We Love Our Beach app launched in the Far North
A group in the Far North have created an app to encourage users to respect the beach.
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Hawke's Bay programme boosts Kiwi numbers
Hawke's Bay organisation gives boost to our national icon
Pea weevil eradication working in Pahiatua.
Pest control in Pahiatua is well on the way to eradicating pea weevil.
More trees, more tourism, different stock for station
Heavy rain costs Blue Duck Station $300,000 - owner must repair and make changes
Ahuriri Estuary's new blueprint
An aspirational new plan aims give the jewel of Hawke's Bay a facelift
CCTV to catch dodgy dumpers in Queenstown
CCTV will be installed in a bid to deter dodgy dumpers at Queenstown's Shotover Delta.
Listen: Farmers struggle to cope with crippling drought
Chris Russell says the drought is taking a harsh financial and emotional toll on farmers.
Protesters demand stop to dairy farm development
Protesters oppose large dairy farm development in the Mackenzie Basin.
Sack of animal carcasses found in and by Clutha river
A sack of dead animals floating in the Clutha River has given a walker a nasty surprise.
Aerial drop of 1080 near Luggate put off
Delays caused by unsettled weather have upset Ospri plans for an aerial drop of 1080.
1080 drop halted after dozens of deer killed
1080 drop on Molesworth Station targeted possum but killed scores of red deer
Roundup controversy and NZ: All you need to know
A US court case has prompted more calls for a ban on popular herbicide Roundup. Should it?
Wilding pines are for the chop at Rings Beach
Wilding pine infestations on pastoral farms can decrease production.
Higher chemical levels found in Taranaki eels
Eels in Taranaki have registered high chemical levels associated with firefighting foam.
1080 factory staff 'wound up' by death threats
Staff making 1080 baits at Whanganui's Orillion facility subject to death threats
Water woes no easy fix, says CHB mayor
A CHB Mayor has scoffed at comments that her district council should solve water problems.
Opinion: Anti-1080 hysteria helps no one
Fanciful allegation with no basis in fact is being spread throughout social media.
Council accused of broken promises over cow muck
It has been called a case of 'blatant abuse' and 'broken promises'.
Struggling to manage wet soils and slower grass growth rates
Many farms are struggling with wet soils making for slower growth rates and poorer use.
Canterbury mudfish on brink of extinction
The native Canterbury mudfish is on the brink of extinction, a new report says.
Waikareao Estuary walkway works nearly finished
Major works to improve the Waikareao Estuary walkway are on track to finish within a week.
View maintained Lower Waitaki aquifer water doesn't need treatment
A Waitaki Bridge man asserts water from the Lower Waitaki aquifer doesn't need treatment.
Councils 'failing the basics' on dairy effluent monitoring - report
Forest & Bird calls for greater monitoring of dairy farm effluent.
Forest pollen season has arrived in Hawke's Bay
The forest pollen plague has begun its annual allergic sweep of Hawke's Bay.
National hikoi diverts to Whanganui manufacturing site
Anti-1080 protesters converge on a Whanganui manufacturing site.
Man who claims Roundup weed killer caused cancer awarded $440m
A former school groundskeeper dying of cancer says weed killer contributed to his disease.
Cardrona Water group accepts apology from ORC
The Cardrona Water Users Group has accepted an apology from the Otago Regional Council.
Ngongotahā Stream walkway project needs volunteers
Two volunteers who maintain the Ngongotahā Stream walkway are looking for more volunteers.
Mind your noodle, Mr Turtle
A homemade trap made out of backyard stuff could stop turtles becoming the new koi carp.
Tests from a box to fight diseases
Science forums hears from Richard Winkworth about his studies of pests and diseases
Listen: Greens co-leader Marama Davidson on new fresh water forum
What could the Crown-Māori partnership on fresh water mean for agriculture?
Teens' seal killing sparks calls for animal welfare education
Four teenage boys aged 15 and 16 have been identified as the killers of a leopard seal.