NZ not so pure after water crisis?
New Zealand's pure image may have taken a hit overseas after water crisis.
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The new forestry standard will be introduced in May next year.
Current One Plan would bankrupt district's farmers
One Plan needs a partial change to prevent farmers going bankrupt.
Feds back partnership approach to improving water quality
A partnership approach to dealing with water quality offers the best chance of progress
Waitakeres may be closed to save kauri
Closure may be the only option as one in five kauri now infected with deadly pathogen.
Listen: David Parker defends Labour's freshwater policy
Labour's spokesman on the Environment and Water David Parker defends party's new policy.
Listen: Nathan Guy - Labour freshwater policy 'ludicrous'
Nathan Guy says Labour's proposed water royalty is an impediment to farming and NZ economy
Ardern reassures farmers on water pricing
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Cost of new Korean mud festival agreement not yet known
The Rotorua Lakes Council responds to questions about the $90,000 spent on Korean mud.
Bottling plant application devastates hapu
A water bottling plant could create 20 jobs but hapu are not happy.
Aucklander fined for marine reserve fishing
Auckland man fined for fishing in Whangarei marine reserve during fishing contest
Man charged for shooting protected bird
Lying on top of a pile of ducks was a native pied stilt.
Govt's carbon policy? We're thinking about it
COMMENT: Latest announcement provides little clarity for the environment or for business.
Catherine Delahunty: Counting dam cost
Call me old fashioned but I thought the regional council was meant to look after water.
Fate sealed for crumbling gorge
The Manawatu Gorge has been dealt another big blow with another huge slip falling.
NZ export log prices weaken as higher kiwi dollar bites
NZ log prices declined in month as a gain in the dollar made the products less competitive
Otago's state of emergency lifted
The region has now officially entered a recovery phase with team assessing the damage.
Meddling will drive up costs for all
NZ will not remain a first world country by bankrupting agribusiness, says Winston Peters.
Big push for clean water
DairyNZ boss Tim Mackle believes the industry can lift its game.
Keeping NZ on the clean, green road
Greens agriculture policy about future-proofing the economy by protecting the environment.
Tuna talkfest focuses on eel health
Stakeholders talk about the wellbeing of eels (tuna) and other freshwater species.
Will Foley: Give up now and it'll cost us
If the dam is dead, we've missed a chance to smooth the jagged edges of Mother Nature.
Farmer drinks stream water to prove point to PM
A Wairoa farmer has been using social media to highlight water quality issues.
Groups fighting mining permits in Coromandel
Mining exploration permits have been granted over land that has a mainland kiwi sanctuary
Sparky the one-legged kiwi goes into hiding
Sparky the kiwi has been visiting Taranaki for six years.
Councils reach agreement to review wastewater plant
Central Hawke's Bay Council has dodged a possible $600,000 fine
Greens' bottled water plan 'rushed': PM
Charging bottled water companies raises wider questions, Bill English says.
Greens propose bottled water charge
The Green Party had its campaign launch in Nelson and focused on water.
Watch NZH Local Focus: 'Don't bottle the Blue Spring' petition grows
Locals upset but Mayor supports the plan. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Recycling decreasing across NZ
It's too cheap to dump rubbish, says new report. Made with Funding from NZ On Air
PM signals law change on land swaps
Conservationists have won a major victory in the Supreme Court. But Govt isn't happy.
DOC, Council failed Ruataniwha land swap ruling
Maggie Barry and Hawke's Bay Regional Investment failed to overturn Court of Appeal ruling
Ruataniwha Dam land-swap denied
The protected conservation land must be flooded for the irrigation project to go ahead.