Latest from TCN - Environment

Sam McIvor: Freshwater proposals need to be fairer to farmers

Comment: Proposals will penalise farming systems with the lightest environmental touch.

Kauri unearthed at building site may hold ancient secrets

Kauri unearthed at a West Auckland building site may yield major climate change insights.

Napier's toilet flushing woes: Councillor calls for change as estuary threatened again by downpour

"We just can't go on like this. This is deja vu."

Nine groups call on Govt to get tough on water pollution

Nine groups call on Govt to set tougher standards to clean up NZ's lakes and rivers.

Let's join forces on climate change, says visiting Dutch PM

New Zealand and the Netherlands join forces in taking action against climate change

Sir Graham Henry: Stay on the ball for kiwi survival

COMMENT: The kiwi population has been declining at a rate of 2 per cent every year.

Why NZ urgently must keep a better watch on its oceans

Scientists propose new initiative to keep closer tabs on our fast-changing ocean estate.

Organic contaminants detected in two-thirds of NZ wells

Low levels of organic contaminants have been found in two thirds of the country's wells.

Wallaby numbers 'dangerously high'

"They are like giant rabbits that eat their way through native bush."

Bringing back bittern: Hawke's Bay's efforts to save rare bird

Bittern have lost 98 per cent of the wetlands they call home. Hunters led a push to help.

Environment Commissioner calls for Government to aim lower on methane

An he says limits need to be put on offsetting emissions using forestry.

Tim Mackle: Time to recognise real progress made by dairy farmers

Comment: Farmers are only part of the environmental problem but can be part of a solution.

What will water announcement mean for farmers?

Muller says Thursday's water policy announcement a "fundamental challenge" to NZ farming.

Hydrogen 'critical part' of Govt's 100 per cent renewable plan

Energy Minister Megan Woods says the new plan will mean more green jobs.

'We're at the brink of an environmental catastrophe'

Comment: We have a chance to turn atmospheric carbon from a threat into a resource.

Govt rejects hydro bid for pristine West Coast river

Environmentalists hail Govt move to reject hydro scheme on pristine West Coast river.