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Letters: The Green Party discovers their clay feet
OPINION: A young politician’s mental health was shoved to the back of the queue.
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A Northlander claims a Far North Holdings staffer was aggressive over her horse's poo.
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Organisers of a Kaipara music festival disappointed to see camping gear abandoned.
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As the year draws to a close, Waikato Herald is taking stock of 2023.
Wellington should take the second Mt Victoria tunnel and run
Wellington has been more of a loser than a winner in 2023.
Editorial: Days numbered for clean car discount
OPINION: Is there a more equitable way to lower vehicle emissions?
'Astonishing': What scientists discovered about pollution at Auckland beaches
Microplastic pollution at Auckland beaches 50 times worse than elsewhere on NZ's coasts.
Firefighters contain ammonia leak from ship at Lyttelton Harbour
Three fire crews have been called to the wharf, where the chemical leak was reported.
Diana Clement: Why you shouldn’t buy joke Christmas presents
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Mystery substance on Hawke's Bay beach prompts warning after dogs fall sick
The public are warned not to swim at Haumoana Beach and to keep their dogs out of water.
Taranaki rivers all fail long-term water monitoring tests for E. coli
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Editorial: As airline traffic reaches pre-pandemic levels, so does pollution from planes
OPINION: The flip side of the recovery story is more emissions.
Shellfish ban to last for weeks or months, flooding mooted as toxin cause
NZ Food Safety says flooding could have added nutrients that are causing the toxin.
Wayne Brown reveals which motorists could avoid paying $5 motorway congestion charge
Schoolchildren should have choices other than the motorway, says Wayne Brown.
Paralytic shellfish toxins extend to East Cape
Toxins in mussels from Tolaga Bay were found to be 11 times over the safe eating limit.
'Not worried': Aucklanders ignore safety warnings to fish in polluted harbour
Extensive water testing in the harbour will continue until at least Christmas.
Sustainability: Is it at risk of becoming a fair-weather friend?
Tim McCready looks at some recent trends that are giving 'sustainability' a mixed outlook.
'Significant failure': Dairy farm fined $40k after effluent found in trout stream
A Bay of Plenty dairy farm and a director have admitted illegal discharge of contaminants.
Port worker taken to hospital after strong chemical smell, possible cause investigated
Emergency services were called around 5.40am.
Samantha Ladewig: Plastic pollution - another nuclear-free moment?
OPINION: The need for international action is urgent.
New Zealand 'no longer on track' to meet climate goals - officials
They doubt the Government can hit its 2025 target; NZ risks becoming a climate pariah.
Earth will likely lock into breaching key warming threshold in 2029
World will hit a climate threshold if it keeps burning fossil fuels at the current rate.
How to ensure you leave no trace this sunny season
These principles should guide your adventures through the outdoors this season.
Auckland sewer sinkhole: Parnell bypass done but beaches stay closed
While the city hit a 23C high today, a least 22 beaches remain closed in the Waitematā.
World first: Scientists to map carbon profile of every NZ city and town
NZ could be the first nation to have real-time emissions data for all urban centres.
Intensification plans for Mount Maunganui ‘extremely irresponsible’, hearing told
"Slowly being poisoned": Marae rep concerned at intensification, air quality.
Watercare installs pipe to redirect wastewater in Parnell
Wastewater continues to flow into the Waitematā Harbour.
Auckland sinkhole blockage halfway cleared, wastewater spills into Waitematā Habour
Watercare has completed designs for a bypass and will begin laying pipes tomorrow.
Plastic in paradise: What scientists discovered in ‘pristine’ NZ marine reserve
Scientists dismayed to find microplastics building up deep in pristine NZ marine reserve.
Man fined more than $33,000 after dozens of tyres burned on Kaiwaka property
The burned area contained steel belts and the remains of over 100 tyres.
Barney Irvine: Five waste and recycling priorities for the next Govt
OPINION: There's a need for a nationwide public education campaign on recycling.
Kia Rite - Time to act: Four lanes good, six lanes better
OPINION: Pippa McKelvie Sebileau on what an expressway of the future might look like.