OpinionChris Castle and Linda Sanders: Phosphate mining rejection hypocriticalThe income earned by extracting phosphate would be $9.7 million per sq km, compared with $9000 per sq km annually from bottom trawling.16 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandAir checks lagging - reportNew Zealand's monitoring of air pollution is lagging behind the rest of the developed world and needs to start picking up the tiniest, most harmful particles, Government's environmental watchdog....05 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandPipi population dying in Whangarei harbourA massive pipi bed in Whangarei harbour is dying and there are fears the change could destabilise the harbour - and Marsden Point itself, Radio NZ reports.02 Mar 01:16 AM
New ZealandPlastic-pollution battlers back on waterA group of young adventurers are taking to the water in some unusual kayaks in a bid to battle plastic pollution.23 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandSome 25,000kg of plastic littered dailyMore than 25,000kg of plastic waste is littered in NZ each day — and each of us mismanages seven grams of it daily.13 Feb 06:55 AM
New ZealandPollution doubles near motorwaysPeople who live beside Auckland's Southern Motorway are subjected to air pollution at nearly double the level of those 130m further away, research shows.25 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandPicturesque Piha in pollution alertA public health warning has been issued for a picturesque West Auckland lagoon amid fears the water is contaminated by leaking septic tanks from baches.04 Jan 04:00 PM
OpinionEditorial: Data muddy on state of our beachesIf a map in the <i>Herald</i> this week was an accurate reflection of reality, there would be good reason to exercise considerable caution before swimming at many of Auckland's beaches.26 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandNZ's emission impossibleClimate Change Minister Tim Groser says NZ faces "a big challenge" in making new commitments to cut emissions, following a global agreement in Peru.15 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandTurning the tide in the Hauraki GulfCould teamwork deliver a plan to save the Hauraki Gulf for future generations? Science reporter Jamie Morton considers the issue.14 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionPaul LittlePaul Little: If we fail here, how will Earth II fare?Paul Little writes: The sci-fi blockbuster <i>Interstellar</i> is one of those movies that has got everyone talking - jam-packed with conversation-starters about humanity.22 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandNZ under pressure to reduce carbon emissionsNew Zealand is “off track” in transitioning to a low-carbon future amid increasing international pressure to slash emissions, according to a Government briefing.12 Nov 05:53 AM
New ZealandPollution and falling fish stocks damage GulfAs $100 million of shiny new craft go on display at Auckland's On the Water Boat Show, the Hauraki Gulf has received a damning report about its health.27 Sep 04:12 AM
OpinionEditorial: Greens' ideas on dairying hold plenty of good waterNo party in an election campaign has a monopoly on wisdom; most have something important to say.14 Sep 05:00 PM
AgribusinessImpact of dairy farming a key election issueNew Zealanders are evenly divided about whether farmers are moving quickly enough to reduce their impact on the environment, a Herald DigiPoll survey shows.07 Sep 05:30 PM
BusinessMega Aussie solar project falls on global warming doubtsPlans to build the world's largest solar power plant have been scrapped after the Australian govt's commitment to clean energy questioned.19 Aug 02:14 AM
OpinionGareth Morgan: Govt policy too weak to maintain waterwaysIn our view the policies announced will not be enough to constrain, let alone halt, degradation of waterways until they hit the rather lax bottom lines the Government has stipulated, writes Gareth Morgan and Geoff Simmons.11 Aug 05:42 AM
EnergyTaxpayers spend $240k hosting oil execsEnergy Minister Simon Bridges is defending a $240,000 bill for taxpayers to wine and dine 11 oil executives during the 2011 Rugby World Cup.29 Jul 07:00 PM
OpinionIan Mackenzie: Green policy muddying water on purityThe National Policy Statement (NPS) for freshwater may not have razzmatazz, but it arose from that exercise in consensual collaboration called the Land and Water Forum.28 Jul 05:30 PM
BusinessAustralia scraps pollution levyAustralia's decision to repeal its levy limiting fossil-fuel pollution makes it the first nation to turn back from a market approach to fighting global warming.18 Jul 02:30 AM
EnergyIndia's urban grime foils solar power ambitionsIndia's ambition to skip a generation of electricity technology starting with solar panels on telecommunications towers is being hampered by dust and urban sprawl.03 Jul 03:24 AM
New ZealandNew national standards for lakes and riversThe Green Party has dismissed the new bottom lines as "weak" and argues the measures mean rivers will only have to be clean enough for wading or boating.03 Jul 12:02 AM
OpinionSue Kedgley: Action needed to rid us of deadly diesel fumesTwo years ago the International Agency for Research on Cancer categorised diesel exhaust fumes as class one carcinogens in the same category as asbestos, arsenic and cigarette smoke.01 Jul 05:00 PM
WorldCould emperor penguins be wiped out?Global warming is melting sea ice so fast that more than half of Antarctica's population of emperor penguins are set to be wiped out by the end of the century, according to alarming new research saying they should be listed as an endangered species.30 Jun 04:19 AM
New ZealandMayor pushes pollution issueAuckland Mayor Len Brown has seized on pollution from diesel buses as ammunition for early government funding of a $2.86 billion underground railway.17 Jun 05:00 PM
WorldWhat's it like under the Indian Ocean?Not long after the Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 was declared missing, the world's attention was focused on a remote, poorly known area of the Eastern Indian Ocean as the possible location of the lost aircraft.17 Jun 04:36 AM
