The CountryDunne: Unsupported claims on MPI not neededCOMMENT: Stewart is entitled to her opinion , but the organisation she has described is not the one I see when I come to work every day.03 Nov 04:00 PM
The CountryWarm weather ahead - but not without wetHotter than average temperatures can be expected across the entire country over the next three months - but the warm won't come without rain.02 Nov 04:49 AM
The CountryDNA trace may find source of water bugsWater contaminations like that which recently left thousands of people sick in Havelock North could be quickly traced with new DNA-based technology.30 Oct 04:00 PM
The CountryWatch NZH Local Focus: Dairy farmer to lead water discussions in the BayThe chairman of the Bay of Plenty Regional Council Doug Leeder explains that the water quality issue is a problem everybody needs to get their heads around, whether they live in a rural or urban environment. Made with funding from NZ On Air.27 Oct 01:14 AM
The CountryTruth about 1080 no one wants to hearThe author of a new book on 1080 has set out to debunk the myths surrounding the poison.22 Oct 11:31 PM
The CountryClimate change could recreate horror droughtResearchers have created a model to reveal how climate change could combine the same weather patterns that led to a $1.3 billion drought.21 Oct 04:44 AM
The CountryPlea to eye new land usesNew Zealanders have been urged to begin making a gradual transition to new land uses, including new types of food, in response to 20 Oct 06:27 PM
The CountryETS no silver bullet for farm emissionsPulling agriculture into the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) shouldn't be the only way farming is steered against climate change, the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment said today.19 Oct 02:42 AM
The CountryWatch NZH Local Focus: Rats 0-36 Fernbirds on Uretara IslandUretara Island, in Ohiwa Harbour, is now free of rats, and native birds are thriving, thanks to the work of dedicated volunteers. Made with funding from NZ On Air.18 Oct 10:58 PM
The CountrySummer tipped to be humid, wetA wetter summer season is on the cards for the upper North Island - but that doesn't mean people should go cancelling their Coromandel holiday plans.18 Oct 01:16 AM
OpinionBennett: Climate policies on right trackWe've ratified the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, so what next?13 Oct 04:00 PM
The CountryReptile breeder fined $15,000 for illegal importationAn Auckland student who keeps and breeds New Zealand and exotic reptiles has been caught trying to import some more creatures.13 Oct 03:02 AM
OpinionThree individual issues muddy watersCOMMENT: Environment, drinking water and charges need to be dealt with separately, writes Iain Rabbitts.10 Oct 04:00 PM
The CountryRuataniwha Dam stance a worryThe business community has mixed reactions towards a greener and more anti-dam stance on the Hawke's Bay Regional Council. Hawke's 10 Oct 01:30 AM
The CountryPoison Creek damage outcryNeighbours of a Queensberry farm are concerned about earthworks ''obliterating'' a stream...05 Oct 09:41 PM
The CountryNZ ratifies climate change agreementNew Zealand has ratified the Paris Agreement, becoming one of the countries to do so before the threshold at which the historic agreement will come into force.05 Oct 04:30 PM
The CountryRare duck's life savedThe discovery of rare pateke - native brown teal ducks - in a part of Northland they are not normally found has excited conservationists. But 05 Oct 12:00 AM
The CountryGovt weighs option of GE pest controlKilling off all rats, stoats and possums in New Zealand will require novel methods including genetic engineering, Govt has been told.02 Oct 04:00 PM
The CountryWho will pull Santa's sleigh?You know Dasher and Dancer, Prancer and Vixen, Comet and Cupid . . . ? Their cousins may all be dead soon.01 Oct 09:07 PM
OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Climate change not just about carbonCOMMENT: Ex-Minister suggests new way to tackle emissions.29 Sep 05:30 PM
The CountryFears wallabies wilfully releasedThe Otago Regional Council fears someone is intentionally releasing wallabies in Otago and is warning the culprit they face prison time if caught.28 Sep 10:30 PM
The CountryDOC land swap fight heads to Supreme CourtProgress on the Ruataniwha Dam has suffered another delay, as an appeal on a controversial land swap is taken to the Supreme Court.27 Sep 11:50 PM
The CountrySpreading wallabies in Otago Regional Council's sightsWe will find you and we will kill you - that is the message the Otago Regional Council is set to issue today to Bennett's wallabies that enter Otago.27 Sep 08:09 PM
The CountryHorizons to continue with nutrient consentsThe Horizons Regional Council will continue with its nutrient management consenting ahead of a date with the Environment Court. Last 26 Sep 10:14 PM
The CountrySurfer's paradise: Mount cloud stunsIf there was any doubt Mt Maunganui is a surfer's paradise, one only had to check out the gnarly clouds hanging above it yesterday.26 Sep 08:42 PM
The CountryScience of 'extreme fire'A new $8.5 million study targets "extreme fire" - a fast-moving mass of heat and flames spewing burning embers and behaving in ways that firefighters aren't used to.26 Sep 01:04 AM
The CountryNorthland dairy farmers advised to sort out employment recordsThe Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has advised dairy farmers in Northland to sort out their employment and time records 25 Sep 12:54 AM
The CountryBumble bees bugged in quirky trialResearchers have fitted tracker tags on queen bumble bees in a quirky new study that could see the furry insects becoming big future pollinators in orchards.22 Sep 08:17 PM
The CountryKiwi creation lethal weapon against ratsA clever piece of Kiwi ingenuity has again proven itself a lethal weapon in New Zealand's fight to rid itself of pest predators by 2050.20 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanDoC predator-free campaign fails to igniteCOMMENT: If the success of the rat-kill on Rakitu Island is anything to go by, NZ is unlikely to be clear of pests by 2050.20 Sep 05:00 PM
The CountryUrgent debate on illegal fish dumpingParliament has held an urgent debate on illegal fish dumping.20 Sep 04:23 AM
The CountryFishing monitoring up to scratch - GuyPrimary Industries Minister Nathan Guy has defended how commercial fishers are policed as Labour says MPI "seems to have given up" on enforcing the law.20 Sep 12:13 AM
The CountryIwi wade into Hawke's Bay water issueHawke's Bay iwi Ngāti Kahungunu say it warned authorities for decades about the risk of water contamination.19 Sep 08:23 PM
The CountryAre these NZ's 10 weirdest creatures?A meat-eating parrot, a sucker-faced eel, a bat that pees on itself and a spider that catches fish. Here's our pick for New Zealand's 10 weirdest species.18 Sep 07:57 AM
