An arborist has blocked developers efforts to fell a historic Norfolk pine tree.

What policies are parties proposing to manage and protect our natural resources?

MBIE appeal could make it easier. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Call me old fashioned but I thought the regional council was meant to look after water.

Local board seems set to vote for upgrade to hybrid turf at Fowlds Park.

Central Hawke's Bay Council has dodged a possible $600,000 fine

A fight is brewing over a council move requiring more than 30 property owners to move.

The council believes the ruling could have implications for property development.

HBRC to join others seeking Environment Court clarification on dam project consent.

Linchpin legislation for the environment should be swapped for a new law, report finds.

WATERY GRAVE: The stern of the Rena photographed earlier this month on Astrolabe Reef. PHOTO/SUPPLIED 130317sp51bop_rena.JPG By John

Lawyer says almost all iwi accept abandoning ship's remains should be allowed.

Airline pilots want to delay a planning hearing regarding extension on Wellington Airport's runway.

A landmark court ruling which allows councils to place restrictions on fishing is being challenged by the Government.

A legal settlement will stop vegetation being cleared without permission in Canterbury's picturesque Mackenzie Country.

Hawke's Bay Regional Council will consider marine reserves early next year, with a recent Environment Court decision giving regional

Fast-growing councils, including Auckland, will be required to free up land for housing under a policy signed off by the Government today.

An Auckland property developer's attempt to avoid paying council damages over unconsented work he'd carried out on a patch of land north of Auckland has failed.

Wellington couple awarded $72,500 after neighbours blocked their multi-million-dollar harbour view.

Former National MP Kate Wilkinson has been appointed to the Environment Court.

Animal activists say a peaceful protest turned violent after stones were allegedly thrown at a group trying to stop the construction of NZ's largest cage egg farm.

Property and construction bosses want the Government to reform the Resource Management Act, an extension of Special Housing Areas, the creation of more affordable housing in Auckland and Christchurch and perhaps the introduction of some form of capital ga

Plans for a $100 million waterfront hotel in Dunedin have been scrapped and the developers' partnership with the council has descended into acrimony.

The resting place of legendary All Blacks coach Sir Fred Allen has been defended by the Environment Court, which has cancelled plans for factories next to a cemetery.

The Environment Court is planning to put all its decisions online.

An Auckland man jailed for serial polluting crimes must turn up at court on Friday to begin his prison sentence after losing an appeal against his conviction.