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Summer swimming: one in four spots unsafe
Almost 25 per cent of Hawke's Bay's monitored swimming spots were deemed unsafe.
Almost 25 per cent of Hawke's Bay's monitored swimming spots were deemed unsafe.
It's a lot of fun as well. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Water and pollution are shaping up to be a key issue come election time.
Health warning reissued one month after it was lifted. Made with Funding from NZ On Air.
Labour's new freshwater policy would make it tougher for farms to intensify operations.
Greens say the Budget's environment and conservation funding is far below what's needed.
Green groups want to see a big boost in DoC's core biodiversity budget this Thursday.
Muaupoko tribe wants a $1.6 million injection. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
A Waterways Act that puts all water bodies in trust for future generations would be timely
Another major stocktake has painted a grim picture of our freshwater environment.
Astronaut Thomas Pesquet wrote that he'd 'love to explore' New Zealand.
Five findings from a new independent stocktake of the state of our lakes and rivers.
Time to get out your gumboots and umbrellas with wet weather on the way.
Aucklanders are being asked to continue conserving water.
There is an effort to overturn the decision to allow American television presenter Matt Lauer to buy the Hunter Valley Station.
Three people were hurt in a two-car crash at Devil's Staircase at Lake Wakatipu.
Searchers have confirmed that the body of a 21-year-old student missing at Lake Karapiro has been found.
Some say the Government's water-quality proposals are not ambitious enough, but others - including farmers - are cautiously optimistic.
Preparing New Zealand's water stores for a warmer climate is a major focus of new research projects just awarded more than $2 million.
The decision to close a Taupo District Council reserve in Kinloch to cars has been revoked - as debate rages about the causes of erosion in the area. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
One of New Zealand's most-identifiable buildings closed for at least two years.
An exhausted tramper has been rescued from remote South Island wilderness.
These are the high points from Labour and Greens' State of the Nation speeches this afternoon.
MAIN PIC MC270117NADSUP1.JPGStand up paddle boarder Marcus Hansen will soon be swapping the tranquil waters of Whangarei's Town Basin
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The state of our rivers and lakes has predictably come under intensified focus this summer, as Kiwis head to their favourite watering holes.
A precious carved club gifted to Rotorua Lakes Council in honour of late kaumatua Mauriora Kingi has been stolen.
The fire near Queenstown which destroyed 150ha of native scrub was likely caused by a campfire, authorities have found.
The tourism industry's biggest challenge is coping with record growth and finding ways to fund infrastructure.
The search for the 48-year-old man was officially changed to a recovery operation last night.