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'Total rubbish' - Crafar rejects receivers' claims
Receivers say the Crafar farms were "in dire straits" when they stepped in last year.
Britain: Air pollution blamed for premature deaths
On average, Britons are dying eight months too soon because of dirty air.
Worsening pollution audit 'completely unacceptable' says Fonterra
New Zealand's dairy farms are getting dirtier - not cleaner, according to new research released today.
Auckland: Our failing city
Auckland is growing by 50 people a day - they need 21 homes and bring in 35 additional cars. Now, a report warns of the pressures on the new-look Super City.
Egypt: Dazzled by the contents of Tutankhamun's tomb
Jill Worrall is bewitched by the beauty of the boy king's death mask.
Sea-lettuce plague cleared from popular beach
One thousand tonnes of rank sea lettuce has been cleared from one of our most popular beaches this summer.
Ganges braced for 60 million bathing pilgrims
Authorities have urged people to avoid dirtying the Ganges - India's most sacred river, yet one of its most heavily polluted.
Contaminated beaches 'getting worse'
Some of New Zealand's beaches have unsafe levels of bacteria - and the contamination may be getting worse.
'Too soon' to set binding NZ target
The New Zealand delegation is likely to leave Copenhagen without setting a binding greenhouse gas target.
The power of Kennedy
Leading American environmental lawyer Robert Kennedy's career ambitions are clear. He tells Andrew Stone his targets are the energy giants polluting the planet.