PremiumPremiumAgribusinessAcclaimed film director James Cameron laments NZ's worker shortageThe filmmaker was unable to expand his vegetable growing business due to staff shortages.17 Jun 05:32 AM
New ZealandSaving our taonga: How are endangered species faring?Up to $3.5 million is spent each year to protect five species alone.17 Jun 03:10 AM
New ZealandToxic waste 'under considerable threat' if coast erosion trend continuesCoastal mapping has shown 30 to 40 metres of erosion since about the year 2010.16 Jun 11:15 PM
New ZealandGovt taxing tradies to subsidise Teslas - David Seymour"Let's be clear – this is a new tax," ACT Leader David Seymour says.14 Jun 01:45 AM
PremiumPremiumKahuWeaving living history on Mauao: 80-100yo oaks to go so stream can flow againThe area will be replanted with harakeke varieties unique to the area and used for weaving10 Jun 10:02 PM
New ZealandClimate goal sees broad support, differing views on how to get therePolicies like no petrol cars from 2035 and fewer cows have copped criticism.09 Jun 06:27 AM
New ZealandClimate change report: End petrol car imports by 2032New report says petrol car imports would need to be wound down by 2032.09 Jun 12:00 AM
New ZealandCanterbury floods: Farmers stocktake of damageReceding floodwaters reveal devastating cost of floods to farmlands.01 Jun 06:37 PM
LifestylePrickly problem: Why we can't 'parachute' hedgehogs home to UKThe prickly pests are due to be culled, despite calls to fly them home to Britain.31 May 06:10 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandLake Horowhenua clean-up closer to realityHorizons has bought a farm allowing it to build a wetland that will improve water quality.27 May 03:55 AM
New ZealandDeadly fungus myrtle rust found in ChristchurchMyrtle rust infects many of New Zealand's native plants and bad infections can be deadly.27 May 12:39 AM
New ZealandOxford wetland to be protectedEnvironment Canterbury, QEII Trust working with landowner to enhance ecological habitat.26 May 02:00 AM
EnvironmentTwo rare tāiko rescued and released on Raglan's Mt KarioiDoC sends two tāiko back on seasonal journey after the rare seabirds crash-landed.24 May 10:05 PM
New ZealandStudy links nitrate levels to preterm births, calls for 'precautionary approach'The current safe concentration of nitrate in New Zealand is 11.3 milligrams.23 May 07:10 PM
New ZealandBudget 2021: Govt puts $28m into war against kauri killerGovt spending $28m at effort to stop as-yet incurable disease killing NZ's iconic kauri.20 May 03:48 AM
New ZealandPlague warning: Warm March raises odds of beech seeding and pest explosionWarm summer could mean yet another pest-fuelling beech mast in parts of NZ, DOC says.18 May 12:45 AM
New ZealandCoromandel coast scallop beds in crisis, report says"How can we change our behaviours so we don't do the same thing again."13 May 09:37 PM
New ZealandTaranaki aquifer contaminated 50 times more than acceptableAquifer in coastal Taranaki contaminated with an agricultural chemical.12 May 09:30 PM
New ZealandCouncil cleans up, investigates plastic spill into Whakatāne RiverThe discharge of plastic particles was accompanied by a strong sulphur-like smell.11 May 07:29 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandHauraki Gulf's marine reserves fail to protect plummeting crayfish populations - studyHauraki Gulf's crayfish now just at 3 to 12 per cent of unfished levels, study finds.02 May 01:52 AM
New ZealandPūkaha Forest now belongs to people of Aotearoa New Zealand942ha of native forest in Pūkaha now belongs to the people of Aotearoa New Zealand.01 May 10:45 PM
KahuMarlborough's new aquaculture rules have the 'scent of a Treaty breach', say iwiTop of the south iwi are demanding new aquaculture rules in Marlborough be withdrawn.29 Apr 10:30 PM
New ZealandPenguin tangled in fishing line rescued by walkers"Once the fishing line was removed, we witnessed the penguin take a deep breath."28 Apr 01:46 AM
New Zealand'Not acceptable': review reveals how dead animals ended up in water reservoirThree cases of water-borne diseases were reported by people who visited Akaroa.20 Apr 02:06 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandThe truth about cats and (conservation) dogsLooking for a needle in a haystack? Or a cat on a pest free island? Send in the hounds!16 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandParadise under pressure: report reveals toll of intensive dairying, urban sprawlWhat has decades of intensive dairying and urban sprawl meant for NZ's best land?14 Apr 10:45 PM
New ZealandCovering Climate Now: How do we shrink agriculture's climate footprint?The Climate Change Commission has proposed a cut to livestock numbers. Is it inevitable?14 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandFossil-fuel move: Coal boilers phased out by 2037Phase-out starts with ban on new low to medium temperature coal boilers from 2022.07 Apr 10:46 PM
New ZealandMeeting hears concerns over nitrate levels in Canterbury waterConsent renewal for irrigation project sparks meeting on nitrate levels in water bores.07 Apr 09:00 PM
New ZealandCanterbury consent replacement raises concerns about nitratesOpponents to large Mid-Canterbury irrigation scheme say nitrate pollution is a concern.05 Apr 08:30 PM
New ZealandClaims highly toxic waste buried at Tiwai Pt smelterFormer staff say the waste, that contains cyanide, has been buried in unmapped sites.05 Apr 08:03 PM
New ZealandMan found guilty of flouting kauri dieback lawsArmitstead could be fined up to $60,000 when he is sentenced in May.30 Mar 02:45 AM
New ZealandOpposition mounting on Watercare's Waikato River planSouthgate, also Hamilton mayor, has been a vocal opponent of the application.25 Mar 10:48 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandWould you drink treated sewage? Auckland told to stop relying on Waikato for waterConfidential agreement could see recycled wastewater on the table.25 Mar 02:00 AM
