Lifting "swimmability" of our lakes and rivers to 78 per cent may cost $217m a year.

Affected residents form committee, recovery manager appointed.

Party needs to be centrist so it can ally with any others, Che Wilson says.

An East Coast waka voyage has encountered a surprising amount of ocean plastic pollution.

Plastic has many uses - but have we made too much and what can we do about it?

Study finds multiple factors contributing to faster-than-expected small improvement

Macy Duxfield got scholarships, did university papers in Year 13

The war over water hit boiling point amid 2017's election. Will 2018 see tensions simmer?

Ten beach sites in Auckland among those listed as unsafe.

NZ doesn't have a co-ordinated plan to adapt to future climate change, Govt report finds.

Briefings: NZ needs to take hold of "window of opportunity" created by Paris Agreement.

Briefings: Dire warnings about growing demands for freshwater in New Zealand.

US military money has come with researchers wanting to kill Kiwi rats using gene tech.

It's been called a slow-moving crisis. How will NZ deal with rising seas that threaten it?

Researchers building a business case for a bond used to fund permanent native forestry.

What could a change of government mean for New Zealand's environment and science sectors?

A sweeping Government stocktake out today warns of shifting temperatures and rising seas.

Former Lehman Brothers investment banker Ian Short has come home to address climate change

Dr Nick Smith said they rubbed rat poison in his face. The video tells a different tale.

Environment Minister has welcomed a drop of poison bait at the Brook Waimarama Sanctuary.

Makers of a film showing in Auckland tonight discuss the plight of Canterbury's rivers.

How do political parties propose to manage and protect our lakes and rivers?

Environment Minister Nick Smith rejects conflict of interest claims over funds for a dam.

What policies are parties proposing to manage and protect our natural resources?

Dr Nick Smith makes ELA harder to access. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

An East Coast study could make a lucrative, climate-friendly case for more native forest.

Countdown says plan to phase out microbeads is in its final stages.

A day ahead of Labour's freshwater announcement, National has made its own.

Love Kaipara has received a significant funding boost from the Government and KDC.

A public health group is backing a new Greenpeace call to halt dairying expansion.