When journalist Ian Wishart unfolded a letter from the Ministry for the Environment he started to laugh.

The Government has just set best-practice guidelines for fracking in various parts of the country.

Upper North Island residents who have unwanted TV sets following Sunday's digital switchover are being urged to drop them off for recycling.

The RMA exists to help work out the right conditions, as well as manage effects, which under O'Reilly's approach would not occur, writes Claire Browning.

Another government agency has apologised for another privacy breach.

To disguise what it is doing, the Beehive has ordered the Ministry for the Environment to abandon the five-yearly State of the Environment round-up report, writes Neville Peat.

The Government's climate change policy is a shambles and a disgrace, writes Brian Fallow. "Unless, that is, you are happy for the costs of the inevitable adjustment to a low-carbon future to be needlessly increased."

Authorities given ultimatum to help increase supply of affordable housing.

It is appalling that so many of our rivers are not clean enough for swimming.The reason is obvious. This is a farming country.

More than half of monitored recreational sites on our rivers are unsafe for swimming, a report has revealed.

Air pollution from motor vehicles will kill about 255 Kiwis this year - and while we've got emissions standards, there's no serious testing regime in place.

Minister 'unaware' of questions on genetic engineering gains.

Incorrect figures were used in a report that found local cities' air quality was poorer than any major Australian city.