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Central Otago Falls Dam project team exploring funding options
Central Otago Falls Dam irrigation project are looking for new funding options.
Edendale residents have raised water concerns
Edendale residents have aired frustration about the low levels of the Edendale aquifer.
Bill English appointed Wakitapu Wildlife Trust patron
Sir William English is the new patron of Queenstown's Wakatipu Wildlife Trust.
Farmers need to fight the Southland Water and Land Plan, Feds say
Federated Farmers: Farmers need to be prepared to fight for their livelihoods
Napier Port defends use of toxic fumigation chemicals banned in Europe
Existing exposure rates at work are well below known hazardous levels.
NZ experts rid remote South Georgia Island of pests
NZ pest control expertise has rid South Georgia Island of predators.
Baby kiwi caught in trap is put down
Young kiwi fourth found in a gin trap in just a few months.
Bay panel welcomes climate change report
New climate change report supports need to address global warming, beyond sea level rises.
Ranger urges awareness on kauri dieback
Tauranga Department of Conservation ranger warns of the need to fight kauri dieback.
Waitōtara farmer putting his land first
Waitotara hill country farmer working with new Council erosion scheme
Soil regeneration offered as solution for earthquake damage
Soil regeneration could be one of the solutions for farms with earthquake-damaged land.
Input sought on Kaikoura post-quake recovery
Post Quake Farming Group is exploring options to help recovery after the 2016 earthquake.
Protected falcon killed after found injured on Maraekākaho farm
A protected falcon that was shot has been euthanised by a Taradale vet.
Councillor Gavin Benney gets hands dirty with roadside rubbish
Gavin Benney wants people to take responsibility for rubbish in their neighbourhoods.
'Good' Hawke's Bay farmers face uncertain future
The 'Greening Tukituki' project may impact farmers negatively in the region.
Bay tree-planting project takes root
Local volunteers helped plant trees in Otumoetai and Papamoa on Saturday morning.
Whangārei's AH Reed Memorial Park gets new high-tech boot cleaning station
Whangārei's AH Reed Park has a brand new kauri dieback prevention station.
Bad day to be a possum in Mamaku
More than 800 pests were killed as part of the annual Mamaku Marsupial Marathon.
Saving Northland - budget will come but no figures yet
Northland conservation efforts will be boosted by the budget but no-one knows by how much
Zero Waste Network: Global recycling 'on verge of meltdown'
The worldwide recycling system is on the verge of a meltdown, says Zero Waste Network.
Hawke's Bay biodiversity in critical state
200 individuals stood together to protect and enhance the region's remaining ecosystems
Toutouwai returned to Mt Taranaki
North Island robins, or toutouwai, have been released on to Mt Taranaki.
Civil defence debrief highlights growing climate change challenges
Civil defence is readying itself for more extreme weather events
Environment Southland discusses water and land plan
Farmers questioned Environment Southland about the Southland Water and Land Plan recently.
Partnership to protect Mauao from myrtle rust
The fungal disease was first found in Bay of Plenty in Te Puke last June.
Forestry National Environmental Standards launch
New National Environmental Standards for Plantation Forestry launched on May 1st.
Plastic gets the boot from group of Bay eateries
Cafes ditch the plastic straws, and bring in compostable cups, plates, cutlery and napkins
Myrtle rust found in Raetihi, Ohakune and Whanganui
Myrtle rust found on Central Plateau, Conservation Department on alert for it
Research exploring uses for sea lettuce
$13m algal biotechnology project will bring world-leading researchers to Bay.
This time they were seen
Remains of a cow dumped, leaving a trail of innards, head, hide and one hoof.
Whanganui supermarket among first to ditch plastic bags
Customers more than ready to take responsibility for their own carrier bags.
Community outrage as 'iconic' Pirongia tree to be felled
Removal of historic tree cuts deep for Pirongia community.
Listen: DairyNZ's Climate Change Ambassadors
DairyNZ's Climate Change Ambassadors are farmers teaching farmers says Kara Lok.