'Managed retreat': Should we stop building homes on flood plains or is there a better option?
After Cyclone Gabrielle, Auckland gears up to do better, writes Simon Wilson.
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James Palmer: Our problem with plastics
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Whanganui illustrator awarded NZ Order of Merit
When she got the email letting her know she was on the list, she thought it was a scam.
Author and conservationist honoured, praises help of colleagues
New ONZM recipient Chris Maclean is quick to credit others for his success.
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The plight of the kukupa, or native pigeon, sparked Prime's life's work.
Volunteer recognised for environmental and community efforts
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Finn Williams: I was a climate hypocrite. Here's what I did about it
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Roger Partridge: Auckland Council should ditch emissions reduction policy
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'Hypocrisy': Environment Ministry boss flies to Wellington once a week
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How worsening marine heatwaves are disturbing NZ’s largest animal
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Fonterra: $100m in carbon credit costs could help pay for clean energy
Fonterra says it will be a decade before it will abandon coal altogether.
How you can transform food waste into sustainable savings
Opinion: Expert tips on saying goodbye to food waste and hello to savings.
Farming after a cyclone can’t be the same as it always was
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Concern as heavy industry seeks to continue discharging contaminants
Council considering applications from Allied Asphalts Ltd and Higgins Group Ltd.
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“There’s not a lot of information about what to do - it's uncharted territory."
Explainer: Why Govt is making a big deal of steel emissions initiative
PM Chris Hipkins called it NZ's 'largest-ever emissions reduction project'.
Waikato secures another $2.8m to combat hill country erosion
Planting reinforces slopes and reduces the risk of soil erosion
Waiheke marina protester discharged without conviction
She was an opponent of the controversial Kennedy Point Marina project.
Specialist vessel arrival to begin final phase of Tui oil field decommissioning
The Q7000 will plug and formally abandon wells across the Taranaki oil field.
'Forever chemicals': Kaipara waste-to-energy plant plans slated as bad for environment
Kaipara's plans for waste-to-energy plant a bad idea, say environmentalists.
Local Focus: The Altered Rose takes upcycling to the next level
The one-woman furniture restoration business turning something old into something new.
Mayor fears impact of carbon farming on rural communities
"....it’s land that should never have been taken out of forestry in the first place".
Martin Williams: Can mānuka heal the land?
Opinion: Mānuka wouldn't just be a band-aid, but a whole new layer of skin.
The Gabrielle tree: Mānuka touted as Hawke's Bay looks for flood prevention
When Bola struck, the response was to plant pine. Would a different tree have been better?
Anti-seabed mining bill chance to stop destruction before it starts
Opinion: Debbie Ngarewa-Packer says no good will come from desecrating the moana.
NZ Green Investment Finance to get $300m Budget boost
The bigger balance sheet creates a greater opportunity to develop low-carbon projects.
Bay of Plenty waterways running dirty after erosion from rain
Multiple slips and erosion are washing sediment into local rivers and estuaries.
Local Focus: Wading into the environment, lizard guts and all
Former Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown restores Wairarapa land to its natural state.
Seabed mining inquiry causes controversy
A select committee inquiry will investigate seabed mining regulations in NZ waters.
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