New Zealand emissions barely budge, transport cuts urged
New Zealand's gross emissions have increased 24 per cent since 1990.
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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.
Hawke's Bay farmer takes issue with 'irrational' Forest & Bird satellite claims
Hawke's Bay farmer says Forest & Bird misrepresented tussock decimation on his farm.
Drought heroes: Teens rescue eels, fill their swimming pool
They started a rescue mission from the swamp. Before long the bathtub was overflowing.
'Breaking point': 200ha of mostly Hawke's Bay tussock converted to grass
New satellite images show what happened over a six-year period on Napier-Taihape Rd.
Driest four months in 50 years: Parts of Hawke's Bay now in meteorological drought
"This is what we were worried about", mayor says as farmers struggle.
Places in Northland break summer drought record
Whangārei and Dargaville have broken rainfall records in place for many decades.
Hauraki Gulf: Crayfish in peril, snapper just hanging in there - report
The State of our Gulf 2020 report calls for drastic actions to heal our big blue backyard.
Waikato councils in a stink over leaky pipe
Matamata-Piako mayor says regional council didn't play fair in prosecuting his council.
Avocado growers win in the High Court
High Court rejects appeal against resource consents granted to mainly avocado growers.
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
Rio Tinto blasted by Environment Minister David Parker
Minister says company has 'outrageously' attempted to avoid cleaning up its own mess.
Two farms fined nearly $75,000 for effluent discharges
Fonterra clamps down on non-compliant Northland dairy farms by stopping milk collection.
The Big Dry: Aucklanders on tank water 'getting desperate' as shortage bites
"It has become a health, human rights issue."
Dogged defence force: NZ's four-legged wildlife protectors
Meet the front line of New Zealand's defence against millions of insatiable killers.
Thousands petition for greater seabird protection
More than 14,000 seabirds are estimated to be killed by commercial fishers every year.
Dogs die after eating algae from Masterton's Waipoua River
Two dogs have died after eating toxic algae from a Wairarapa river.
MPI catches 14 fruit flies in a year at a cost of $18m
Auckland's fruit fly response has come in just under budget.
Swimmers beware: Toxic algae on the rise
Beware of toxic algae while swimming this summer.
EPA may reassess pesticide linked to honeybee declines
EPA finds grounds to reassess substances containing controversial pesticide in NZ.
$1.55m of Government funding to go towards review of Hawke's Bay water
Napier has been blighted by regular "dirty water events" over the past two years.
Costs to fill water tanks rise in drought-hit Coromandel
The cost of filling private water tanks in the Coromandel jumps as the big dry continues.