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Unfamiliarity with Maori culture leads to a breach of rāhui at famous Northland pools.
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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.
Monster $1.2b pipe approved to clean up Auckland beaches
Sewage overflows will reduce by more than 80 per cent due to the Central Interceptor.
Conversations: Bitter history of sewage spills, land grabs and broken graves
The young activist who's leading the fight against the Fletcher development at Ihumātao.
Could this '70s throwback slim our waste-line?
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'Avoid at all costs': Tourist sites slammed
Travel site has called out the most overrated and underwhelming locations.
'Too slow': Concerns over oil spill at Pacific World Heritage site
Eighty tonnes of oil has already leaked into the sea at the Solomon Islands site.
Capital Gains Tax will do more harm than good, bosses say
'They have opted for an aggressive unfair tax'
Environmentalists welcome new tax proposals
Environmentalists have welcomed a proposed water tax, amid other suggested overhauls.
Why are hundreds of Garfield phones washing up on French beaches?
An unusual item has repeatedly washed up on some French beaches for the last 30 years.
Safe Swim website 'not alerted' to sewage spill
Takapuna beach deemed safe on website because of ignorance of sewage spill.
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?
Markle's committed something of a faux pas with avocados.
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
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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.