The CountryReturn to pre-1940s lake not feasibleRestoration plans would have caused "considerable" social disruption05 Apr 10:33 PM
The CountryHidden waterfall revealed at lastA long hidden waterfall is once again accessible to the public04 Apr 09:00 PM
The CountryDrone a big hit at 'Lab at the Lake' fun day''Lab at the Lake'' fun day held to get kids interested in freshwater science04 Apr 02:31 AM
The CountryNew irrigation system to future-proof the farm"You wouldn't know the paddocks (have) irrigation, just that they were green,"02 Apr 10:48 PM
OpinionJack TameJack Tame: Paying 'til the cows come homeAny commercial operation turning water into money should expect to have to pay.01 Apr 05:00 PM
The CountryStinky stream irks Papamoa pedestriansPapamoa stream is stinky and slimy, locals say01 Apr 01:03 AM
The CountryWater hui delayed to fit in with water inquiry reportWater symposium delayed again in order to include Havelock North water inquiry findings.30 Mar 06:30 PM
The CountryComment: Wetlands 'kidneys' of landscapeWetlands are some of our rarest and most at-risk ecosystems.30 Mar 12:19 AM
The CountryListen: Jim Hopkins says it's time for farmers to fight backHopkins talks about his defence of farmers and raises some important questions for critics27 Mar 01:42 AM
The CountryWater given the all goWater across the eastern part of Western Bay of Plenty has been given the all-clear27 Mar 12:15 AM
OpinionJack TameJack Tame: Should farmers pay for water?COMMENT: If we are charging for water, farmers probably should pay for it, too.25 Mar 08:37 PM
The CountryPeters: 2040 plan a fence too farNick Smith seems to have borrowed Trump's idea for a Mexican border wall, writes Peters.22 Mar 08:30 PM
The CountryLake Rotorua nutrient rules hearings adjournedHearings into the regional council's controversial Lake Rotorua nutrient rules continue.22 Mar 05:21 AM
The CountryAlarm at water consentsConcerns are mounting over the lack of public consultation by regional and local councils around plans to extract water for bottling 19 Mar 09:00 PM
The CountryListen: James Shaw - who owns our water?We ask the Green Party co-leader who owns the water and who should be paying for it plus we ask him about John Key's legacy.16 Mar 02:25 AM
The CountryThe Country Today - water ownership editionIt's the whole show in one go! Today The Country is all about water and more specifically - who owns it? On with the show: Bill 16 Mar 01:28 AM
The CountryCharge for water to put money in coffersThere's clean, pure fresh water, water everywhere, but somebody else is getting to drink it.16 Mar 12:15 AM
The CountrySelwyn wells dry up over large areaWells up to 20m deep, mostly in the Selwyn Waihora zone, are being affected according to Environment Canterbury.14 Mar 11:00 PM
The CountryRallies focus on clean water for futureProtecting waterways for future generations was the catch cry of a Hawke's Bay rally yesterday demanding safe, clean water. At midday 14 Mar 05:24 PM
The CountryWatch NZH Local Focus: Waikato residents want their water savedHamiltonians gather outside Waikato Regional Council as New Zealand Water Forum petition delivered to Parliament. Made with funding from NZ On Air.14 Mar 04:50 AM
The CountryClean water proposals concern farmersContrary to claims, about 80 per cent of NZ's waterways have stable or improving water quality.13 Mar 08:00 PM
The CountryBruce Bisset: Hold your nose and swallowNick Smith's myth about making waterways "swimmable" is turning out to be a bigger slice of preposterousness than even I at first 10 Mar 05:30 AM
The CountryProtest for swimmable waterTaupō woman Alana Delich is so incensed by the new 'swimmable' water standards rules proposed that she is calling for a protest.09 Mar 06:30 AM
The CountryClean water goal 'falls short'The Government wants 9 per cent of rivers and streams kind of swimmable for much of the time 23 years from now, Forest & Bird chief 08 Mar 11:51 PM
The CountryCar washing puts rare dune lake at riskPeople washing their vehicles in a rare dune lake are threatening its ecological status.06 Mar 07:39 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
The CountryBruce Bisset: Swimming through slimeCOMMENT: Already visitors are reporting to the folks back home that Aotearoa is not all it's cracked up to be.03 Mar 01:40 AM
EditorialHow many cows are polluting urban harbours?COMMENT: Every week we read in the paper that Greenpeace, the Greens, Fish and Game or Massey's Mike Joy are slagging farmers over water quality, writes Alan Emerson.02 Mar 04:30 PM
The CountryFreshwater quality just keeps improvingHorizons Regional Council's water quality beats new government guidelines.02 Mar 01:00 AM
The CountryHorizons ahead on swimmability targetHorizons Regional Council is ahead of the Government when it comes to cleaning up our waterways. Last week Environment Minister Nick 02 Mar 12:30 AM
The CountryCows in river set to be movedA herd of cows photographed cooling off in the river that supplies drinking water to Horowhenua were due to be moved away from the 01 Mar 12:58 AM
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 CountryCows in water supply shock townResidents react to photographs of cows wading in the river which feeds the local water supply.28 Feb 04:00 AM
The Country56,000km of fences to protect waterwaysThe Government's new fresh water reforms will see the erection of 56,000km of fences, enough to go around the world one and a half 28 Feb 03:00 AM
