PremiumPremiumOpinionBrad Tiller: KiwiSaver and infrastructure prosperityOPINION: By 2030 KiwiSaver, ACC and the NZ Super Fund will hold over $300b in savings.05 Apr 06:59 PM
New ZealandFuel price pressure increasing some council costs by up to 25%Roading and transporting solid waste are among the hardest-hit services.01 Apr 05:00 PM
Project AucklandInside Auckland’s push to turn big data into a truly ‘smart’ citySolar-powered SmartBeam shelters already give late-night commuters phone charging.26 Mar 03:59 PM
New Zealand'Health hazard': Anger at delay in removal of dumped asbestos near city water source12 Mar 02:06 AM
PremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: Our economy is still suffering from the lockdown damage, Nathan Healey part of NZ's golden athletics era11 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumSmall BusinessHow a Kaipara camper van became a mobile hub for plastic-free living08 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumBusinessKiwi e-waste firm signs deal with global laptop giant HP to recycle copper03 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandBattery fires in rubbish trucks costing ratepayers and putting drivers at risk01 Mar 04:00 PM
WellingtonCouncil puts cycleway expansion on hold after Wellington sewage disasterSeeking financial savings, the council is prioritising its response to Moa Point.18 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumProperty'Too difficult': Developer pulls pin on major Ararimu managed fill proposalLocals feared years of dust, trucks and environmental impacts at Ararimu.09 Feb 03:00 AM
Wellington'It will be months' before wastewater stops discharging into Wellington coastAbout 70 million litres of raw sewage is still flushing into water off the South Coast. 08 Feb 08:05 PM
New ZealandRemoving sewage before it goes septic is main focus for Wellington WaterMayor Andrew Little will raise the plant failure with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon.06 Feb 09:45 PM
WellingtonPhotos show raw sewage pouring into ocean after 'catastrophic failure'Snaps of the Wellington sewage fiasco show just what is being pumped out at the beaches.05 Feb 12:56 AM
AucklandNeedles, nappies, dog crap, couches: Ex-pro boxer threatens to name illegal dumpers onlineDave Letele's Glen Eden and New Lynn gyms have both been hit by rubbish dumpers.05 Feb 12:19 AM
Herald NOW'Flushing their toilets to the ocean': Wellington Water boss on the city's sewerage catastrophePat Dougherty has confirmed Wellingtonians are flushing their toilets to the ocean as a result of the failure at the Moa Point treatment plant.Watch04 Feb 09:40 PM
OpinionGreg Smith: What 2026 could hold for markets, AI and your KiwiSaver balanceOPINION: How to position your KiwiSaver as markets face another restless year.13 Jan 04:00 PM
World‘Racing against time’: Death toll rises after Philippines rubbish dump collapseThe collapse has left at least six dead and 32 workers still missing.10 Jan 06:36 PM
WorldRubbish dump collapse: Two dead, dozens missing in PhilippinesRescuers must avoid sparks on-site because methane gas could ignite.09 Jan 08:45 PM
WorldRubbish dump collapse: Rescue workers race to find 38 missingThe collapse hit afternoon workers at Cebu's Binaliw Landfill in the Philippines.09 Jan 04:03 AM
New ZealandAuckland’s fortnightly rubbish collection trial kicked to kerbThe trial would have halved kerbside pick-ups in five suburbs for six months.16 Dec 07:58 AM
New Zealand'Any rubbish must be dropped off during operating hours': Council warns dumpers Illegal rubbish dumping at the gate cost Gisborne ratepayers $570,000 this year.12 Dec 03:43 AM
New ZealandHow Gisborne’s transfer station became a magnet for illegal dumpingRubbish left outside the transfer station has cost ratepayers $570,000.10 Dec 04:00 AM
New Zealand'Now they have the gall to start burning it': Residents slam Puketapu dumpersEight fires in November were deliberately lit across Hawke's Bay.06 Dec 10:21 PM
WorldThe newest farmhands are tiny and pink and love devouring a potent pollutantMicrobes at a California dairy farm cut effluent storage pond methane by more than 85%.01 Dec 05:00 PM
TravelInside freedom camping wars: Why NZ hot spots are fed up with bad campers“You wouldn’t pee in your garden.”18 Nov 01:00 AM
New Zealand'Significant' lake weed dump could mean 10-day clean-up, $50k billBay of Plenty Regional Council and Rotorua Lakes Council are leading the clean-up.14 Nov 02:30 AM
New ZealandScarfies dump couches, mattresses, rubbish in student quarter streets after final examsFive large bins took more than five tonnes of rubbish off Dunedin streets.11 Nov 03:00 AM
PremiumPremiumBusinessAuckland's biggest rubbish tip battles school parents to stay open Redvale landfill wants to stay open until 2036. Dairy Flat School fears pollution.24 Oct 09:00 PM
New Zealand'Quality option': Council eyes multimillion-dollar site for potential regional waste centreTairāwhiti currently pays $513 per tonne to truck waste to a Waikato landfill.24 Oct 04:00 PM
New Zealand‘It’s too expensive’: Pensioners ditch kerbside recycling in Mid NorthSome Kerikeri pensioners say a $91 yearly fee is too steep for recycling.22 Oct 04:30 AM
WorldFlood reckoning for Bali on over development, waste At least 18 people were killed and four remain missing after the floods.20 Oct 05:00 PM