Detainment bunds trial expands to the South
Trial uses detainment bunds to remove phosphorus and sediment from stormwater on-farm.
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'High degree of carelessness': Farmer fined over invasive seaweed
Farmer fined after pest seaweed undaria found on his boat in Fiordland's Doubtful Sound.
Award-winning farmer 'walking the talk' and embracing change
Southland Ballance Farm Environment Awards winner encourages farmers to embrace change.
Funding brings rabbit control plan a step closer
Otago Peninsula Biodiversity Group will use funds to create a rabbit management plan.
Geoff Ross: Accounting 101 required in climate change
Opinion: Geoff Ross of Lake Hawea Station takes a closer look at the carbon books.
Farmer traps predators to protect rare Otago skink
The Otago skink is as rare as the kākāpō and vulnerable to cats, ferrets and hedgehogs.
Study helps NIWA scientists and farmers share knowledge
Sharing data during study helped create close bonds between landowners & NIWA scientists.
Where the wild grapes grow: The stray vines in unexpected places
Wild grape and wild olive plants could become a weed problem in the region.
Farmers offered some leniency as first reporting of nitrogen fertilisers due
ORC says it will take an educational approach for the first year of nitrogen reporting.
Regional council grants $2m to four predator control projects
Pest control efforts protect plants, animals and threatened ecosystems.
Precision technology delivers diverse benefits for Cust farmer
Precision agriculture a game-changer for Roscoe Taggart's arable and sheep operation.
Course kick starts forestry and conservation career
The course helps people kickstart their career in the forestry and conservation sectors.
EPA approves wilding pine weedkiller
Method 240 SL is a herbicide used to control wilding conifers and other woody plants.
How Julie Bradshaw uses science and genetics to make on-farm decisions
Fernside dairy farmer Julie Bradshaw took part in a 5-year NIWA irrigation study.
Large-scale solar farm planned in Mid Canterbury
Solar farm will have capacity to power district on its own and could impact power prices.
Opinion: He Waka Eke Noa proposal involves a lot of trust – and a lot of uncertainty
Opinion: Numerous uncertainties will need to be addressed if proposal is to work properly.
Farming sector touts emissions-reducing technology amid He Waka Eke Noa criticism
Uncertainty remains about when emission-reducing technology will be available for farmers.
Banks Peninsula residents kick up stink about consent for massive cattle feedlots
Petition delivered to Canterbury Regional Council calling for feedlots to be stopped.
Over 50 volunteers manage 15 trap lines beside Waikato River
Taupō volunteer group started 4 years ago, notches up 5000th rat and 100th stoat.
Fish & Game welcomes new wetland design guidelines
New Niwa-DairyNZ resource to help farmers with wetland design and performance.
Hollyvale Farms supreme winner at Southland Farm Environment Awards
Hollyvale Farms also won the soil management award and agri-science award.
Politicians cautious over He Waka Eke Noa emissions plan
Government would need to go through a process before officially responding to the plan.
Race against time to price farm emissions by 2025
Farms are likely to pay emissions costs by 2025.
Rat invasion puts Ulva Island's predator-free sanctuary status at risk
Ulva Island is famous for being a predator-free sanctuary for native birds.
Farmers encouraged to make the most of wetlands
New guide developed to help farmers get the most out of wetlands on their land.
Salmon farm closes: Rising sea temps too warm for fish in Marlborough Sounds
New Zealand King Salmon will fallow three farms in the Pelorus Sound by next summer.
'Skin and bones': 40 dead blue penguins washed up on Far North Beach
Department of Conservation says deaths are the result of a rise in water temperature.
How a project plans to save Northland's disappearing whitebait
Northland's at-risk īnanga population gets $1.2M funding boost
Driver dumps sewage in protected stream instead of facility so he can go home
Kyle Maitai didn't want to drive to Kawerau; instead dumping the sewage into a canal.
Ruakākā toxic dump site: Environment Court orders six to pay $2.6M for clean-up
Six companies responsible for a toxic dump site at Ruakākā ordered to pay $2.6 million
Northland writer pens book about the Hikurangi Swamp scheme.
Northland writer Diana Menefy has penned a new book about the Hikurangi Swamp scheme.
Climate change tops water quality as biggest concern for agri sector - report
Report finds climate change, water quality and market issues concerning the agri-sector.
Details revealed of mining company's tunnels under conservation land
OceanaGold is relying on mining under conservation land between Waihi and Whangamata.
Final decision looms for controversial Pāpāmoa reserve planting plan
Part of the project has already sparked outcry from residents.