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‘Blood-sucking vermin’: Minister's anger at Parliament over Greenpeace mining protest
'They have no right to go to the mining offices, frighten the staff.'
Clam warning: 'If it gets here, it's too late'
Whanganui River iwi are working with other organisations against an invasive clam.
Scientists just figured out how many chemicals enter our bodies from food packaging
A new study details chemicals finding their way into human bodies from contact with food.
Popular NZ attraction closing in response to ‘serious risk'
Experts say improving protections is 'crucial'.
'Iconic' Hoiho wins Bird of The Year 2024
An iconic NZ bird has just been announced as Bird of The Year.
Urgent call for investment in State Highway 35 to protect Tairāwhiti’s economy
Timutimu calls for urgent investment in Tairāwhiti’s roading infrastructure, environment.
Opinion: Feel like you’re sending money down the drain?
Kate Hall shares some simple ways to cut your water use, lower your bill and more.
'Crap to cash': Start-up nominated for breakthrough technology
The significance of these achievements is "massive".
Steven Joyce: Govt’s visitor levy raises concerns for NZ’s tourism recovery
OPINION: Economic recovery efforts clash with increased tourist charges.
'Generation chair' splits Kāpiti's future: A call for climate action in council
The chair is split down the middle to represent action versus inaction.
Watercare's secret $20m deal with iwi raises ratepayer concerns
Auckland ratepayers stumped up an additional $20m to care for the Waikato River.
The science behind Dannevirke's odourless shelter of steaming cow poo
A farmer uses the manure from its 650-cow-shelter to make its own fertiliser.
Catherine Knight's environmental work recognised
Her work has earned a local historian of the year award.
Restoring rivers with community support
Tairāwhiti Wai Connections offers tailored support for catchment issues.
Bird of the Year: Wake up sheeple and vote for your own flock
Opinion: Is it time to ban the celebrity squawking?
'Really exciting': Commercial seaweed planting in Coromandel
'We are trying to establish an economically viable seed-to-sale seaweed industry.'
How changing your laundry habits can save you money
Kiwis use more than 39 billion litres of water a year for washing laundry.
Regional emissions fall: Cyclone Gabrielle and other factors at play
Hawke’s Bay was one of the 13 regions where emissions fell last year.
Claire Trevett: Govt's fast-track backdown delivers a nod to critics but not a buckling
COMMENT: Ministers lose the power to decide fast-track projects, but still have influence.
Scientists just calculated NZ’s ‘blue carbon’ potential - and it’s promising
Restoring coasts offers new carbon sink equivalent to CO2 from tens of thousands of cars.
Ministers lose sign-off powers in backdown on Fast-track Approvals Bill
Chris Bishop, Shane Jones and Simeon Brown will no longer have final approval powers.