Stream and Wetlands Trust and students plant 2300 natives
School students help secure future of Mangaotama Stream and Wetlands with native planting.
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Plague warning: Warm March raises odds of beech seeding and pest explosion
Warm summer could mean yet another pest-fuelling beech mast in parts of NZ, DOC says.
Coromandel coast scallop beds in crisis, report says
"How can we change our behaviours so we don't do the same thing again."
Taranaki aquifer contaminated 50 times more than acceptable
Aquifer in coastal Taranaki contaminated with an agricultural chemical.
Council cleans up, investigates plastic spill into Whakatāne River
The discharge of plastic particles was accompanied by a strong sulphur-like smell.
Farm advisors' meeting to clean up Te Waihī estuary
Wai Kōkopu hosting farm advisory meeting for ideas on how to revitalise the catchment.
What a dry winter could mean for Kiwi farmers
Farmers will be making decisions to try and keep the impacts of this year limited.
Drought declaration extended to Otago
Otago Rural Support Trust urged farmers to make difficult decisions like selling stock.
Big turnout for Oamaru meeting over large scale forest farm
NZ Carbon Farming purchased 2500 ha sheep & beef farm at headwaters of Kakanui River.
Transtasman scientists unlock genetic secrets behind myrtle rust
World's largest assembled fungal genome, taking up a billion letters of DNA genetic code.
Fears forest farming will cause 'ecological disaster' for North Otago
Meeting on effects of large-scale forest farming in the headwaters of the Kakanui River.
Why Nadia Lim is 'passionate' about wool
Nadia Lim is passionate about wool and she wants others to share her enthusiasm.
Biosecurity systems review makes 68 recommendations
MPI improving biosecurity systems at border after a report highlighted shortcomings.
Whakaangi Landcare Trust trapping pests on Northland peninsula thanks to $30,000 grant
$30k grant from Foundation North for trapping in Far North forest
Hauraki Gulf's marine reserves fail to protect plummeting crayfish populations - study
Hauraki Gulf's crayfish now just at 3 to 12 per cent of unfished levels, study finds.
Pūkaha Forest now belongs to people of Aotearoa New Zealand
942ha of native forest in Pūkaha now belongs to the people of Aotearoa New Zealand.
Marlborough's new aquaculture rules have the 'scent of a Treaty breach', say iwi
Top of the south iwi are demanding new aquaculture rules in Marlborough be withdrawn.
Opinion: What lessons can we learn from European glyphosate review?
Opinion: Prospect of a ban on glyphosate placing enormous pressure on European farmers.
Opinion: Four futures for the food system at AgriFood Week 2021
Opinion: One way or another, the way we feed people is going to change.
Geoff Ross on why farmers need to 'look beyond the gate'
Ross runs Lake Hawea Station, New Zealand's first carbon footprint certified farm.
Penguin tangled in fishing line rescued by walkers
"Once the fishing line was removed, we witnessed the penguin take a deep breath."
$194K in fines for unlawful discharge of animal effluent in Taupō
A farming company, company director, and effluent spreading company were convicted.
EPA calls for information on glyphosate
Ongoing public debate about the effects of glyphosate on environmental and human health.
Killer that leaves mummified corpses of victims hanging in trees recruited
Target is giant willow aphids that can damage – or even kill – infested willows.
Keen to improve Waimakariri's biodiversity?
Waimakariri Biodiversity Trust will work collaboratively to improve the local environment.
Family wins top award at Ballance Farm Environment Awards
Running their Waiorongomai Valley Farm is a family affair for the van Ras family.
Stock health a main priority at environment award winning farm
Good adopters of technology who use accurate data to inform good management practice.
NZ's biggest solar power farm planned for Kaitaia
'Solar farm' will pump out 20 times more power than NZ's current biggest solar plant.
PM visits to consult on regenerative farming
It was relevant for Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to visit a Norsewood farm this week.
'Not acceptable': review reveals how dead animals ended up in water reservoir
Three cases of water-borne diseases were reported by people who visited Akaroa.
Long distance relationship: Helping eels make 5000km journey to breed
Trap and transfer programme helps eels along Clutha river past two hydro-electric dams.
Tricks and technology help Northland dairy farmers reduce water use by 50%
The Alexanders are committed to finding a better way to manage water on their farm.
Opinion: Restoring our fragile freshwater systems
Opinion: We have taken too much from our environment and we must start giving back.