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

COMMENT: Degradable composites and recycling could lessen pollution.

Briefings: Dire warnings about growing demands for freshwater in New Zealand.

Improvements found to be virtually absent in those walking along a busy urban street.

Dairy NZ invites the UK's Sir Tim Smit over for a dip in response to dirty river remarks.

Rivers so bad, Kiwis won't swim in them, conference told.

A pupil's question spurred teacher Libby Bowles to action over the plastics in our oceans.

The group ask whether sea levels must rise before Wellington gets zero-carbon transport.

Pollution-poisoned crustaceans found in Mariana Trench, the deepest place on earth.

New recordings lay bare the underwater racket created by oil and gas industry's airguns.

Mass coral bleaching may not be a death sentence for all of the reef systems it touches.

Global warming more than a problem for planet. It will hurt us personally too.

What could a change of government mean for New Zealand's environment and science sectors?

OPINION: It's time to give up plastic bags but something must replace them.

COMMENT: Why are supermarket chains not doing it next week instead of 14 months away?

What if we flipped the paradigm and fed methane to cattle? Scientists explain the case.

Kidney disease is the latest ailment linked to air pollution, a new study has found.

Egide Kalisa lost his parents to air pollution. Now his research is tackling the problem.

Labour's proposed water tax is economically flawed and unfair to some farmers.

What is bio-design? Award-winning Auckland architect Jo Aitken explains.

Waikato Regional Council is investigating how effluent ended up turning a stream green.

How one woman's passion for science and business have opened a world of opportunities.

Four leading academics share their views on how to enhance Auckland's environment.

Makers of a film showing in Auckland tonight discuss the plight of Canterbury's rivers.

How do political parties propose to manage and protect our lakes and rivers?

An eco-tourism business owner is shocked at waste littering Great Barrier Island beaches.

Environment Minister Nick Smith rejects conflict of interest claims over funds for a dam.

OPINION: Townies are allowed opinions even if they don't have cow poo in their veins

What policies are parties proposing to manage and protect our natural resources?

COMMENT: Saving our waterways will mean a shift in how we think about the environment.