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Simon Bridges: Government fails to lead by example on electric vehicles
Simon Bridges says when it comes to Govt and EVs, it is 'do as we say, not as we do.'
Nanogirl: Driving drives up microplastic pollution
COMMENT: No legislation in place to reduce these tyre-emitted microplastics.
John Roughan: We've had the bag pulled over our heads
COMMENT: The plastic bag ban might be the present Government's most memorable achievement.
Oil spill north of Cape Reinga being investigated
Oily seabirds and fishing gear were the first sign something was amiss.
DOC calls in the troops to help clean up West Coast
The Defence Force is going on rubbish duty on the West Coast.
Are washing machines to blame for Auckland's microplastic scourge?
Auckland's coastal environment has been found to be teeming with plastic particles.
Auckland Council taken to court over stormwater plan
Auckland Council challenged over consent allowing it to send stormwater into environment.
Expert: How to keep leached plastic out of your body
Re-using ice cream containers for kids' lunchboxes not such a good idea, expert warns.
Plastic bag ban: Five things you need to know
The single-use plastic bag ban kicking in tomorrow is more complicated than it sounds.
Letters: Small actions make change
Every garment not synthetic used by you is a tiny part of the solution.
Students to walk out again to save climate
Students' third climate strike will coincide with a UN summit.
Council take action on oil dumping in Papakura stream
A company in Papakura has been allegedly dumping oil in the Slippery Creek since 2017.
Focus Live Earlier: Council take action on oil dumping in Papakura stream
Council take action on oil dumping in Papakura stream after call to action from community.
A local answer to water pollution
A Doubtless Bay catchment group says it has the technology to tackle water pollution.
Eating a credit card each week: 5 bleak figures about ocean pollution
A new report finds we eat 5 grams of plastic a week. Here are four other shock statistics.
Traffic pollution levels in Auckland were compared with city in Japan - and the news isn't good
Auckland had higher levels of a harmful compound when compared with a Japanese city.
Rachel Stewart: Rail on track but climate challenges ignored
Comment: When will Government change their emphasis on solving the biggest crisis of all.
China's dirty secret: Mysterious ozone-destroying pollution has been traced
Last year scientists discovered that one part of the world was flouting emissions rules.
Bottles dumped on beach in plastic protest
People are protesting against plans to grow the Eastern Bay's water bottling industry.
$8m to improve freedom camping woes
The Government money is for operating costs such as enforcement and temporary facilities.
The zero carbon bill: Hawke's Bay really needs it, council chair says
There were clear skies in China on Wednesday as Hawke's Bay choked on fire fumes.
Foamy discharge in Waikato River remains a mystery
It may be days before the cause of the foam in the Waikato River is known.
Warning after massive oil spill in Coromandel
Motorists have been warned to "exercise extreme caution" after large oil spill.
Rāhui disregard: Tourists swamp Mermaid Pools despite plea to stay away
Unfamiliarity with Maori culture leads to a breach of rāhui at famous Northland pools.
'Catastrophic' decline threatening the Earth
It's easy to think this is someone else's problem and there's nothing we can do.
Special Report: The tragedy of our environment in four dismal figures
A sweeping audit has revealed an environment under attack from virtually every direction.
Judge hands down $140,000 in fines for effluent spill
Owners of the southern hemisphere's largest stockyards were fined for effluent discharge.
Mangapiko Stream coming clean
Once too polluted to swim in, the Mangapiko Stream can now be enjoyed by all.
West Coast rubbish to end up at bottom of ocean canyon
The 4km-deep undersea canyon of West Coast is home to key marine ecosystems.
Alton Jamieson: Auckland up to its waste in no-swim beach alerts
COMMENT: The Auckland Council needs to stop sea pollution urgently.
Garfield phone mystery finally solved after 35 years
Garfield phones have been mysteriously washing up on French beaches. Now we know why.
Climate change in Auckland: heat, disease and rising seas
City of Sails could see an equivalent three months of extra-hot days - within a century.