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Kauri dieback found in Puketi Forest. Forest & Bird demand Govt action
Pigs blamed for spread - turning forests into giant pigsties.
Conservation Comment: Climate change is real
The pursuit of growth, always growth, by corporations and the wealthy must stop.
Entitled hikers vandalise signs, ignore ban on closed kauri tracks
Fourteen people issued trespass notices over summer break.
Trespass notices issued in Auckland kauri forests
Auckland Council is generally happy with people's response to track closures.
Letters: Trust the wisdom of first people
The European agricultural mindset has severely impacted on the Australian environment .
Dark as night, hot as hell: What it's like inside an Oz forest fire
Daytime darkness. Ember storms. A scientist describes what it's like inside a forest fire.
Site blessing for new forestry service and DOC offices
It is hoped construction will finish at the end of next year.
Tiny native bird nesting at new home
New Zealand's smallest native bird could soon be flourishing in the capital.
Letters: STV is a complicated system
In STV each voter's treated differently, and many fail to elect or help elect a candidate.
Inside NZ's biggest-ever pest control operation
Cost over-runs expected in massive effort to protect our birds from a nationwide plague.
Climate change's 'thermal squeeze' hurting our birds
A "thermal squeeze" is driving threatened birds to higher, colder pockets of NZ's forests.
Pine trees cast shadow of death over NZ native plants and animals
'When we allow our precious land resource to be taken over by pines, what does NZ have?'
'Border controls needed to stop kauri dieback'
Urgent action is needed to prevent the disease spreading to Waiheke, Forest and Bird said.
Climate change's hot summers could unleash more rat infestations
Rats get frisky in the hot weather and this can lead to population explosions.
Lack of protection for ancient kauri 'ridiculous'
It would take 32 new kauri 100 years to make up for the amount of C02 it stored if felled.
It's not just Titirangi: Rat infestation doubles across NZ
Expert reveals there is a huge explosion in rat numbers in both forests and urban areas.
Ministers 'defang misapprehensions' around one-billion-trees policy
Damien O'Connor is calling for farmers to plant more trees on their land.
Waste firm plan for landfill 'risk' to Kaipara Harbour
Kaipara mayor and iwi leaders protest against new dump just outside Northland border.
More tracks to be reopened in Waitākere Ranges
Plans are for 43 tracks to be reopened over the next five years.
Queen's Birthday Honours: Stars of theatre, sport step into the spotlight
Leading lights in show business and sport take centre-stage in Queen's Birthday Honours.
Public dispute council's timeline to reopen Waitākere Ranges
The plan identifies priorities for track upgrades and reopening over the next five years.
Local Focus: Bats found hanging around the back of Rotorua Pak'nSave
Site becomes third confirmed NZ urban bat location. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Special Report: The tragedy of our environment in four dismal figures
A sweeping audit has revealed an environment under attack from virtually every direction.
DoC: Forest 'mega-mast' may spell local extinctions
Pest plagues are feared with biggest beech forest seeding event in nearly half a century.
Widow: Only those in fatal chopper will know what happened
Allan Jessop, 42, and Derek Hammond, 49, both died in a helicopter crash.
Plague warning: Forest & Bird fears biggest 'megamast' in 45 years
Forest & Bird warns "megamast" in forests is likely to be the most widespread in 45 years.
Damage to helicopter too extensive to determine cause of fatal crash
Helicopter hit the ground at a high rate of descent and intense fire followed.
European investors eye billion trees project
The billion trees project has attracted the eye of some deep-pocketed players.
Govt: ETS changes to add another 89 million trees
New changes to the emissions trading scheme would add 89 million trees, Govt says.
Environment watchdog's bold idea to combat climate change
Biological emissions from farms should be policed differently to CO2, watchdog says.
Our dying forest and the community mission to bring it back to life
"This is what a dying forest looks like."
Brian Rudman: Sick to death of poison-based pest remedies
COMMENT: Try genetic tools or get used to predators.
Closure of sawmills 'right across the country'
New Zealand bleeds wood processing jobs as logs ship to China, industry leader says.