EnvironmentCash boost to river projects at WairoaFund recipients are playing a part in protecting and restoring the Wairoa River.02 Jul 10:11 PM
EnvironmentUnison joins the trust for Maraetotara riverbank projectUnison has entered a three-year partnership with Maraetotara Tree Trust.02 Jul 10:03 PM
New ZealandBudget's environment spend: $229m to help clean up riversGovt to pump more than $200 million into a new programme aimed at cleaning up waterways.30 May 03:03 AM
New ZealandHigh-tech tags set to crack r-eely old mysteryScientists finally set to solve an age-old mystery about a slimy resident of our streams.19 May 12:56 AM
New ZealandChopper pilot's daring water rescue: 'It felt like an eternity'"You couldn't see more than six inches underwater."18 May 02:00 AM
New ZealandFoamy discharge in Waikato River remains a mysteryIt may be days before the cause of the foam in the Waikato River is known.29 Apr 08:34 AM
New ZealandSpecial Report: The tragedy of our environment in four dismal figuresA sweeping audit has revealed an environment under attack from virtually every direction.17 Apr 11:00 PM
New ZealandKindergarten kids join strike for climateWaihi people are divided over kindergarten kids joining a global strike for climate.13 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandLocal Focus: Rubbish start for SeaweekSeaweek's Waitangi Regional Park cleanup. Made with funding from NZ On Air.03 Mar 05:26 PM
New ZealandEnvironmentalists welcome new tax proposalsEnvironmentalists have welcomed a proposed water tax, amid other suggested overhauls.21 Feb 03:19 AM
New ZealandBrown discolouration pollutes river at Huka FallsWaikato Regional Council is advising people to be cautious about using river water.20 Feb 06:07 AM
KahuNursery raises seedlings and awarenessYoung people grow 90,000 native plants. Made with funding from NZ On Air.20 Feb 12:30 AM
EnvironmentWould you drink river water from a dairy farm?Excellent rating for water on Te Anga farms. Made with funding from NZ on Air.14 Feb 11:00 PM
OpinionRachel StewartRachel Stewart: Fry me a river, climate denialistsCOMMENT: There's no ignoring what's happening with the weather all over the world.05 Feb 04:00 PM
WorldCatastrophic floods predicted in North QueenslandOfficials are fearing totals of up to two metres of rainfall.02 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandRogue penguin causing a fuss in Avon River caughtThe penguin was rescued from the Avon River in Christchurch earlier this evening.29 Jan 06:49 AM
New ZealandSolving NZ's freshwater headache: 'We have waited far too long'As Kiwis head to their local swimming holes, Dr Mike Joy discusses our freshwater crisis.29 Jan 03:18 AM
WorldBrazil dam collapse: 9 dead, hundreds feared buried in mudFinding many more survivors was looking increasingly unlikely.26 Jan 07:29 PM
New ZealandWorld-record angler - leave me be or I'll hide the mega-fishIt would be the biggest brown trout ever - if it ever emerges.19 Jan 04:00 PM
OpinionTim Mackle: Dairy farmers leading charge to clean up waterCOMMENT: The simple reality these days is that no dairy cow can get into a stream.15 Jan 04:00 PM
New Zealand68 people - mostly men - drowned in 2018In 2018, 24 fewer people died from preventable drowning than year before.08 Jan 09:13 PM
New ZealandEye in the sky to check on our lakesScientists will use satellite imagery in the battle to control toxic algal bloom.06 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandNationwide river stocktake needed after 'disturbing' findingsDisease-causing bacteria and antibiotic-resistant E. coli detected in Canterbury rivers.19 Dec 12:02 AM
OpinionRachel StewartRachel Stewart: Environment, Facebook, free speech among big issues of 2018COMMENT: Rachel Stewart looks back on 2018.11 Dec 04:00 PM
EnvironmentRegional council sets summer targets for river swimmabilityHorizons wants 80 per cent of rivers and lakes good enough for summer swimming by 2040.02 Dec 02:00 AM
New ZealandClimate change: Revealing its hand in today's extreme weatherWe'll soon be able to reveal climate change's hand in extreme weather - and in real time.01 Dec 11:57 PM
New ZealandLucky escape after girl, 12, swept down Motueka RiverGirl survives by holding on to branch after being swept down Motueka River.19 Nov 01:34 AM
New ZealandWoman missing in swollen West Coast river after torrential rainThe region has been hampered by heavy rain for much of the day.08 Nov 08:04 AM
New ZealandWhistling up a fight-back for our rarest duckOur $10 whistling duck, the whio, needs protectors.26 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandDeadly toxic algae found in riverScientists are concerned dogs, small children and babies could eat the deadly algae.16 Oct 03:05 AM
OpinionRachel StewartRachel Stewart: Drums of water war echoing in pipelineCOMMENT: Minister's lack of action on vital resource letting council dig in defences.02 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandDead man's wishes for $500k ignored by Fish & GameNorth Canterbury Fish & Game took legal advice before ignoring last wishes of fisherman.29 Sep 04:00 PM
KahuAerial drops of 1080 opposed by those living nearbyResidents say they understand that the science. Made with funding from NZ On Air.27 Sep 04:00 AM
OpinionMike Joy: Clean, green NZ? Yeah, nah!COMMENT: No country in the developed world is trashing its rivers as fast as we are.23 Sep 05:00 PM
