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Kids are saving the NZ ecosystem, one possum at a time
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Kids are saving the NZ ecosystem, one possum at a time

Possums are wreaking havoc on native plants, but one high school program provides credits for getting rid of them! Kea Kids News reporter Carmen interviews kids in the program to find out what they’re learning, and how much fun they’re having in the process.

AUT robot-turtle to aid ocean conservation
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AUT robot-turtle to aid ocean conservation

AUT researchers have created a robot-turtle, dubbed Cornelia, to reveal how green sea turtles are able to swim vast distances in short amounts of time. Video / Auckland University of Technology

Piggery effluent polluting stream
New Zealand

Piggery effluent polluting stream

Waikato Regional Council has successfully sought an interim Enforcement Order to stop piggery effluent from entering a waterway north of Te Aroha. Video / Waikato Regional Council

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Gun laws in New Zealand
New Zealand

Gun laws in New Zealand

A “501″ deportee has been charged with illegally manufacturing 3D-printed pistols in Auckland - while serving a sentence of home detention for possession of a similar weapon.