Stockton Plateau rehabilitation slammed
Forest and Bird says efforts to rehabilitate the Stockton Plateau after open-cast coalmining has missed the point, with bright green grass sown rather than restoring the natural tussock landscape.
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Waitakere protectors fight on
The Waitakere Ranges Protection Society celebrates its 40th anniversary, knowing its battle to keep a wilderness on Auckland's doorstep is still far from over.
Govt slams door on Kiwi rights to appeal
For nearly 20 years, solo mum Ginny Walker has had to keep a watchful eye on her son Jarrod, almost 24 hours a day.
Housing bill alarms Law Society
The Law Society is urging the Government to drop plans to give itself extraordinary powers to change the Resource Management Act in order to establish "special housing areas" intended to fast track affordable housing.
Employers fear law change could throw out planning rule book
A leading business group has joined environmentalists in calling on the Government to ease back on changes to the Resource Management Act.
Claire Browning: RMA changes a step back in time
The RMA exists to help work out the right conditions, as well as manage effects, which under O'Reilly's approach would not occur, writes Claire Browning.
Phil O'Reilly: Take resource act back to its basics
In the coming weeks, the Government will be making its decision on the future of the Resource Management Act.
Joel Cayford: Unitary Plan must recognise importance of neighbours
Auckland Council's draft Unitary Plan is under attack as people engage with its implications for their backyards and neighbourhoods, writes Joel Cayford. The question confronting city planners and councillors should be how to fix the plan,
Mai Chen: Dangers in picking a fight with Auckland
"Who wins when the Auckland Council and the Government do not agree on the approach to affordable housing?" asks Mai Chen. "Or when Auckland's unitary plan should take effect?"
Editorial: Enough talk - action needed on water issues
Editorial: Two recent events ought to have injected some urgency into the quest for cleaner, fairer and better use of New Zealand's most valuable resource, water.
Concern over changes to Resource Management Act
Government ministers will have a "disturbing" ability to intervene in resource consents and diminish the role of the Environment Court, Opposition members have warned at the release of new Government reforms.
Brian Rudman: Don't let them banish the birds
A few weeks ago, an injured kaka was rescued from a Queen St gutter and is now in a new home at the Auckland Zoo.
Record RMA fine handed down for illegal dumping
A record Resource Management Act fine has been handed out to an Auckland landscaping company for dumping contaminated fill,
Port of Tauranga predicting record profit
Port of Tauranga is signalling another record profit and is frustrated at a new Maori court challenge.
Debate: Who owns the water?
The Maori King and the Prime Minister drew the battle lines, with the former saying "Maori'' and the latter saying "No One''. Today, two legal academics explore the deep currents that lie beneath each claim.
Struggle to tackle property addiction
Major political parties' lack of policies to redress our love affair with housing has bred frustration in economic circles.