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A BoP woman stumbled upon two giant mushrooms while on her daily walk.
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Court again rejects ministry's management plan for Northland's cray fishery
The judge found the revised proposal did not address an urgent marine crisis.
NZ First ‘woke’ bank bill drawn from ballot, but not backed by National and Act – yet
Parties consider whether to crack down on de-banking.
‘Bizarre’: Iwi calls out decision to allow superyacht with dirty hull into Hauraki Gulf
The Sea Eagle failed biosecurity standards twice and is undergoing more cleaning today.
AI tool used to help with Gisborne’s woody debris problem
GDC has used AI to help get on top of the woody debris issue impacting Tairāwhiti.
'Environmental and cultural crisis': Legal fight looms over Wairoa's freshwater
'The degradation of these waterways is both an environmental and cultural crisis.'
Opinion: This Govt's hypocrisy regarding the banking sector is staggering
OPINION: For too many New Zealanders, opening a bank account is a struggle.
Māori organic farmer shares her growing practices
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'Balm for the community': Historic lodge to rise again after fire
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Cook Islands says its in talks with China on deep-sea mining
Officials say three companies have been licensed to explore the seabed for minerals.
Editorial: ‘Woke’ or not, political meddling in business sets dangerous precedent
OPINION: It's not for politicians to decide if banks are too woke it is for shareholders.
Takahē release to boost wild population
The bird once thought to be extinct is beating the odds in the wild.
Sports Insider: Memo NZR – This is what happens when you ‘dance with the devil’
'Dancing with the devil is easy; it's stepping away that's hard.'
Watch: Hundreds of dead eels discovered at Auckland’s Ōrākei Basin
Water testing is being carried out.
‘Sport in a Changing Climate’: Gisborne symposium will feature national research
Professor Holly Thorpe and her team looked at how recent flooding events impacted youth.
‘Critically endangered’: DoC survey seeks Māui dolphin sightings
The DoC survey aims to find Māui dolphin numbers off North Island's west coast.
Genesis Energy's plan to reduce coal dependency
Genesis has taken another step towards reducing its reliance on coal for Huntly.
Pesticides and illegal drains: Wetland suffers damage to an area the size of 54 rugby fields
Pesticides were sprayed, and 600m of drains illegally installed.
Woman’s 10-year experiment living without money
'There were two main reasons I decided to do this experiment,' says Jo Nemeth.
Letters: Banks' climate policy could be NZ's saving grace
OPINION: Saving grace or woke climate policy?
Major review links microplastics to reproductive, digestive harm
Researchers urge governments to ban single-use plastics immediately.
Aerial survey of wetlands to help improve flood control schemes
Images will be snapped from low-flying aircraft to help map wetlands.
Doomsday clock ticks closest ever to midnight
The clock symbolising how close humanity is now at 89 seconds to midnight.
Trump administration directs US agencies to start firing diversity staff
It's the latest in a blitz of right-wing measures Trump has set upon his return to power.
Fast-track legislation stirs up opponents of Northland sand mining plan
Allowing a firm to apply for fast-tracked consent to mine sand has galvanised opposition.
World’s biggest iceberg on collision course with British island
Frozen mass known as A23a threatens penguin and seal colonies in South Georgia.
The greening of New Zealand business
Large and small, businesses are not waiting to be told how to address climate change.
Opinion: More extreme weather events mean NZ needs resilient construction materials
OPINION: We face a global poly-crisis from climate change and water scarcity to pollution.
Oil giant BP cuts thousands of jobs to slash costs
With about 90,000 staff worldwide, BP indicated more jobs could be cut.
'Pathetic' sewerage system poorly designed from the start: Drainlayer
Coastal residents despair as sewage continues to spill into picturesque bay.
Toyota arm Hino makes deal to settle emission fraud case
The deal is contingent on approval from a Michigan state district court judge.
Devonport $400m intensification plan fast-track application: New apartments, shops, offices
Major intensification plans show the Devonport spots in line for change.