Albatross' days numbered unless fishers change: expert
There have been 35k unexplained deaths over 11 years of the critically endangered species.
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Hawke's Bay to get 10 new kaitiaki rangers
New team employed by the Te Wai Mauri Environmental Trust, funded through the PGF.
New Milford Track hut cost blows out to more than $3m
The new 40-bed Mintaro Hut was originally estimated to cost $1.8 million.
A falcon with a heart: Kārearea adopts ducklings
A New Zealand Falcon has been spotted exhibiting some very unusual behaviour.
'Waiting game' after hole cut in ecosanctuary fence
Zealandia is a 225ha ecosanctuary that has reintroduced 20 species of native wildlife.
NZ singled out in global conservation report
NZ a stand-out in conservation report painting sorry picture of rest of world's efforts.
Why NZ's native birds are closer to extinction than 40 years ago
Despite decades of work, NZ's native birds are closer to the brink now than 40 years ago.
'I was quite shocked': Park ranger catches man flouting kauri dieback rules
Robert Armitstead is accused of entering closed tracks three times during 2019.
NRC and DoC looking into illegal concreting in Whangārei stream
Illegal concreting of waterfall's edge in Poroti is affecting the safe passage of eels.
Local Focus: Coal or sustainable energy? Business or the environment? Whanganui candidates state their views
Whanganui electorate candidates on energy. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Dirty water: Auckland golf resort fined over wastewater discharge
'This... negligent pollution is completely unacceptable, but also completely avoidable.'
Council to prosecute meat processor
Rāhui on Hāwera's Tawhiti Stream to remain until it is returned to full health.
Floating wetland to be removed from Lake Rotorua
Access to boat ramp and adjacent parking area at Motutara Point will close for the work.
Matariki planting days sow seeds for community
Hinewai Ormsby and husband Cam grow native plants and hold annual community planting days.
Results of water tests capture farmer interest
Started in 2017, the Rangitīkei Rivers Catchment Collective is still growing.
Two dairy farms want enough water for nearly half of Auckland
Greenpeace says Aucklanders should be the first cab off the rank for Waikato water.
Horizons' biodiversity spend to become contestable
Councillors decide criteria and desired outcomes from biodiversity funding.
Vanishing nature: Can NZ turn its biodiversity tragedy around by 2050?
Govt moves to turn around NZ's rampant biodiversity loss with ambitious 30-year strategy.
Ōtaki College is now using renewable energy from solar panels
Revenue from the generated electricity will go back into more community projects.
Expert witnesses to meet before Horizons' plan change hearings
Horizons' One Plan submissions on nitrogen leaching will be heard in October.
Drinking water study raises fresh concern over intensive farming
Parts of NZ sourcing drinking water from rivers regularly polluted with harmful pathogens.
Ella Jensen: Embracing tech to reduce the farming footprint
It is time to re-open a nation-wide dialogue on the use of genetic technologies.
Rotorua's National Kiwi Hatchery gets $500k grant
Ngāi Tahu Tourism has received a total of $1.95 million in grants from the programme.
The $2.1b prize: Waihi Gold gets permit for controversial project
The underground mine is in an area home to the endangered Archey's Frog.
Rangitīkei River project looks to make river more resilient to climate change
The project is still conceptual, but Horizons grateful to receive Govt funding.
Lack of consultation on 1080 aerial drop denied
DoC and OSPRI knew nothing of meeting but organisers say they tried to invite them.
Climate report: 'Extreme risk' to people, buildings and water supplies
NZ's buildings, water supplies and population rated at "extreme risk" of climate impacts.
Brian Fallow: Lake Onslow hydro storage scheme is no pipe dream
$30m is worth paying to investigate scheme that would help decarbonise energy.
Revealed: The region with 'stubbornly high' greenhouse gas emissions
Overall, emissions in the Bay of Plenty grew by 11.9 per cent from 2007 to 2018.
Resource Management Act needs a full rewrite - review panel
The RMA has been subjected to numerous amendments over the last three decades.
Water appeal: Environment Court 'did not consider local effects', high court hears
Over 100 Ngati Awa whānau gathered in Rotorua yesterday
Govt proposes biggest infrastructure project since 1980s
The Government is investigating options for a 'game-changing' scheme at Lake Onslow.
'Fiddling' with a crisis: Greenhouse gas emissions drop 7 per cent in 11 years in Hawke's Bay
"Unless we get deadly serious about this then this will be deadly."
Revealed: Which regions are driving NZ's emissions?
Canterbury's cows singled out alongside Auckland's cars for driving NZ emissions.
