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Takapuna beach deemed safe on website because of ignorance of sewage spill.
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Solving NZ's freshwater headache: 'We have waited far too long'
As Kiwis head to their local swimming holes, Dr Mike Joy discusses our freshwater crisis.
Is Meghan's favourite snack fuelling drought and murder?
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Napier council asks for help looking after estuary
Council says $20m stormwater upgrades are pointless if residents don't change behaviour.
Mapping the Millispheres: From Eden to wasteland
The occupation of Iran's London embassy in 1980 was by Arab separatists from Khuzestan.
Enough is enough: Residents want Pan Pac held accountable for leaking pipe
Residents are outraged about leaks onto Whirinaki Beach from a Pan Pac pipe.
Learning local: Students find links to climate change in Whitianga estuary
No one knew the answers when Whitianga students started investigating their local estuary.
Unruly tourists likely to escape litter fine
The chances of the unruly travellers paying a litter fine appear slim.
Tim Mackle: Dairy farmers leading charge to clean up water
COMMENT: The simple reality these days is that no dairy cow can get into a stream.
What's causing NZ's air pollution problems?
One of the worst towns for air pollution the focus of a study pin-pointing NZ's problems.
Nationwide river stocktake needed after 'disturbing' findings
Disease-causing bacteria and antibiotic-resistant E. coli detected in Canterbury rivers.
Underwater robots map 'ocean weather' in disaster planning
Scientists are deploying underwater robots to prepare for NZ's next big marine disaster.
Councillors want end to Queen St car-parking
Car parks could be removed to widen Queen St for pedestrians, bikes and e-scooters.
Plastic recycling reduced as waste market collapses
From January 14 plastics numbered 3-7 will not be accepted at Far North recycling stations
Company fined $40k for discharging 150 litres of oil into harbour
The oil is expected to persist in the harbour for one to two years.
Stagnant master plan to save gulf 'could have been done better'
Failings of a plan to save Hauraki Gulf should be lesson for future efforts, report finds.
Enviro watchdog: Farm tool Overseer needs oversight
Tool used to calculate farm run-off into waterways needs greater scrutiny, watchdog says.
Beach warning system abandons orange lights
"Swim with caution" option axed in Auckland but still used in all other regions.
Fixing climate change, one street plan at a time
Climate change is hard to combat, but easier if we work for good outcomes.
Is this how we solve NZ's growing plastic problem?
NZ must swap its plastic packaging system to one where nothing gets wasted, report says.
Air pollution: World fills lungs with killer PM2.5
Air pollution largest environmental health problem in US and in the world more generally.
Govt offers hope in master plan to save Hauraki Gulf
The Government has stepped in to salvage a master plan to save the Hauraki Gulf.
Auckland's microplastic scourge under the microscope
A new study aims to trace Auckland's microplastic pollution back to their source.
Animal remains strewn near popular beach - graphic images
Dumping continues to plague Whanganui
Oil spill but Marsden Pt refinery sucks it up
An absorbent boom was used to soak up an oil leak from a faulty Refining NZ fuel line.
Pedestrianise Auckland CBD to reduce carbon - top health official
Auckland's medical officer is concerned about rising air pollution on Queen St.
Revealed: The toxic danger on NZ's best-known street
Electric buses, modern trams and pedestrianising may help rid Queen St of black carbon.
Danger at the beach: Rubbish blamed for surge in seaside injuries
Researchers are warning rubbish is becoming a "growing hazard" at New Zealand's beaches.
NZ's hidden health threat: poor indoor air quality
Our biggest air pollution risk might not be what we breathe outside, but indoors.
On-street top-up for e-bikers
Company has plans to help electric bikers avoid running out of power in Auckland.
The death of a lake: 'We fix it or rename it Lake Horror-whenua'
Looking for clarity in the murk of a polluted lake. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Comment: Feebate way to cut car emissions
Scheme needed to speed up Kiwi drivers' conversion to electric vehicles.
Floating rubbish bins for Auckland's Viaduct Harbour
From next week if you look into Auckland's harbour you will see strange floating objects.
Could traces of Roundup be in a key source of New Zealand's drinking water?
An expert expects some Roundup to "definitely" be found in groundwater.