Commercial fishers 'breaking the law' - Forest & Bird
A Fisheries NZ report found a level of underreporting of bycatch in the industry.
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Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: The moral dilemma facing vegans
Comment: Animal welfare or climate change? Dr Rowarth and Dr Coles investigate.
Why tiny mice pose a big headache for NZ's war on pests
The toll of mice on a remote island shows why their threat to NZ must be taken seriously.
Gary Taylor: Five environmental issues the Government needs to deliver on
COMMENT: Why has reform in the most neglected part of our environment stalled?
The people saving the flower that only grows on Te Mata Peak
Meet Pimelea mimosa, one of Te Mata Peak's most special inhabitants.
DoC aims to eradicate the wild pigs within 10 years
Pigs on Auckland Island are the only completely virus-free pig species.
Shane Jones stares down Wairarapa dam critics
Shane Jones says Wairarapa water storage is about future-proofing NZ - not irrigation.
Albatross' plastic plight shocks fisherman
He'd been picking up plastic on the beach. Then an albatross washed up "feet in the air".
Frustration builds over Queenstown's 'faecal peak'
'How would you feel if people were going to the loo on your property?'
New dam breaks Government promise: environmentalists
The Government says it's water storage, not an irrigation scheme.
Albatross dies after being found on beach with plastic bottle in its stomach
Whirinaki Beach albatross emaciated and likely starved due to 500ml bottle obstruction.
Best of 2019: Something in the water: Why locals are unhappy with Whanganui Prison
Zinc, copper, nitrogen, phosphorus and E. coli found in water.
Beach battle: Fence of steel poles erected to protect wildlife refuge
The fence required resource consent from the Northland Regional Council under the RMA.
Tidy Kiwi cleans up Karangahake Gorge single-handedly
Quinn Barker is a very tidy kiwi and he has 350 bags of litter to prove it
Entitled hikers vandalise signs, ignore ban on closed kauri tracks
Fourteen people issued trespass notices over summer break.
Five trespassed from Hawke's Bay DOC campsite for starting fire for 'Kiwi camping experience'
"Toasting marshmallows" is no excuse in a total fire ban, DOC says.
Best of 2019: Rubbish dumped at native Whanganui bush
DOC staff and Gordon Park volunteers want to see a stop to dumping in native bush block.
Drying out: Parts of North Island could soon be in drought
Pockets of the North Island could slide into drought if a big rainmaker doesn't come soon.
Dehydrated monkey discovered in container of wood from South America
Dead monkey found in a container of wood products shipped from North America
Warning: Why electricity prices could increase
Analyst warns gas supply problems could hit industry and push up energy prices.
Revealed: NZ's new climate change commissioners
Some of our leading authorities just named as members of new climate change watchdog.
Health warning issued for Lake Okaro
People should avoid any activity which results in significant contact with the lake water.
'She's on my hit list' - DoC staff threatened, abused, over 1080
Pictures and personal details of DoC staff are being shared online among 1080 opponents.
Big stink: 17 charges laid against golf course for sewage dumping
Hidden cameras understood to be involved in case resulting in charges
Possible E. coli contamination: Two-year-old fighting for her life
Dangers of drinking private drinking water supplies highlighted.
Local Focus: Catfish Killas reel in additional help
Killing catfish is their business and business is good. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
'Tighter rules' force National Aquarium to euthanase piranhas
The end of four-decades of piranhas at the aquarium has been confirmed.
Juha Saarinen: Weapons of mouse destruction go wireless
With smartphone updates and auto resets, Goodnature's A24 a killer concept.
Kauri dieback track trespasser faces up to $60k in fines
In the past six months, 49 trespass notices have been issued.
Leighton Smith: Where has the National Party gone?
Comment: 'Lack of political spine and blind to what used to be their core constituency.'
Illegal rubbish dumping becoming a bigger problem
Councils ask community to help find rubbish dumpers.
Endangered kākā killed by possum poison
The deaths of two endangered native parrots have been attributed to human error.
Political Roundup: The pros and cons of the Zero Carbon Act
There's been plenty of back-slapping and high fives but not everyone is happy.
Jones calls farmer protesters 'rednecks', sings as they boo
As they booed him, he sung them Tūtira mai ngā iwi.
