A global weather modelling programme using commercial planes now reaches NZ.

COMMENT: Rash of signs may at last prod council and public into fixing the issue.

King of the Bays event director Scott Rice said he refused to compromise swimmer safety.

Government considering plastic bags ban after 65,000-strong petition handed to Parliament.

An East Coast waka voyage has encountered a surprising amount of ocean plastic pollution.

Plastic has many uses - but have we made too much and what can we do about it?

Young children draw more than 400 pictures of sick turtles, birds and fish.

Chlorination of water is an admission of failure to maintain the environment.

What impact is dumped rubbish having on our marine life?

Tim Cadogan

COMMENT: New Zealand needs new incentives to improve recycling, writes Marty Hoffart.

Goff puts $200k towards thwarting illegal dumping.

The war over water hit boiling point amid 2017's election. Will 2018 see tensions simmer?

Musk's orbiting Roadster reinforces inequalities, Beck's star promotes a vision of unity.

COMMENT: Climate Change presents challenges we can face with optimism.

Microplastic particles polluting Earth's oceans now found in Antarctica's pristine waters.

Boy racers are making themselves unpopular in Whanganui.

Te Papa's chair has been targeted by a group unhappy with his property development.

Climate scientist Dr James Renwick says time's running out to avoid the worst of warming.

Ecologist Russell Death paints the big picture on the state of our rivers and lakes.

They're called dead zones - patches of water that kill life - and NZ isn't immune to them.

We can take beach pollution warnings with a grain of salt.

Takapuna became the latest of many beaches in the city affected by pollution.

Takapuna Beach is closed after sewage flowed into the swimming area between the flags. Credit: Dean Purcell

Why can't we swim at so many Auckland beaches - and what's being done about it?

It is awful. People just don't care, it's everywhere, it's everywhere.

Govt says public consultation is the first step to a 30-year pathway to net zero emissions

The centrally dictated clean-up came at a heavy price

Banning plastic glitter doesn't have to take the sparkle out of the festive season.

The council is very much out of sync with its counterparts throughout the country.