Farmer proposes tractor trek to Parliament over freshwater regulations
Driven by "frustration and lack of hope", farmer Bryce McKenzie is mooting a tractor trek.
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Farmers take proactive approach to water quality
Wanaka Catchment Group made up of 15 large properties that drain into Lake Wanaka.
Council to prosecute meat processor
Rāhui on Hāwera's Tawhiti Stream to remain until it is returned to full health.
Floating wetland to be removed from Lake Rotorua
Access to boat ramp and adjacent parking area at Motutara Point will close for the work.
Matariki planting days sow seeds for community
Hinewai Ormsby and husband Cam grow native plants and hold annual community planting days.
Results of water tests capture farmer interest
Started in 2017, the Rangitīkei Rivers Catchment Collective is still growing.
Listen: Andrew Hoggard on proposed winter grazing regulations
Feds pres is worried proposed restrictions will bring "a hell of a lot of paperwork".
Two dairy farms want enough water for nearly half of Auckland
Greenpeace says Aucklanders should be the first cab off the rank for Waikato water.
Possum increase leads to proposed aerial blitz
Proposed possum control programme in Akatarawa Forest.
Call to firmer action over effluent spills
Barrie Wills wants prosecution allowed for effluent spillage on highways & public places.
Horizons' biodiversity spend to become contestable
Councillors decide criteria and desired outcomes from biodiversity funding.
What Covid 19 lockdown would mean for farmers
Federated Farmers president says common sense and having a plan will help.
'People are angry': Mounties speak out on methyl bromide
Forestry export industry seeks reduction in coming standards to avoid economic loss
Three Waikato farmers fined for illegal effluent discharge
Three farmers have been fined a total of $116,100 for illegally discharging farm effluent.
Northland conservationist recalls 40 years of saving pōhutukawa
Northland conservationist recalls 40 years of saving pōhutukawa.
Murray McKenzie after returning to Whangamata helped the Allisons to plant trees on their farm
The Hobbiton film landscaper who delayed returning to work to plant 6500 native trees.
Where the wildings are: SWAT team tackles growing weed problem
Pines are useful in the right place but rogue ones are taking over the region's habitat
Greens' Coromandel candidate gutted by mining decision
'Waihi could be a centre for retrieving and recycling precious metals from e-waste.'
Regenerative farming event popular
Kaikoura's first regenerative farming event has been declared a roaring success.
Defence Force called in to help rare fairy terns
Defence Force called in to help Northland's rare fairy terns
Squawk of the town: Gull invasion in Oamaru
Report complied for Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage about red-billed gull problems.
Popular insecticides harm birds in the US
Study on the effects of neonicotinoids on birds in the US from 2008–2014.
Asbestos confirmed in Waimana River dumping
The roofing was found in the water at Wardlaw Glade, Waimana just over two weeks ago.
Vanishing nature: Can NZ turn its biodiversity tragedy around by 2050?
Govt moves to turn around NZ's rampant biodiversity loss with ambitious 30-year strategy.
Ōtaki College is now using renewable energy from solar panels
Revenue from the generated electricity will go back into more community projects.
Expert witnesses to meet before Horizons' plan change hearings
Horizons' One Plan submissions on nitrogen leaching will be heard in October.
Drinking water study raises fresh concern over intensive farming
Parts of NZ sourcing drinking water from rivers regularly polluted with harmful pathogens.
Ella Jensen: Embracing tech to reduce the farming footprint
It is time to re-open a nation-wide dialogue on the use of genetic technologies.
DoC backs 1080 as best way to control predators in rugged terrain
Mt Pirongia predator control by DoC involves use of cereal pellets containing 1080.
Rotorua's National Kiwi Hatchery gets $500k grant
Ngāi Tahu Tourism has received a total of $1.95 million in grants from the programme.
The $2.1b prize: Waihi Gold gets permit for controversial project
The underground mine is in an area home to the endangered Archey's Frog.
Rangitīkei River project looks to make river more resilient to climate change
The project is still conceptual, but Horizons grateful to receive Govt funding.
Scheme to boost NZ's largest gecko population shows early signs of success
A scheme to reintroduce NZ's largest lizard into the Bay of Islands is proving successful.