Grey area in West Coast SNAs
Grey District Council's independent stance throws spanner in the works for SNA process.
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Calls to ban bottom trawling from Hauraki Gulf
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NZ scientists exploring gene-editing tech for possum eradication
Scientists investigating new genetic tech they say could help rid NZ of possums by 2050.
Funding boost for community-led catchment groups in Otago
Government boosting its support of 20 community-led catchment groups in Otago.
Dunedin academic calls for complete overhaul of NZ food system
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Health warning issued for Lake Whakamaru
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Farmer buy-in helping drive success of Pomahaka plant project
West Otago delivers the gold standard in farmer-led water-quality improvement projects.
Waiuku farmer's recycled fence posts proving popular in South Island
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Wilding pines target of $1.3m funding
$1.3 million cash boost will help Northland rid itself of wilding pines
New app to help manage costly invasive weed
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Farmers encouraged to boost native species using regenerative techniques
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'Farmers have been forgotten by the Govt' – Judith Collins
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How will Kiwi farmers grow food through increasing droughts?
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Taupō company turning sawdust into environmental wins
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Toxic algae: Health warning issued for Lake Ohakuri and Lake Maraetai
People should avoid any contact with the lake water.
Morrinsville rallies community to give tiny bat and other wildlife a fighting chance
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Farmer suggests premium price for regen ag milk
Dylan Ditchfield wants top dollar for milk produced by regenerative farming practices.
Defensive karearea swoops disconcert
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Ngāi Tahu entrepreneur creates wool bandage to save ecosystem
26-year-old entrepreneur Lucas Smith runs his Wool Aid company near Lake Tekapo.
Efforts to control wilding pines exceeding expectations
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Climate change conference 2021: What does NZ's new pledge mean for Kiwis?
NZ just upgraded its Paris Agreement climate pledge. So what does that mean to you and me?
Rooks get wings clipped as landowners dob them in
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West Coast leaders 'stuck' on how to identify SNAs
Tai o Poutini Plan Committee at an impasse over legal requirement to identify SNAs.
Miner's giant challenge: Making steel, saving the planet
NY Times: Australian billionaire betting fortune on a bid to clean up the steel industry.
'Uncharted territory': Seabed mining company wants consents reconsidered
High Court will now decide process to reconsider seabed mining consent
Brushing up on possums
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