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
PremiumProperty'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
AucklandNeedles, nappies, dog crap, couches: Ex-pro boxer threatens to name illegal dumpers online05 Feb 12:19 AM
Herald NOW'Flushing their toilets to the ocean': Wellington Water boss on the city's sewerage catastropheWatch04 Feb 09:40 PM
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
New ZealandWindows 10 support ends today, leaving thousands of NZ users exposedThe Front Page: Support cuts mean no more updates or security fixes from today.13 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumRetailGovt-backed Foodstuffs trial aims to cut single-use plastic wasteCustomers can borrow deli containers by tapping their phone at the checkout.13 Oct 03:24 AM
RetailToo Good To Go brings anti-food waste app to Auckland this OctoberThe app has saved more than 500 million meals worldwide since 2016.30 Sep 04:00 PM
WorldParis deputy mayor defends rats as waste‑eating allies, not urban pestsRats consume around 100 tonnes of waste daily, helping keep Paris sewers clear.29 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumMood of the BoardroomMood of the Boardroom: Executives call for long-term energy planHalf of bosses surveyed said coal use would not hurt export competitiveness.25 Sep 04:30 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandSimon Wilson's Love this City: Density, sewage, term limits and quotes of the week Opinion: Why Brown says greenfields growth is bad for Auckland’s future.19 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandWhich generation wastes the most food?Overall, New Zealanders are wasting less of their food than they were two years ago.10 Sep 02:05 AM
PremiumPremiumEnergyEnergy shake-up: Canadian private equity giant circles Kiwi gas business in $2.2b bidBrookfield is said to be negotiating the deal alongside New Zealand distributor Powerco.09 Sep 12:07 AM
World'Game-changer': Drones airlift 300kg of trash from EverestEach drone can carry as much garbage in 10 minutes as 10 people in six hours.26 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandPlasterboard recycling trial a success: 'Exactly the result we were aiming for'Plasterboard is one of the New Zealand building industry’s most persistent waste streams. 16 Aug 06:00 PM
WorldFirst mechanised removal of 'wet wipe island' begins in ThamesVolunteers collected over 140,000 wipes in eight years.12 Aug 11:18 PM
