Latest from TCN - Environment

Editorial: Another uphill battle looms after coronavirus

We say: Economic stimulus packages will likely see emissions will rise again.

Dire warning for country's lakes, rivers and streams

"The path we are on threatens our native species and our own wellbeing."

New Zealand emissions barely budge, transport cuts urged

New Zealand's gross emissions have increased 24 per cent since 1990.

Litres of oily sludge spills into Tauranga Harbour

The sludge discharged from a tanker truck, with some of it entering the water.

'He wanted to live': How a starving kiwi chick came back from the brink

Clifford weighed 156 grams, around half the weight a chick his age should be.

Macho, macho emissions: How masculine marketing of utes could be causing climate change

Could the obsession with big, manly cars stop us meeting our climate change commitments?

Native plants instead of sprays

Villa Maria is trialling under-vine natives. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Kauri dieback found in Puketi Forest. Forest & Bird demand Govt action

Pigs blamed for spread - turning forests into giant pigsties.

Potential for 'catastrophe': Mangroves deliberately planted in Ahuriri Estuary

The introduction of mangroves could devastate a hugely important habitat.

Microplastics in NZ green-lipped mussels

Microplastics have been found in green-lipped mussels - and the implications are unclear.

NZ's big dry and climate change: What's the link?

Scientists say events like NZ's drought are growing more likely under climate change. How?

Council releases butterfly to control manuka-smothering weed

HBRC uses biocontrol in the form of a butterfly to combat weeds.

Top breeding season in Northland for rare fairy tern

This small, dainty coastal tern is the most endangered of New Zealand's endemic birds.

Charges laid against dog owner after kiwi death

DOC has begun legal proceedings against a Coromandel dog owner.

Time for a national strategy to manage our water

COMMENT: Why are we still managing and governing water resources at regional level?

Mussels cook to death as temperatures soar in Northland

Mussels cook to death - as temperatures soar in Northland