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Firm roasted with $8k fine

Steel plant accused of polluting neighbourhood

Fresh-water worries

'Unnecessary' failsafe left off NZ oil rig

The operator of the Tui oil field is confident that its equipment and processes could cope with an emergency despite lacking a remote failsafe switch.

BP could pay megabucks in oil-spill costs

Lawsuits, fines, cleanup and reputation-repair from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill are likely to cost company BP billions.

<i>Editorial</i>: Govt right to stick with Kyoto aims

'Total rubbish' - Crafar rejects receivers' claims

Receivers say the Crafar farms were "in dire straits" when they stepped in last year.

Gore takes cash for water campaign from chemical firm

Auckland: Our failing city

Auckland is growing by 50 people a day - they need 21 homes and bring in 35 additional cars. Now, a report warns of the pressures on the new-look Super City.

Polluter to appeal conviction

Egypt: Dazzled by the contents of Tutankhamun's tomb

Jill Worrall is bewitched by the beauty of the boy king's death mask.

Aerosol particles may cool, not warm the Earth

<i>Gary Taylor:</i> A national treasure is being squandered

Diappearing acts of the last decade

Sea-lettuce plague cleared from popular beach

One thousand tonnes of rank sea lettuce has been cleared from one of our most popular beaches this summer.

West Coast gold rush raises green concerns