Judge asks two councils to consider penalty "beneficial" to community.

A group of hunters have laid down their guns to protect the whio in Kaimanawa Forest Park.

Three venues, including Hamilton, added to kauri dieback public meeting schedule.

Experts give opinion on beef feedlots which have come under fire from animal activists.

Residents of a Omaui will ''actively petition'' against bids to ban cats from the area.

Comment: Knowing our history is an important foundation to forging a better future.

The Otama water scheme was built with community effort - and they want to keep control.

MPI charges related to importation of farm equipment in January.

A fifth wallaby in two years was shot in the Maniototo by a deer hunter on Saturday.

Council votes against going ahead with the expensive and controversial dam.

Work will require water supply to shut down on two occasions.

Plan change deals with effects of farming activities on water quality.

CHB Mayor Walker gets into a digger to launch the #thebigwaterstory.

Two of the applications are for more than $1 million, another two for more than $500,000.

Sally Rae talks to three Central Otago women who are striving to make a difference.

It could soon be checkmate for Otago's pesky rooks, as the population drops to 40.

A eco-sanctuary has been mooted in the Ruapehu district

Land Meat New Zealand blames failure of a pump for waste discharge into Whanganui River.

Wairoa students and staff will muck in to plant a section of the Wairoa River in natives.

Rubbish illegally dumped in a tomo to cost $30,000 to clean up.

Lake Wairarapa is terminally ill, and just one stage away from becoming extinct.

Managing and reducing cow methane emissions is crucial to the future of sustainable farms.

Bushy Park has five new state-of-the art metal hihi feeders.

What is the future of phosphate rock in NZ and can we do without it?

The short film is about dogs detecting bee-killing disease American foulbrood.

Economic conditions forces Wastebusters closure after 24 years in the business.

A seven-year project could help reduce sector-wide nitrate leaching by 20per cent.

The idea to relocate a species of native frogs has been taken off the table.

Agrecovery is reassuring farmers that it offers a sustainable solution for containers.

The discovery of a 10-year-old North Island robin has made the Puketi Forest Trust happy.