About half a dozen online retailers are selling "pure, hand-bottled, pollution-free, oxygen-rich air from New Zealand" to people in China's smoggy northern cities.

Taranaki Iwi and environmental groups are bitterly disappointed. "The failings of our government and the failings of DOC especially, means we have to go out and fight these corporations off". Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Stopping the flow of pollutants into urban Whangarei's 6000 stormwater traps and planting trees along the waterways could all help

COMMENT: Scientists have taken phytoremediation one step further by combining it with nanobionics - the process of modifying biology with engineering.

What's lurking beneath the surface in the Wellington Harbour?

A truck carrying an estimated 5700 litres of bitumen crashed between Feilding and Halcombe this morning.

Float the idea of a dip in Whangarei's Town Basin and most people will respond with some variation of "ew .... bad idea". But that's

Scientists have struck upon a simple equation that shows the true effect of greenhouse gases.

The jobs of more than 100,000 New Zealanders are linked to the seas which circle the country.

For Labour, it is critical that we have an integrated across government plan to reduce emissions.

Levels of arsenic higher than the acceptable level for drinking water have been found in the Hawea Flat Kindergarten's supply.

Residents living near the Levin Landfill are putting up a fight against Horowhenua District Council to have the dump closed. They say it is a short-sited, money-making venture and the council has neglected social, cultural and environmental aspects of the dump and the surrounding community. Made with funding from NZ on Air

Seabed mining is back in the spotlight as Trans Tasman Resources submits second application for consent to mine off the South Taranaki coast.

Emergency services are scrambling to prevent polluted waste spilling into waterways after a tanker crashed in South Auckland.

Oil giant Mobil has escaped a $10m bill for the cleanup of a contaminated area of Auckland's Wynyard Quarter after winning a Supreme Court appeal

COMMENT: Sometimes, measures that help the environment are so obviously going to save money at the same time, that they are a no brainer, writes Sam Judd.

COMMENT: The two biggest causes of air pollution - open fires and transport - are highly challenging to address, writes Sam Judd. But each year, NZ families suffer 1,175 premature deaths because of air pollution.

Record high carbon emissions sounds an alarm about risks to nature from man-made global warming.

Last week, the image of a herd of cows in a pristine high country lake provoked widespread outrage, writes Dame Anne Salmond. The mood of the country has changed.

During cold winter days, Anumita Choudhury dare not leave her small second-floor apartment in New Delhi's northern suburbs.

OPINION: China's air pollution is a consequence of its efforts to achieve economic growth at any cost, combined with delays in improving the situation.

As Beijing continues to suffer through its red alert pollution emergency, New Delhi is planning to bring in measures to cut down on pollution.

Fight over who pays for the clean-up of a heavily contaminated area of Auckland's Wynyard Quarter will go all the way to the Supreme Court.

There are few films more environmentally infused than the highest grossing one in history, Avatar - in which a highly militarised mining company seeks to exploit the resources of the rich forest....

Fairyland or doomsday? asked China's state-backed newswire. Sure looks like doomsday.

Sam Judd hates polystyrene. Hates its smell, its feel, and its effects on the ecosystem and human health. But what can be done about it?

Yes, more can be done and with more urgency, but New Zealand is embracing progress on climate change.

The biggest threat to Auckland's environment continues to come from its own population, according to a stocktake presented to city councillors today.