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Project aims to eradicate predators from the three main peninsulas in Bay of Islands
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Pharmaceuticals company fined $28,000 for modifying, taking water from wetlands
Tairāwhiti Pharmaceuticals convicted of modifying and taking water from Te Whare Wetlands.
Gary Taylor: Some FAQs about farmers' concerns
Opinion: Tractor rallies have highlighted farmer frustration, but what is really going on?
DOC: What Kiwis really think about the 'great' outdoors
DOC feels pressured by growing appetite for limits on natural places.
Council's role in river waste dumping 'extraordinarily embarrassing'
The council did not initially say it had faced censure over the incident.
Archimedes pump will provide safe passage for eels as it deals with flood water
Mangawhero pump station the first of five pump upgrades for the Waikato.
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: The organics myth
Opinion: Is organic food really kinder to the environment, safer and healthier?
Poison bait to be laid for rabbits in Wanaka
Council advised people not to enter any of the areas during the application of bait.
Caught cats put to good use catching rabbits
Wild cats trapped, desexed and released on rural properties to manage rabbit populations.
Images of distressed animals misleading, council says
Recent publicity surrounding intensive winter grazing in Southland unhelpful council says.
Jobs for Nature delivers $4m boost to Bay pest control project
Cash will create 15 jobs and boost trapping on Purerua, Russell and Cape Brett peninsulas.
$1m upgrade for polluted Bay of Plenty estuary
Te Waihī estuary is considered one of the five most polluted estuaries in New Zealand.
Groundwater nitrate level limit too high - Greenpeace
"Everyone should be able to trust that the water from their tap is clean and safe."
'We live off the ocean': Microplastics in Bay shellfish spark food chain concerns
Matire Duncan says change is needed to reduce plastic getting into the ocean and kaimoana.
'Alarming' BOP study finds microplastic in every sample
The discovery comes after the Government announced it would ban some plastic by 2025.
Mussel-ing in: Battle to save 'eco-system engineers' from sea star invasion
One PhD student said sea stars are threatening mussels in Ōhiwa Harbour.
Environmentalist off to Southland to monitor winter grazing
Angus Robson says he's looking for improvements, as well as "the extreme stuff".
Advocate says some farmers still slipping up with winter grazing
Angus Robson will travel to Southland to monitor winter grazing practices again this year.
14,000 football fields: study shows scale of NZ's recent wetland loss
Despite protections, loss of NZ's "natural kidneys" has continued at pace in recent years.
PM gets NZ's biggest solar farm under way
The first panel of the 16MW solar farm was bolted on by PM Jacinda Ardern today.
Three Waters 'extremely costly and unfair' - Judith Collins
National leader had strong words for the Govt and her own party on The Country.
Stern response to activist's winter grazing post
Winter grazing in Southland is once again in the spotlight.
Rare robins bob bobbin' along
Hopes are high for the re-establishment of North Island robins in Turitea Reserve.
Fisheries Minister David Parker seeks advice on rule change for pink maomao
Rahui in place for elusive reef species being targeted on the Coromandel and elsewhere.
Cats and stoats wipe out 40% of tagged kea population
New research reveals grim toll predators are having on the alpine parrot in one region.
Wetland rules 'have gone too far', Parker admits
Minister says difficulty fixing wetland problem underlines why RMA needs changing.
DoC and Fonterra fighting to eliminate pest fish in local lake
Department of Conservation and Fonterra are on a mission to keep Lake Ruatuna free of koi.
SNAs here, there and everywhere on West Coast – maps suggest
West Coast mayors this month appealed to the Government to rethink its SNA rules.
Female wallaby killed in North Otago's Kakanui Range
A single female could introduce a breeding population to an area.
Developers warn septic tank overflow now classed as wetland, hurting housing supply
New rules capture farm tracks as wetlands.
James Shaw on those 'Pākehā farmers'
James Shaw asked to clarify "group of Pākehā farmers from down south" comment.
Feral rabbits could be shot as hunting dog gets invite
Pets to pests: Rabbits running rampant in Auckland Domain could be shot.
Waipipi Wind Farm opens on time, under budget
The farm's turbines are the biggest in New Zealand for both rotors and generators.