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![Dr Geoff Duffy: Methane stance way off track](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Dr Geoff Duffy: Methane stance way off track
COMMENT: Environment Commissioner's report lacks proper scientific understanding.
![Nitrogen leaching maximums to be raised](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Nitrogen leaching maximums to be raised
Changing numbers on table will not increase nitrogen in waterways, councillors say
![1080 factory staff 'wound up' by death threats](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
1080 factory staff 'wound up' by death threats
Staff making 1080 baits at Whanganui's Orillion facility subject to death threats
![Zero Carbon consultation brings methane into focus](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Zero Carbon consultation brings methane into focus
Dairy farmers in with chance for "get out of jail free" card on methane emissions.
![OPINION: All parties should be consulted on human rights appointments](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
OPINION: All parties should be consulted on human rights appointments
Appointments of human rights commissioners should not be controversial.
![Has New Zealand failed its environment?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Has New Zealand failed its environment?
50 years on from the Manapouri saga, NZ's laws have failed its environment, writer argues.
![Whanganui forest owners frustrated with MPI](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Whanganui forest owners frustrated with MPI
Two Whanganui forest ventures are at odds with Ministry for Primary Industries criteria.
![22 leading science bodies urge action on climate](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
22 leading science bodies urge action on climate
NZ's leading science body joins unprecedented Commonwealth call for climate action.
![Putting NZ on the path to zero carbon](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Putting NZ on the path to zero carbon
Planned law to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will have widespread economic impact.
![Agency: NZ must act to adapt to global warming](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Agency: NZ must act to adapt to global warming
Briefings: NZ needs to take hold of "window of opportunity" created by Paris Agreement.
![Bottled water export tax first priority](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Bottled water export tax first priority
Briefings: Dire warnings about growing demands for freshwater in New Zealand.
![Climate change action a winner in coalition deal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Climate change action a winner in coalition deal
Climate change action has emerged a winner in just-signed coalition deals.
![What new govt may mean for science, environment](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
What new govt may mean for science, environment
What could a change of government mean for New Zealand's environment and science sectors?
![Q&A: What we don't know about sea-level rise](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Q&A: What we don't know about sea-level rise
The lead author of a leaked report gives the basics of climate change and sea-level rise.
![National goes user pays, Labour rules out PPPs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
National goes user pays, Labour rules out PPPs
National says it wants tourists to pay for conservation in NZ, but not through a tax.
![Election 2017: Conservation, biosecurity and GM](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Election 2017: Conservation, biosecurity and GM
Where do political parties stand on conservation, biosecurity and genetic engineering?
![Fonterra farms to record climate pollution](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fonterra farms to record climate pollution
Dairy farmers won't have to pay for their climate pollution yet, the Govt says.
![NZ's native birds 'in trouble'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ's native birds 'in trouble'
A third of NZ's native birds could soon go the way of the moa, a damning report reveals.
![New environment watchdog an ex-Nat MP](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
New environment watchdog an ex-Nat MP
Parliament's next environment watchdog will be a former National MP.
![Opinion: Is Nick Smith Minister for Magic?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Opinion: Is Nick Smith Minister for Magic?
COMMENT: The Environment Minister's promise to make 90 per cent of rivers swimmable by 2040 is a cynical sleight of hand, writes Gen Toop from Greenpeace.
![Plea to eye new land uses](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Plea to eye new land uses
New Zealanders have been urged to begin making a gradual transition to new land uses, including new types of food, in response to