Recognised for dealing with pests
Pest manager Don McKenzie has received a Minister's Biosecurity Award.
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Watch: Joy as Holy Cow milk sales resume
Port Chalmers dairy farmer Merrall MacNeille is finally selling milk again.
Three waterways get freshwater funding
Clean-up of region's rivers and lakes gets a funding boost.
Cats can be a bird's best friend in bush
Northland Cats in Balance says there is no need for curfews
Swift action urged on water safety plans
Havelock North water inquiry directs health ministry to move fast on water safety plans.
Labour's 'water tax' worries farmers
Hawke's Bay primary sector up in arms over Labour's proposed irrigation charge.
Feds back partnership approach to improving water quality
A partnership approach to dealing with water quality offers the best chance of progress
Stop the spread of water pests in Taupo
Noticed anything new on your travels around the Taupo District recently?
Residents aim to solve water concerns at public meeting
Selwyn-Waihora residents hope to address ongoing concerns over how water is managed
Waitakeres may be closed to save kauri
Closure may be the only option as one in five kauri now infected with deadly pathogen.
$750 fines for fencing rule breach
Three property owners in Shotover Country are facing fines after ignoring council requests
Water fears postpone 1080 drop
A planned 1080 aerial drop near Luggate has been put on hold because of water concerns
Govt adds $2m to Northland river and lakes clean-up
Government pipes $2 million into Northland freshwater quality projects
Listen: David Parker defends Labour's freshwater policy
Labour's spokesman on the Environment and Water David Parker defends party's new policy.
Listen: Nathan Guy - Labour freshwater policy 'ludicrous'
Nathan Guy says Labour's proposed water royalty is an impediment to farming and NZ economy
Listen: Irrigation NZ - Labour's freshwater policy raises 'big questions'
Irrigation NZ CEO Andrew Curtis on Labour's proposed royalty on commercial freshwater use.
Man run over in a forest
A man was run over by his own ute after the handbrake failed near Mamaranui.
Ardern reassures farmers on water pricing
Claims that water levies will cost farmers billions are ludicrous, Jacinda Ardern says.
Cost of new Korean mud festival agreement not yet known
The Rotorua Lakes Council responds to questions about the $90,000 spent on Korean mud.
Assurance sought on Falls Dam spending
An environmental group wants assurances no public money will be spent on raising Falls Dam
Lake Tarawera project gets $6.5m in funds
The Lake Tarawera sewerage reticulation project has received $6.5m in government funding.
'Biblical plague' midge treatment to be discussed
A costly solution to get rid of midges in Bromley was scheduled to be discussed
Nash vows to fight chlorination
Chlorination considered the most effective way to treat drinking water, say experts.
Bottling plant application devastates hapu
A water bottling plant could create 20 jobs but hapu are not happy.
Japanese firm buys Northland plantation
A Japanese forestry firm has bought more than 300ha of pine forest near Kaitaia
Dog owners reminded of poison drop
The district council is reminding dog owners to keep pets controlled on the Sugar Loaf
Rural road repair levy splits stakeholders
Council and foresters in tussle over who pays most for rural roads
Felling warning to tree lovers
Beware of the Property Laws Act; your tree's roots may damage your neighbour's property.
Sheep removed from North Otago highway
Oamaru police had to wrangle two sheep on the loose north of the town on SH1 this morning.
Last ride for Reefton Rodeo?
The Reefton Rodeo Club is probably going to have to fold after 20 years.
'Huge sense of achievement' training apprentices
Dunedin Botanic Garden is the best place to do a horticultural apprenticeship.
We are alpacas - not llamas
A farmer wants to make sure people know the difference between llamas and alpaca.
Call for Belford, Beaven to go over emails
A year-long battle for a regional councillor's communications to be made public has ended.
Rotorua symposium to look at lake pests
The Lakeswater Quality Scientific Symposium will be held on August 31 and September 1.