The $200m threat lying beneath the Hauraki Gulf
The RMS Niagara was sunk by German mines in the Hauraki Gulf in 1940.
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Young Hunterville farmer wants to lower environmental footprint of family’s dairy farm
“I get most stressed when the cows aren’t performing well."
Eels returned to stream after being dumped at compost facility
'Any live eels that have hitchhiked to BioRich are collected and returned to the stream.'
How Māori economy grew to $126b, redefining NZ’s economic landscape
Māori workers now hold more high-skilled jobs, rising to 46% in 2023.
Conflicting views on $225m water storage project in Hawke’s Bay
Bay leaders, including Kahungunu chairman Bayden Barber, are in favour of the dam study.
Flood spillway in Wairoa: Save the drama for Shortland St, wāhine who is set to lose land says
'There was so much water. We are glad to have the opportunity to relocate.'
Firefighters with wrong gear burned by sulphuric acid - report
Two firefighters wearing incorrect safety gear suffered burns.
Public servants offered support to retire or move to Australia amid job cuts
An internal document describes retirement as 'your next work-life balance adventure'.
Peter Jackson joins other cashed-up celebs donating multi-millions to revive dodo bird
The Lord of the Rings director donated $10 million to the cause.
Air pollution ‘underestimated’ in Hawke’s Bay, new tech finds
A study reveals discrepancies between new and old monitors at sites across the region.
Catherine Knight's environmental work recognised
Her work has earned a local historian of the year award.
Opinion: Nations, corporations leading us into an unsustainable future – Dr Daniel Hikuroa
OPINION: Māori are responsible for ensuring the viability of land and resources.
Govt cuts millions from coastal mapping project; fears communities 'in the dark'
Before the cuts, up to 85% of the coastline was going to be mapped. Now it's up to 40%.
Super-sized snapper on Shane Jones' menu
Jones believes the new project could future-proof our aquaculture.
'Premature mortality': Review backs report linking suburb's poor air to deaths
Review highlights the 'scale of impact' of Mount Maunganui's polluted airshed.
'Vague and ineffective': Scientists criticise new fishing rules on kina barrens in Northland
'While removing kina treats the symptom, it doesn't address the cause of a sick reef.'
Scientists welcome regulator’s call sorting ‘null segregants’ from GMOs
Scientists have welcomed the EPA's new clarification of GMO-derived 'null segregants'.
'Powerful opportunity': Multi-million dollar boat to help revive Hauraki Gulf
Campaign to save the Hauraki Gulf gets a boost from new marine research vessel.
Anger over 700 illegal rubbish dumping reports, zero prosecutions launched
Council says identifying offenders is challenging - but it had spoken with 60 people.
Winter bugs: Student outbreak of flu-like illnesses, vaccination coverage 'way too low'
With winter fast approaching, the Herald examines how we're tracking with illness so far.
NZ has its own signature Covid Omicron lineage
Omicron outbreak now being dominated by multiple BA.2 lineages genetically linked to NZ.
Covid-19: XE has arrived in NZ - what threat does it pose?
A person who has travelled from overseas to NZ has been confirmed as having XE variant.
Covid-19: What our wastewater has revealed about the Omicron wave
New ESR wastewater sampling data has offered a fresh perspective of NZ's Omicron wave.
Covid-19: Scientists track the path of NZ's Delta outbreak
Scientists describe a genetic quirk observed amid cases in elimination-killing Delta wave.
Wadestown skull discovery: Nothing more found
On Saturday a Wadestown homeowner unearthed a human skull in their garden.
PCR testing capacity increased by 20,000 a day
Surge capacity is now up to 77,600 tests a day, the Government says.
Omicron spike: Cases at border jump by 17 overnight
As Omicron cases increase at MIQ, so too the chances of it entering the community.
DNA breakthrough: Police flooded with tips in murder cold case
Detectives are working through new leads following news of killer's DNA discovery.
DNA breakthrough gives police new hope of solving 1980 murder of 6yo
Police find crucial evidence in Alicia O'Reilly homicide thought to have been destroyed.
Exclusive: ESR scientists reveal what's really in vaping products
"Clear discrepancies between ingredients listed and what we detected in the lab."
Delta outbreak may be 'more contained' than first feared - virologist; 11 new cases, 2 in hospital
NZ's Delta outbreak may be 'more contained' than first feared, a virologist says.
Nine dead who had RSV - including six in Auckland
No infected children succumbed; RSV may not have been cause of deaths, says ADHB.
Signs RSV outbreak fading as scientists hunt for root cause
Amid signs the RSV outbreak is fading in NZ, scientists want to know just how it started.
Police real-time drug tester a success
Promising results reported from the Lumi Drug Scan handheld device.