Conservation Comment: Dispelling robin rumours
When is a robin not a black robin? When it lives in Bushy Park.
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Otago farmers increasingly adopting 'fertigation'
The new way of applying fertiliser is cited as having environmental benefits.
Niki Bezzant: How to be an ethical eater without giving up everything you love
We know we need to change how we eat, but do we have to give up everything we love?
If this heatwave is NZ's future, are we ready for it?
Is New Zealand ready for the warmer, wilder future that this week has given us a taste of?
Revealed: Where in NZ the heatwave is now official
For some sun-baked parts of the country, it's now been an official heatwave.
Rising seas threat to council infrastructure - report
As much as $14 billion worth of council infrastructure is threatened by rising seas.
Fed farmers wants biosecurity warning videos on inbound flights
Farming lobby wants regulations to force airlines into broadcasting pest control warnings.
'Might not be a one off': Little blue penguins stolen from Hawke's Bay nest
Potential smuggling ring for little blue penguin in Hawke's Bay after two taken from nest.
'Food shocks' becoming more frequent
Extreme weather and geopolitics behind "food shocks," or sudden losses in food production.
Dogs warned away from water at Napier park
Toxic bacteria confirmed in park which also has model railway, lighthouse and playground.
Fireworks spark 'almost' ecological disaster
Fire couldn't have been stopped if it had jumped small gap to main island, fire bosses say
Pōhutukawa massacre at Opito Bay - Four poisoned and the hunt for a killer
Opito Bay's pōhutukawa poisoner leaves locals furious and searching for likely suspects.
Learning local: Stink bug threat turns kids on to science
Told to welcome "a real scientist", a child protested: "But we are all scientists!"
Dolphins delight families in Bay of Islands
Dolphins cause a spectacle for holiday makers in the Bay of Islands.
Cicada kid cracks 'Mount Mauler' mystery
Many beachgoers in the Tauranga area have fallen victim to the Mount Mauler.
Blocked toilets postpone beach day
This weekend's Waimarama Beach Day has been postponed due to blocked toilets.
Triathlon forced to shift after heavy rain
Parts of Central Hawke's Bay got more than 160mm of rain in the past 24 hours.
Tim Mackle: Dairy farmers leading charge to clean up water
COMMENT: The simple reality these days is that no dairy cow can get into a stream.
Kiwi House husbandry officer goes a step further
Traps have been carefully located on the property's perimeter adjoining Pukenui Forest.
'Inquisitive' orca family treats sightseers
One of the orca calves was seen "spy-hopping out of the water".
Hawke's Bay shrugs off wet week
Hawke's Bay may be off to a damp week, but there's very little complaining about it.
Back to square one with broken wastewater pipe
An attempt to fix a leaking pipe into the sea has failed, months after it started.
Buddhist animal release practice: Saving lives or ecological disaster?
Department of Conservation says releasing animals could have unintentional impacts.
Watch: MP vomits while holding dead fish
The stench of a million dead fish in the Darling River was too much for one MP.
Elephant seal departs Whakatāne for deeper water
Momoa the elephant seal has not been seen for a week.
DOC confirms decapitation of pup fur seals not caused by humans
The pups' injuries were likely caused by another seal, a post mortem has determined.
Kiwi chick determined to see in the New Year
It's a New Year's baby story with a twist - or more like a long beak, to be precise.
Conservation comment: Plastic bag ban a start
Locally, people have been focusing outrage on dumping costs and anger at fly-tippers.
Broken compactor and campsites' ban on rubbish disposal exacerbate dumping
Instead of pointing at holidaymakers, Jan McEwen said the fault was of DOC and Council.
Rubbish piles up beside $2 compactors
Coromandel visitors bypass $2 compactor fee and dump rubbish for free.
Not guilty plea in dead eels case
Nearly 2000 eels were found dead in Canterbury creek in April.
New minimum flows may be pushed back in CHB
New low flow limits may be pushed back in CHB.
Removal of rocks leaves headland exposed, kills mussels
Resident and hapū unhappy with "cheap fix" for coastal erosion