Plastic perhaps not so fantastic
Plastic has many uses - but have we made too much and what can we do about it?
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Kindy kids petition to ban plastic bags
Young children draw more than 400 pictures of sick turtles, birds and fish.
Water should not need to be chlorinated
Chlorination of water is an admission of failure to maintain the environment.
Trash Town: Dumped rubbish danger to marine life
What impact is dumped rubbish having on our marine life?
Are every day products polluting the air?
A major study suggests the nature of air pollution is changing dramatically.
Are sewage spills hurting Auckland's marine life?
Forest and Bird is worried sewage overflows could be hurting Auckland's marine life.
Marty Hoffart: China forcing start to serious recycling
COMMENT: New Zealand needs new incentives to improve recycling, writes Marty Hoffart.
Is this the year NZ's water war simmers?
The war over water hit boiling point amid 2017's election. Will 2018 see tensions simmer?
Tesla car and glitter ball worlds apart
Musk's orbiting Roadster reinforces inequalities, Beck's star promotes a vision of unity.
James Shaw: We can deal with climate change
COMMENT: Climate Change presents challenges we can face with optimism.
Microplastic scourge reaches pristine Antarctica
Microplastic particles polluting Earth's oceans now found in Antarctica's pristine waters.
Editorial: Time to dob-in the boy racers
Boy racers are making themselves unpopular in Whanganui.
Te Papa chair targeted by 'dangerously wrong' protesters
Te Papa's chair has been targeted by a group unhappy with his property development.
50 questions about the environment: Our oceans
How are oceans faring with pollution, fishing and climate change? Simon Thrush explains.
50 questions about the environment: Our nature
Dr Andrea Byrom says things aren't looking good for our prized native plants and animals.
The Big Read: Climate change – the best and worst for NZ
Climate scientist Dr James Renwick says time's running out to avoid the worst of warming.
What's happening to our lakes and rivers?
Ecologist Russell Death paints the big picture on the state of our rivers and lakes.
Dead zones: How our oceans are losing their breath
They're called dead zones - patches of water that kill life - and NZ isn't immune to them.
Whatever has happened to 'she'll be right'?
We can take beach pollution warnings with a grain of salt.
Mixed reaction on paying for clean beaches
Takapuna became the latest of many beaches in the city affected by pollution.
Sewage flow closes Takapuna Beach
Takapuna Beach is closed after sewage flowed into the swimming area between the flags. Credit: Dean Purcell
Auckland's polluted beaches: the 5 big questions
Why can't we swim at so many Auckland beaches - and what's being done about it?
Bali declares war on plastic pollution
It is awful. People just don't care, it's everywhere, it's everywhere.
Zero carbon is Government's goal
Govt says public consultation is the first step to a 30-year pathway to net zero emissions
China back-pedals on coal ban as schoolchildren freeze
The centrally dictated clean-up came at a heavy price
Make your Xmas sparkle - just without the glitter
Banning plastic glitter doesn't have to take the sparkle out of the festive season.
Environmental watchdog sorely needed
The council is very much out of sync with its counterparts throughout the country.
Kim Pickering: The future of plastics
COMMENT: Degradable composites and recycling could lessen pollution.
Bottled water export tax first priority
Briefings: Dire warnings about growing demands for freshwater in New Zealand.
Pollution wipes out benefits of exercise, study suggests
Improvements found to be virtually absent in those walking along a busy urban street.
Come take a dip, dairy industry tells Sir Tim Smit
Dairy NZ invites the UK's Sir Tim Smit over for a dip in response to dirty river remarks.
NZ 'like a beautiful person with cancer'
Rivers so bad, Kiwis won't swim in them, conference told.