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Farmers told 'get it together' on sediment issue
"The reality is that there are still laggards in the industry."
Tiny mite to eat introduced broom
Horizons Regional Council is giving out a broom mite as biocontrol for a plant pest
Councillors at odds over seriousness of stream pollution
More stream fencing needed - but funds to subsidise it lacking
Eco-friendly sunscreen cooked up
Mangawhai entrepreneur Jules Bright hopes her natural sunscreen will help save coral reefs
First six grants for river projects total $33,000
Horizons Regional Council approves first six grants for the Whangaehu catchment
Outram School looking after the land
Outram School children have been giving back to the land.
Harbourmaster calls Clive River behaviour 'appalling'
Bad behaviour on Clive River causes wrath from harbourmaster.
Filter causes concern for Napier resident after turning black
Thick sediment has a Napier resident concerned about Napier's drinking water
Plastic recycling reduced as waste market collapses
From January 14 plastics numbered 3-7 will not be accepted at Far North recycling stations
Turtles washing up in Far North
Two endangered green turtles found on Far North beaches in the past week.
New recycling station for Kerikeri-Waipapa after a decade without
The last time Kerikeri had a recycling station was in 2008 before Memorial Hall site sold
Company fined $40k for discharging 150 litres of oil into harbour
The oil is expected to persist in the harbour for one to two years.
Ten Northland farms under watch for M. bovis
No cattle herd to be moved from 10 Northland farms without MPI authorisation.
Te Puke family angry over goat killings
A Te Puke family is upset that dogs have been able to kill their goats three times.
Federated Farmers: Progress in dairying
Dairy farmers are making strong efforts to lower greenhouse gas emissions.
Hawke's Bay leads three-waters review
Hawke's Bay will review its three-waters infrastructure, with a report expected in June.
Govt to cap units, bring permanent forestry into ETS
Changes to the Emissions Trading Scheme will cap units and bring in permanent forest.
CHB council issues water controls
Water restrictions will be put in place in the CHB to reduce load on a damaged system.
Waiau's quake-stricken woolshed reopens
Waiau has marked some milestones in its recovery from the November 2016 earthquake.
Work begins on $15.5m project to protect Kaitaia from floods
Collapse of Bell's Hill slip would block Awanui River and devastate Kaitaia
Autopsy shows native birds used in a 1080 protest not killed by poison
Hikoi co-organiser says he was assured dead birds were from a West Coast 1080 drop zone.
Bug call the right call for hort industry
MPI praises actions of Oamaru man who found stink bugs in a shoe box.
Golden harvest for kiwifruit growers
Northland kiwifruit crop earned growers more than $50 million in exports this year.
Canadian student researching oil extraction views in Taranaki
A Canadian student wants to know what you think about oil and gas extraction.
Climate change tough issue for dairying
Climate change is a difficult subject to tackle for dairy farmers.
Lawrence Gymkhana Club receives funding
The Lawrence Gymkhana Club has received a large chunk of funding.
Should we change NZ land usage to lower emissions?
Report looks at whether NZ can change the way land is used to achieve emissions target.
No idle hands for Ngāti Toro in Kerikeri
Members of Ngāti Toro have stepped up to clean up the Forest Pools area.
Residents celebrate another anniversary at Walls Bay
Walls Bay has long been part of a dispute with a local commercial boatyard.
Rubbish barge back for summer
Barge will visit Urupukapuka then moor off Moturua Island three days a week from Dec 28.
Tokerau Beach incident shows dark side of dolphins
Large pod of dolphins in Tokerau Beach concern DoC.
Still a way to go before rivers are swimmable
Water quality in our rivers, lakes and streams is improving.