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![Letters: Cancer patients don't have time to wait; why I marched down Queen St](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Letters: Cancer patients don't have time to wait; why I marched down Queen St
OPINION: 'The Government would be wise to stop prioritising potholes.'
![Letters: Environmental protests won't pay the bills](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Letters: Environmental protests won't pay the bills
OPINION: 'If we mine the land, it will heal, just as it has in the past.'
![Mining sector body decries 'hysteria' in debate on fast-track bill](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mining sector body decries 'hysteria' in debate on fast-track bill
It comes just days after thousands marched in Auckland against the bill.
![Government will reverse ban on oil and gas exploration](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Government will reverse ban on oil and gas exploration
Offshore petroleum exploration was originally banned in 2018.
![‘Zombie’ snapper caught in Auckland suggests disease more widespread](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
‘Zombie’ snapper caught in Auckland suggests disease more widespread
The sick snapper caught near Port Albert suggest the problem is widespread.
![The plastic in your food that’s playing havoc with your gut health](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The plastic in your food that’s playing havoc with your gut health
From bottled water to tea bags, microplastics are finding their way into our bodies.
![Iwi, forest manager call time on illegal rubbish dumping in Far North nature spot](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Iwi, forest manager call time on illegal rubbish dumping in Far North nature spot
'I won’t tolerate this rubbish and lack of respect for the environment,' says iwi leader.
![Ethically Kate: New Zealand isn't as clean and green as the world thinks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ethically Kate: New Zealand isn't as clean and green as the world thinks
OPINION: Comparing perception with reality and how we stack up with other countries.
![Gisborne Herald letters: New crossing points, slash removal, public housing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Gisborne Herald letters: New crossing points, slash removal, public housing
What Gisborne people are thinking - our letters to the editor for May 17.
![Transport Minister announces Roads of Regional Significance project](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Transport Minister announces Roads of Regional Significance project
Simeon Brown says NZTA will take on all associated decision-making responsibilities.
![Rob Campbell: Those fighting for the environment are worlds apart but intrinsically linked](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rob Campbell: Those fighting for the environment are worlds apart but intrinsically linked
OPINION: The distance between the NZ Yacht Squadron HQ and the District Court is not far.
![Letters: Tikanga Māori has no place in our secular legal system](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Letters: Tikanga Māori has no place in our secular legal system
OPINION: 'The role of the judiciary is to interpret our law, not to make new law.'
![Mayor Wayne Brown bins long-term lease for Port of Auckland, sticks with status quo](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mayor Wayne Brown bins long-term lease for Port of Auckland, sticks with status quo
The Auckland Mayor earlier warned that the 'manure hits the fan' if nothing changed.
![Shell sold millions of ‘phantom’ carbon credits](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Shell sold millions of ‘phantom’ carbon credits
Financial Times: Scheme let Shell register credits equal to twice volume of CO2 captured.
![Government to take 'good look' at ministers' powers in Fast-Track Approvals Bill](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Government to take 'good look' at ministers' powers in Fast-Track Approvals Bill
Submitters raised concerns about ministers' powers and conflicts of interest.
!['Risky': Two businesses on fast-track list donated to National](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Risky': Two businesses on fast-track list donated to National
Labour is warning against allowing three MPs the right to fast-track infrastructure.
![Opinion: When will we leave the funk behind?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Opinion: When will we leave the funk behind?
OPINION: Parnell businesses are feeling frustrated.
![Heat-trapping gas levels in air spike to record highs again](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Heat-trapping gas levels in air spike to record highs again
'Methane’s decadal spike should terrify us' says Stanford University climate scientist
![Herne Bay residents versus Watercare: Who won Salisbury Reserve fight?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Herne Bay residents versus Watercare: Who won Salisbury Reserve fight?
Standoff related to a $1.2b project to stop sewage flooding into the city’s beaches.
![Focus: Microplastics in Southern Alps air](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Focus: Microplastics in Southern Alps air
For the first time, airborne microplastics have been detected in the scenic foothills of the Southern Alps. Video / NZHerald
![Grim discovery in NZ's mountain air](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Grim discovery in NZ's mountain air
They're tiny, toxic and now, scientists have discovered, blowing in our mountain air.