I see our environmental strategies as irrational. As a mother and grandmother, I consider them a betrayal of future generations, writes Dame Anne Salmond.

Ollie Williams thought he was going to die as he lay pinned beneath a jetboat on the Ngaruroro River, trapped underwater and running out of air.

Christchurch City Council has been given a fortnight to speed up its consenting process, or power to grant consents will be taken away from it by the Government.

The path of last month’s devastating tornado through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore is revealed as a scar across the city in a NASA satellite image.

While most people in urban Auckland get fluoride in their water, many in outlying rural areas don't.

District health boards have been "on the back foot" when advocating the state-recommended fluoridation of drinking water, says the co-ordinator of a Government-established information consortium.

A map of where in NZ has fluoride added to its water supply.

A group that helped sway Hamilton City Council to stop fluoridating its water is now taking aim at Auckland, Wellington and other centres.

Fluoride Action Network NZ applauds the decision of Hamilton city councillors to stop adding hydrofluorosilicic acid to their water supply, writes Mary Byrne.

The decision to cut out fluoride in Hamilton's water supply will undermine public health in New Zealand, writes Dr Jonathan Broadbent.

Hamilton city councillor Dave Macpherson remembers submissions from disgruntled locals against fluoride in their water in the late 1990s.

A group that helped to convince the Hamilton City Council to remove fluoride from its water supply says it will continue lobbying other councils throughout New Zealand to do the same.

Health advocates say a Hamilton City Council decision to drop fluoride from its water supply will mean a costly decline in oral health. Do you agree? Vote here and leave a comment.

Health advocates say a Hamilton City Council decision to drop fluoride from its water supply will mean a costly decline in oral health and the poor will suffer most.

The RMA exists to help work out the right conditions, as well as manage effects, which under O'Reilly's approach would not occur, writes Claire Browning.

Seattle's an economic engine, a leader in sustainability and a hub for culture and creativity, writes Dr Ann Bartos and John Mauro. It could easily be Auckland.

A Papakaio family on board a boat that sank on Lake Benmore on Sunday, have been praised for their safety precautions and keeping calm during the ordeal.

Up close, after it has travelled more than 300km, the Waikato River is so muddy that you cannot see your feet if you are standing just knee-deep beside its banks.

Auckland plans to spend $4.8 billion over the next 10 years on water projects as the city's population grows.

Three boaties were rescued after their vessel sank near the entrance to Wellington Harbour this afternoon.

Maritime New Zealand says it is working with the fishing industry to develop new safety systems that may make wearing lifejackets compulsory when crossing bars such as the dangerous Grey River.

Business is a bit of a struggle for Karen and Don Tanner. They have run their electroplating firm for 35 years but, faced with increased competition from cheap imports, struggled to make a $3000 profit last year.