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
The CountryFreshwater standards under scrutinyNorthland swimming spots have better water quality than the picture painted by central Government, says the NRC.27 Feb 09:45 PM
The CountryCouncillor urges more action on waterwaysThe Government has moved the goalposts to achieve its aim of 90 per cent swimmable waterways faster, Whanganui's Nicola Patrick says. Water 27 Feb 09:30 PM
The CountryHorizons: Better than new water policyHorizons Regional Council has been working to make the region's waterways healthier for 10 years and has made a tangible difference27 Feb 09:00 AM
The CountryTime for open talk on our waterwaysDiscussion around the state of water quality in New Zealand is not short of an opinion or two. Yet when it comes to the science, we're 26 Feb 08:27 PM
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
The CountryListen: Craig Wiggins says farmers are unfairly targeted in waterways planMedia representation of the Government's recent waterways plan has one very important voice missing...New Zealand's farmers, says Craig Wiggins.24 Feb 06:30 PM
The CountryIntensive farming consents scrutinisedTwo days in the Environment Court last week could set some national precedents in the way intensive farming is regulated to protect 24 Feb 06:27 PM
The CountryHapu preparing for battle over lake (+ video)A Te Arawa hapu is threatening legal action to gain control of the western shores of Lake Rotorua.24 Feb 06:00 PM
The CountryTools needed to look after waterThe Bay people and their environment have been through so much in the past few years, from Wairoa down to Waipawa. The disastrous 24 Feb 05:00 AM
The CountryUnbiased volunteers can help monitor waterwaysGiven the right tools and guidance, monitoring of streams and rivers by 'citizen scientists' can produce reliable data and other useful 24 Feb 04:30 AM
The CountryListen: DairyNZ welcomes waterways report says Dr Tim MackleDr Tim Mackle is pleased with the report and says the Government is heading in the same direction as DairyNZ.23 Feb 10:41 PM
