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![Elusive mudfish given fighting chance by Hikurangi students](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Elusive mudfish given fighting chance by Hikurangi students
Their habitat is the shrinking Hikurangi wetland.
![Lack of transparency over possible whitebaiting ban - National](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Lack of transparency over possible whitebaiting ban - National
People are worried the Conservation Minister is going to ban whitebaiting altogether.
![Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: A matter of perspective](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: A matter of perspective
Comment: Can Kiwi kids protesting climate change actually make a difference?
![Didymo Dave scoops national biosecurity award](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Didymo Dave scoops national biosecurity award
He's spent years championing freshwater biosecurity, pest control and conservation.
![Audrey Young: Climate change shift enhances Simon Bridges' leadership](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Audrey Young: Climate change shift enhances Simon Bridges' leadership
COMMENT: In subterranean battle between Simon Bridges and Judith Collins, Bridges won.
![Horizons councillor faces resource management charges](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Horizons councillor faces resource management charges
John Turkington says he will fight the charges against him.
![Listen live: PM Jacinda Ardern joins Mike Hosking to discuss her 'nuclear moment'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Listen live: PM Jacinda Ardern joins Mike Hosking to discuss her 'nuclear moment'
It's time to deliver action, says Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
![New Zealand to get space mission control centre](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
New Zealand to get space mission control centre
It's the first space mission funded by the Government and will received $26 million.
![Te Arawa Lakes Trust's Catfish Killas take top biosecurity award](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Te Arawa Lakes Trust's Catfish Killas take top biosecurity award
Biosecurity award winners celebrated for protecting NZ from myrtle rust to M. bovis.
![Freshwater reforms could have $6b impact - DairyNZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Freshwater reforms could have $6b impact - DairyNZ
DairyNZ economic modelling shows Southland could be one of the hardest hit regions.
![Riparian planting all part of the plan for farming family](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Riparian planting all part of the plan for farming family
Weir family just completed planting 1300 natives around an irrigation dam.
![Farmers can now estimate how much carbon their tree blocks absorb](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Farmers can now estimate how much carbon their tree blocks absorb
OverseerFM carbon stock tool uses MPI data to estimate carbon sequestration potential.
![Green-thumbed learn sustainable gardening](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Green-thumbed learn sustainable gardening
Green-thumbed gardeners can learn about sustainability at an upcoming event.
![Biosecurity Business Pledge signed by 50 NZ companies](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Biosecurity Business Pledge signed by 50 NZ companies
Damien O'Connor launches first-of-its-kind pledge to protect NZ from pests and diseases.
![Getting down to grassroots](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Getting down to grassroots
We need to develop a practical framework and classification for sustainability.
!['It's a pathway, but uncertain': Farmer Kirsten Bryant](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'It's a pathway, but uncertain': Farmer Kirsten Bryant
Farmers appreciate the chance to make their own decisions on reducing climate emissions.
![Regional councillor open to using GM to control rabbits](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Regional councillor open to using GM to control rabbits
"I have an open mind towards anything that will help us with this pest."
![Wairoa mayor fuming after multiple trees felled](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Wairoa mayor fuming after multiple trees felled
Napier City Councillor Maxine Boag noted the "deliberately targeted" trees during a visit.
![Ron Frew: Freshwater proposals are much pain for minimal gain](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Ron Frew: Freshwater proposals are much pain for minimal gain
Comment: Potential for social and economic distress on a scale not seen since the 1930s.
![Farmers haven't 'suddenly woken up' to environmental issues](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Farmers haven't 'suddenly woken up' to environmental issues
Dairy farmer Peter Dobbie has been learning about environmental issues for three decades.
![Virginia Lake recommendations: 'We did what was practical'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Virginia Lake recommendations: 'We did what was practical'
Niwa report suggests ways to improve Rotokawau/Virginia Lake - some have been tried.
![Rabbit issue at Dunstan Hospital 'concerning'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Rabbit issue at Dunstan Hospital 'concerning'
Former councillor says it exemplifies "systemic failure" of ORC's pest control policies.
![Too many rabbit holes on Central Otago golf courses](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Too many rabbit holes on Central Otago golf courses
"We had one shoot one night and the guy got 80 and the next night he got 60."
![Comment: How the freshwater plan could ruin my town](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Comment: How the freshwater plan could ruin my town
Comment: Sheep and beef farmer Dani Darke is worried about her small community in Aria.
![Brian Fallow: Glimmers of hope on climate](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Brian Fallow: Glimmers of hope on climate
National and farmers' group suggest progress is possible on cutting greenhouse emissions.
![Emissions trading scheme (ETS) Q&A: What just happened?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Emissions trading scheme (ETS) Q&A: What just happened?
Confused about what happened with the Government's ETS announcement? Check out this Q&A
![Feds committed to reducing emissions, not joining ETS](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Feds committed to reducing emissions, not joining ETS
The Feds continue to oppose agriculture entering the Emissions Trading Scheme.
![Listen: Bridges questions ETS backstop](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Listen: Bridges questions ETS backstop
National's Leader says backstop means "we'll get you in 2025 if you haven't done this".