

Auckland Zoo's South East Asia exhibition, currently under construction and expected to open in 2020. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

The new enclosures coming to Auckland Zoo

8 Jul, 2019 5:33pm
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Auckland Zoo saying goodbye to traditional exhibits like the tiger pit.

Volunteers are invited to don strong shoes and grab a spade for a planting day at Castlecliff on Saturday. Photo / file

TRAVEL

Walking lightly on the earth: First steps to reduce carbon footprints

8 Jul, 2019 5:00am
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Bus travellers are treated as second-class citizens despite their smaller carbon footprint

Parents are still seeking practical but environmentally friendly nappy options. Photo / Dean Purcell

LIFESTYLE

What other countries can teach us about ditching disposable nappies

8 Jul, 2019 5:00am
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Young NZ families throw away millions of disposable nappies. Can the waste be cut?

NEW ZEALAND

John Roughan: We've had the bag pulled over our heads

8 Jul, 2019 5:00am
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COMMENT: The plastic bag ban might be the present Government's most memorable achievement.

WORLD

Letters: Let me go with dignity too

8 Jul, 2019 5:00am
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People who are for marijuana and against abortion and euthanasia are self-serving wallies.

Single-use plastic bags were banned on July 1. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Plastics still make up most of Rotorua's rubbish

7 Jul, 2019 6:17pm
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Figures show 38 per cent of household rubbish is still full of plastic.

TRAVEL

Greenwashing: The new issue woke travellers need to worry about

7 Jul, 2019 7:00am
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Expert advice on eco-tourism and ways to be a more ethical traveller.

More than 200 people marched up Auckland's Queen street on July 6,2019. to protest the dumping of dredging sediment off Great Barrier Island.

NEW ZEALAND

Hundreds protest waste dump off Great Barrier Island

6 Jul, 2019 10:28pm
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Environmentalists marched in Auckland to oppose the 250,000 cubic metre sediment dump.

Milan already has a plan to plant 3 million new trees by 2030. Photo / AP

WORLD

A trillion trees could save the planet

6 Jul, 2019 5:30am
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There's enough space for new trees to cover 9 million square kilometres.

Iguanas, which can grow to 1.5m long, aren't dangerous or aggressive to humans. Photo / AP

WORLD

Call to kill South Florida's flourishing iguanas

6 Jul, 2019 5:30am
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Iguanas can damage seawalls, footpaths, landscape foliage and can dig lengthy tunnels.

Shoppers with their badly bagged booty from back in the day - prior to July 1 this year. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Editorial: The plastic 'no no' banned

6 Jul, 2019 5:00am
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EDITORIAL: Chopping handles off plastic bags is cheeky but we shouldn't get carried away.

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