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How a new stopbank will protect Waiohiki from future floods
The new stopbank will run from Redclyffe Bridge to Napier Golf Course.

Grape growers take steps to minimise carbon footprint
The report looked at soil, water, waste, climate change, plant protection and people.

Katy Perry faces backlash after Blue Origin all-female space mission
Emily Ratajkowski criticised the mission as 'beyond parody' on TikTok.

Editorial: An inconvenient truth for those on the moral EV mound
OPINION: We can be one of a handful of countries to reap the benefits of EVs.

'Unjustified': Seymour's warning to students ahead of climate strike march
School Strike 4 Climate is set to march on Parliament demanding change.

'Not a silver bullet': Study questions environmental benefits of EVs
Global EV uptake hasn’t significantly cut carbon dioxide emissions.

Are carrots threatened by climate change?
Researchers say even a small temperature rise can significantly impact seed production.

‘Coral graveyard’: Environmentalists blame deep-sea damage on NZ trawlers
Greenpeace took a vessel equipped with underwater cameras to survey known trawl zones.

‘Cremation day’: Govt minister celebrates impending defeat of Treaty bill
'Nehu [burial] day is coming for the Treaty Principles Bill.'

$1.3b Future Fund: A new era for Auckland’s financial strategy
The Future Fund will return $68m annually, $42m more than airport shares.

'You’ve got a mental illness': Second video emerges of lawyer yelling at protesters
Paul Fisher has been filmed yelling at protesters in 2023 and 2025.

Why there’s no public transport between two of NZ’s top tourist towns - yet
ORC says no plans for a Queenstown-Wānaka bus.

Opinion: Consumers and the right to repair a good step that needs safer ground
OPINION: A well-thought-out right to repair will provide benefits across the board.

Greenland PM denounces US ‘foreign interference’ ahead of visit
US planes were seen in Nuuk; the visit's purpose was called a power move.

Letters: Eden Park freebies erode trust; Peters shifts blame
OPINION: 'Twenty-five tickets a year for one councillor doesn't inspire confidence.'

‘The energy you don’t use’: Ikea’s green strategy for NZ launch
Karen Pflug emphasises collaboration to reduce waste and drive sustainability.

‘Land of the short white cloud’: New analysis charts historical loss of NZ’s glaciers
New analysis suggests NZ glaciers have shed the bulk of their ice since the 19th century.

How NZ scientists aim to protect critically endangered leatherbacks
Experts from three countries are studying leatherback turtles in Whakatāne.

Teen’s ‘out of this world’ expedition
Zoe Parker said it was the best two weeks of her life.

Jamie Morton: The three figures that paint a bleak picture of our climate reality
A new global climate stocktake is full of worrying numbers. Jamie Morton looks at three.

‘Woke agenda’: NZ First bill challenges bank lending approach
Lawyers say the bill might raise borrowing costs by increasing risk.