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
EnergyEECA Awards 2014: Energy-saving effort wins top green awardA chemical company and its engineering partner have been named winners of two Government-backed environmental awards for making big energy savings and cutting pollution.31 May 02:47 AM
New ZealandNZ air quality continues to improveAir quality in New Zealand has continued to improve over the past decade, but winter smoke from wood and coal burners is still seeing safety guidelines breached in some parts of the country.16 May 03:32 AM
New ZealandCentral-city pollution nears WHO limitsHigh pollution readings indicate air at the bottom of Auckland's Queen St valley risks failing World Health Organisation standards designed to prevent respiratory and heart disease.09 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandOfficials accused of hiding reportA damning report on stormwater practices at Auckland Council is being suppressed because some officers do not want to confront home truths, says councillor Chris Darby.04 May 07:16 PM
OpinionAnne Salmond: Muddying the waters on pollutionDame Anne Salmond asks; "Is the headlong pursuit of short-term prosperity at the expense of our waterways a rational choice, or is it a foolish, deluded gamble."14 Apr 05:30 PM
WorldParis finds bizarre solution for smogParis drastically reduced its smog problem by banning half of all private cars and motor-bikes and almost all trucks on Monday.17 Mar 08:50 PM
WorldLawsuit over China's smogAman from China's pollution-choked north has become the first person to attempt to sue the Government for failing to protect its citizens from the effects of toxic smog.26 Feb 08:44 PM
WorldExpert says smog threatens millionsMillions of lives will be unnecessarily lost to rising rates of respiratory disease and lung cancer.19 Feb 04:30 PM
WorldLA fog: Made in ChinaLike so many iconic American products, Los Angeles smog is now being made in China.22 Jan 12:51 AM
WorldAir pollution kills up to 500,000 a yearThe equivalent of the population of the Wellington region dies each year in China because of air pollution, according to the country's former Health Minister.08 Jan 04:30 PM
EnergyOil man: I understand the protestsVeteran New Zealand oilman Rob Jager says he can understand concern over deep water drilling off New Zealand's coast.24 Nov 04:30 PM
