Ruakākā resident upset about council's seawall plan
Several pōhutukawa trees might be removed to build the seawall along Princes Rd.
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New app a 'win-win for farmers and the environment'
"Don't Muddy the Water" app expected to be publicly available from February 2020.
Best of 2019: Something in the water: Why locals are unhappy with Whanganui Prison
Zinc, copper, nitrogen, phosphorus and E. coli found in water.
Beach battle: Fence of steel poles erected to protect wildlife refuge
The fence required resource consent from the Northland Regional Council under the RMA.
Tidy Kiwi cleans up Karangahake Gorge single-handedly
Quinn Barker is a very tidy kiwi and he has 350 bags of litter to prove it
Entitled hikers vandalise signs, ignore ban on closed kauri tracks
Fourteen people issued trespass notices over summer break.
New Wanaka brewing site strives for sustainability
b.social facility is charged fully from renewable energy rather than gas.
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: The problem with Veganuary
Comment: Dr Rowarth investigates the vegan call to "give up meat to save the planet".
Forest and Bird blames Antipodean albatross decline on longline fishers
Forest and Bird said the albatross have a nationally critical threat status.
Five trespassed from Hawke's Bay DOC campsite for starting fire for 'Kiwi camping experience'
"Toasting marshmallows" is no excuse in a total fire ban, DOC says.
Beach clean-up raises awareness of bottling plant case
Beach cleaners collect three sacks of rubbish.
Rob Rattenbury: The ongoing war against possums
This is a neverending war with periods of peace after bouts of extermination.
Best of 2019: Rubbish dumped at native Whanganui bush
DOC staff and Gordon Park volunteers want to see a stop to dumping in native bush block.
Drying out: Parts of North Island could soon be in drought
Pockets of the North Island could slide into drought if a big rainmaker doesn't come soon.
Irrigators say policy will destroy rural New Zealand
But environmentalists say the status quo should not continue.
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Check before you swim this summer
Comment: Is NZ's Clean Water proposal too stringent in its assessment of swimmability?
Year in Review: Todd Muller - Why our farmers deserve better
Looking back at one of the most popular stories on The Country in the past 12 months.
Best of 2019: Plastic pollution in Hātea Awa third highest in country
Most of the litter found is plastic items and food wrappers.
Comment: Identifying 'whodunit' is a freshwater priority
Comment: Are our favourite swimming spots good to go? And if not, why not?
A rural education at Auckland Teachers' Day Out
Teachers get an insight into what goes on from paddock to plate.
Julia Jones: Farmers need to accentuate the positive
Comment: Julia Jones calls for the farming industry to focus on the positives.
Dehydrated monkey discovered in container of wood from South America
Dead monkey found in a container of wood products shipped from North America
Farmers' commitment to change lifts FEP grades
Farm Environment Plans help farmers to recognise and manage on-farm environmental risks.
Warning: Why electricity prices could increase
Analyst warns gas supply problems could hit industry and push up energy prices.
Te Papa defends dirty farm water display
Te Papa's Kate Camp responds to farmer criticism of museum's dirty water display.
Revealed: NZ's new climate change commissioners
Some of our leading authorities just named as members of new climate change watchdog.
Health warning issued for Lake Okaro
People should avoid any activity which results in significant contact with the lake water.
Emissions profile sparks cow debate in Southland
Agricultural-related emissions were found to be the largest emission source for Southland.
Primary industries aiming to lead world in sustainability
Primary Sector Council announces "Fit for a Better World" vision.
'She's on my hit list' - DoC staff threatened, abused, over 1080
Pictures and personal details of DoC staff are being shared online among 1080 opponents.
Trashed farmland could be a conservation treasure
"Uncontested lands" could be low-hanging fruit for expanding world's conservation areas.
Farming groups welcome passing of NAIT and Farm Debt Mediation laws
Federated Farmers say new laws are "good news" for the agriculture sector.
Effectiveness of possum-control work questioned
Omission of large tract of forestry in middle of possum-control area concerns farmer.