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Watch NZH Local Focus: DOC face backlash. We won't be engaging with them!

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.

Pregnant woman explains bridge plunge

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

Nanogirl: Plants talking to scientists

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

Divers to clean up Wellington Harbour

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

Explosion fear after truck crashes

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

Plunging into "unsafe" waters

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

'Driving 4000km melts 3 square metres of ice'

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

NZ marine environment under threat

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

Watch NZH Local Focus: Dairy farmer to lead water discussions in the Bay

The chairman of the Bay of Plenty Regional Council Doug Leeder explains that the water quality issue is a problem everybody needs to get their heads around, whether they live in a rural or urban environment. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Sam Judd: Green initiatives that will help the economy

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.

Sam Judd: All we need is the air that we breathe to be clean

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.

Mobil $10m tank farm cleanup in Supreme Court

Strange pink substance in harbour

Authorities are investigating after an unidentified pink substance was discovered in the upper reaches of Whangamata Harbour.

Carbon emissions highest in 66m years

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

Anne Salmond: Take care of our rivers

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.

Air pollution now a major killer

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

'Iron-fisted rule delays pollution fight'

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.

The many masked faces of Beijing

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