New ZealandBudget's environment spend: $229m to help clean up riversGovt to pump more than $200 million into a new programme aimed at cleaning up waterways.30 May 03:03 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandHauraki Gulf: How to save our big blue backyard"When we stop putting ourselves above the environment, we will get change."27 May 05:00 PM
EnvironmentNapier Boys' High School students rid Hawke's Bay of thousands of pest plantsTop kid collected 1800 pods and a $500 Prezzy card.22 May 11:43 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandNo fishing: Swathes of Hauraki Gulf could be closed or made marine reserveJust 0.3 per cent of the Gulf is currently protected as "no-take" marine reserves.21 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandNational to support Zero Carbon bill despite 'serious concerns'National Leader Simon Bridges said the party will support the Zero Carbon bill.21 May 03:23 AM
New ZealandBottles dumped on beach in plastic protestPeople are protesting against plans to grow the Eastern Bay's water bottling industry.20 May 12:06 AM
New ZealandWaipoua Forest's Four Sisters track closed over Kauri Dieback fearsWaipoua Forest's Four Sisters track closed over Kauri Dieback fears19 May 07:24 PM
New ZealandWhy public buy-in is critical to NZ's great pest wipe-outNZ's bid to rid itself of pest predators could hit a wall if public concerns are ignored.19 May 06:00 PM
New ZealandPlastic bags into fence posts as recycling scheme resumesThe plastics will be recycled in New Zealand and made into items such as fence posts.19 May 05:00 PM
BusinessBid to PGF to fund controversial mine?The mining proposal includes a $36.8million processing plant near Milton.16 May 08:47 PM
EnvironmentLocal Focus: 1080 debate rages on1080 protesters invade the "Whanganui Chronicle" office. Made with funding from NZ on Air.03 May 06:22 PM
EnvironmentCall to protect versatile landConcerns about ongoing urban and lifestyle block expansion into prime growing land.29 Apr 11:11 PM
New ZealandFoamy discharge in Waikato River remains a mysteryIt may be days before the cause of the foam in the Waikato River is known.29 Apr 08:34 AM
EnvironmentConservation Comment: Hoard that harvest haulGrowing, preserving and storing our own food takes time and energy but can be satisfying.22 Apr 05:00 PM
EnvironmentFunding needed to keep bird recovery centre alive after loss of sponsorThe centre is looking for more sponsors to keep it running.18 Apr 12:45 AM
New ZealandWhen 1080 falls on forests, more kiwi chicks surviveAerial 1080 drops have proven key to the survival of kiwi chicks in a North Island forest.17 Apr 01:18 AM
New ZealandDoC: Forest 'mega-mast' may spell local extinctionsPest plagues are feared with biggest beech forest seeding event in nearly half a century.14 Apr 12:00 AM
New ZealandFears for native birds as mega-mast loomsIncreased number of rats and stoats in Wainuiomata could spell trouble for native birds.10 Apr 01:33 AM
New ZealandPolice Minister to farmers: set up your own pest-control businessThe Government ban on semi-automatics includes strict exemptions for pest control.09 Apr 02:28 AM
EnvironmentMotukawanui Island among top global conservation hopesNorthland island been listed alongside the Galapagos Islands in conservation importance.08 Apr 01:00 AM
New ZealandReport card on NZ's vanishing nature: Must try harderMore work urgently needed to arrest decline of NZ's vanishing nature, report finds.03 Apr 12:00 PM
New ZealandSecond-hottest March another sign of climate changeNZ's second-equal hottest March another clear sign of climate change, scientists say.03 Apr 12:31 AM
EnvironmentFarmer: 'Biological' greenhouse gases merit different treatmentReport moots treating agricultural greenhouse gases differently to fossil fuel emissions.30 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandGrim global climate report: Drought, rising seas, millions displacedA dramatic new stocktake shows climate change is here - and now affecting millions of us.28 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandPlague warning: Forest & Bird fears biggest 'megamast' in 45 yearsForest & Bird warns "megamast" in forests is likely to be the most widespread in 45 years.28 Mar 06:39 AM
New ZealandEnvironment watchdog's bold idea to combat climate changeBiological emissions from farms should be policed differently to CO2, watchdog says.26 Mar 01:00 AM
New ZealandTale of the taps: Napier's brown waterA different water crisis, of a less sinister kind, unfolds down the road.15 Mar 05:00 PM
New ZealandThe homes against the angry sea: Would you buy here?Shirley Coker says she has no intention of leaving John Bridgeman's much treasured home.14 Mar 08:14 PM
New ZealandGiant manta rays tagged off Northland in NZ firstA research team searched the waters between Bay of Islands and Doubtless Bay for rays.14 Mar 06:00 PM
EnvironmentSchools strike for climate change reaches RotoruaAt least 100 students are expected to go 'on strike' on Friday over climate change.13 Mar 07:00 PM
New ZealandWho poisoned the pines? Neighbours of the Napier tree vandals speak"I've never had an issue with the trees and definitely not now - I mean, they're dead."13 Mar 05:00 PM
New ZealandPenguin loses eye in dog attackKororā survives attack but will never be able to return to the sea.13 Mar 01:27 AM
BusinessWhat tax proposals mean for farmersTax working group looks at animal emissions tax, fertiliser tax and a pesticide ban.12 Mar 11:53 PM
