The CountryOfficials work to contain fungal threatBiosecurity teams in Kerikeri are trying to contain the fungal plant disease myrtle rust.05 May 01:32 AM
The CountryOfficial figures: Just how wet was April?Whangaparaoa was drenched with nearly five times its normal April rainfall, figures show.04 May 06:10 AM
The CountryMyrtle rust threatens NZ native speciesMany native plant species are under threat after myrtle rust disease is detected in NZ.04 May 02:13 AM
The CountryWind farm tower worth $50k vandalisedWires securing the pole were cut in what the trust says was the work of an ''extremist''.03 May 07:06 PM
The CountryCompany driving dam 'has to prove worth'Three new directors take reins at Hawke's Bay regional council investment firm.02 May 07:00 PM
OpinionKerre McIvorWaterways report too little too lateCOMMENT: People have known there is a problem with our waterways long before new report.29 Apr 05:00 PM
The CountryOpinion: flushing flow info flawedThe state of Hawke's Bay's local waterways is in crisis, writes Trevor Le-Lievre.28 Apr 10:05 PM
The CountryQ&A: The state of our rivers and lakesTwo leading scientists discuss today's report into our under-pressure rivers and lakes.27 Apr 01:35 AM
The Country'Damning' report: Rivers, lakes in troubleAnother major stocktake has painted a grim picture of our freshwater environment.26 Apr 11:00 PM
The CountryHelping to make NZ pest-free by 2050Conservation firm Goodnature is working towards a pest-free country by 2030.23 Apr 06:00 PM
OpinionGeoff Thomas: Pay shooters to kill pestsCOMMENT: NZ is unlikely to be pest-free by 2050 but rewarding hunters would help.23 Apr 05:00 PM
The CountryWasps' bedroom behaviour under microscopeKiwi scientists have been studying the bedroom behaviour of a parasitoid wasp.23 Apr 05:42 AM
OpinionMarnie Prickett: Farming is breaking our green basketTwo damning reports on farming greeted by Government silence, says green campaigner.19 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionSteven Carden: Farming is reducing its environmental footprintFarming is improving its products to meet environmental and nutritional demands.19 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionSupport your local (water) sheriffDon't shoot the Hawke's Bay Regional Council for trying to care, writes Bruce Bisset.11 Apr 11:00 PM
The CountryFreshwater report: five key findingsFive findings from a new independent stocktake of the state of our lakes and rivers.11 Apr 06:47 PM
The CountryPlan to power aircraft with trashCathay Pacific has taken a stake in a company producing bio fuel out of city waste.06 Apr 04:00 AM
The CountryHawke's Bay likely to remain GM freeNervous time for Hastings and Hawke's Bay producers as RMA changes debated last night.04 Apr 06:45 PM
OpinionRachel StewartRachel Stewart: Make the polluters payCOMMENT: I've always suspected NZ's scarcity of environmental enforcement was willful.04 Apr 05:00 PM
The CountryDolphin-safe fishing to cost $40m plusWWF-NZ says a shift to safer fishing practices to protect the Maui's dolphin is possible.02 Apr 05:00 PM
The CountryListen: How many trees equal one cow?Don Carson investigates how many trees we need to mitigate GHG emissions31 Mar 02:15 AM
The CountryThe plight of the brainy bumblebeeFor our bumblebees, it seems being smart comes at a cost.29 Mar 04:00 PM
The CountryMore Kiwis believe climate change is realScientists says new study results encouraging when climate research faces fresh threat.28 Mar 10:33 PM
The CountryRMA reforms to progressMajor reforms to the Resource Management Act are finally ready to progress.22 Mar 11:36 PM
OpinionRachel StewartRachel Stewart: I'm with the riverCOMMENT: The Te Awa Tupua Bill is a unique approach which we need more of.21 Mar 12:39 AM
The Country'Fail grade' for NZ's environmental futureNZ's economic growth is "approaching its environmental limits", a once-a-decade environmental report card says.20 Mar 07:30 PM
The CountryNZ's future: Zero emissions by 2100?Slashing pastoral stock numbers by up to 35 per cent has been suggested among ways to push New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions down to zero by 2100.20 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionRaybon KanRaybon Kan: Who owns our water?OPINION: The principle that nobody owns our water hasn't stopped water bottling companies from gaining ownership for free.15 Mar 04:00 PM
The CountryForest & Bird takes swipe at GovtForest and Bird says most rivers and streams are excluded from Government's plan to clean up waterways.03 Mar 05:35 PM
OpinionRachel StewartThe ethics of sustainable water qualityCOMMENT: Moral implications seem a bridge too far in decisions on management of key resource, opines Rachel Stewart.28 Feb 04:00 PM
The CountryDOC rangers coming up against violent gangsConservation officials working in remote parts of New Zealand are increasingly reporting dangerous encounters with gangs involved in poaching, illegal fishing or timber theft, a new report says.28 Feb 02:14 AM
The CountryMixed reaction to water-quality planSome say the Government's water-quality proposals are not ambitious enough, but others - including farmers - are cautiously optimistic.26 Feb 06:58 PM
EditorialTrickle-down effect for water policyIn "clean, green New Zealand" just 72 per cent of rivers, streams and lakes are considered safe for swimming and it will remain that way for a while.26 Feb 04:00 PM
OpinionMark Dye: Waterway plan rubbishCOMMENT: The Government's plan to clean up waterways is an attempt to look as though action's being taken, when in reality nothing's happening, says Mark Dye.23 Feb 08:53 PM
