Meth detected in downtown Auckland air, study shows
Traces of the drug were caught by filters on Customs St near the end of Queen St.
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Warning over toxic chemicals on New Plymouth beach
An official feared children could die if they came into contact with the toxic chemicals.
NZ could face $24 billion bill to hit 2030 climate targets, officials warn
An expert says it means taking stronger action now could save money in long-term.
Sean Sweeney: How the CRL will open up an entire rail network
OPINION: The Rail Link is more than improving transport, it's a transformative project.
‘Enough talking’: Ngāpuhi leader calls for action to clean up Lake Ōmāpere
Northland’s biggest lake used to be the food basket of Ngāpuhi. Now it’s a "toxic soup".
Shocking footage: ‘Trash tsunamis’ flow in tourist hotspot
Footage emerges of 'trash tsunamis' flowing down waterways in tourist hotspot.
Treasury warns of skyrocketing bills if carbon price used to cut emissions
Treasury and the Climate Change Commission scrapped over where to set carbon prices.
Parking fees a 'killer': Retailers, shoppers on how to solve 'dead' Tauranga CBD
Been described as 'in crisis' by Downtown Tauranga chairman Brian Berry.
Microplastics detected in sea life in Wellington bays
The findings could have implications for our seafood.
Why NZ should lower motorway speed limits for high-emission vehicles
Lower speeds would mean a reduction in both crashes and greenhouse gas emissions.
Vape batteries set recycling trucks alight
Vape battery causes a recycling truck to catch fire - the third time in a year.
Concerning levels of nitrate in 60% of NZ freshwater sources
GNS study reveals widespread cases of nitrate levels above key threshold for health risk.
Company owner says charges of crimes against environment lacked merit
John Turkington says the jury's not guilty verdicts showed charges lacked merit.
Company fined $19,500 for oil spill which reached Ahuriri Estuary
Council pollution officers contained oil spill using special booms.
Zero packaging is miles better than recyclable packaging
Here's what happens when you recycle soft plastics, and why Ethically Kate chooses not to.
Revealed: Falling from the sky - the plastic dropping on Auckland
Alarming levels of microplastics found in Auckland air raise questions for human health.
Three Waters 'the right thing to do’ - Grant Robertson
Government will press ahead with plans for co-governance in Three Waters reforms.
Anger over 700 illegal rubbish dumping reports, zero prosecutions launched
Council says identifying offenders is challenging - but it had spoken with 60 people.
'Headed for a global catastrophe': UN says climate action efforts ‘highly inadequate’
"We’ll zip past 1.5C, past 2C and - heaven help us - even 2.5 or 3C.”
Liam Prince: 'We live in a very wasteful world'
The Zero waste and circular economy advocate talks to Elisabeth Easther.
Ex-Whangārei mayor fined $15,500 for air pollution, refused discharge without conviction
The judge said Stan Semenoff took two years to finally school his staff on handling fires.
Bromley stench: Woman wins fight with council over air purifiers' cost
Vickie Walker owns two air purifiers bought since rotten stench emerged earlier this year.
Mangled mutton making a mess at Ngaruroro River
The person who put sheep skins and offal in a stream at Maraekakaho wanted to feed eels
Norilsk: Why people come to the 'most depressing city on earth'
The Russian town of Norilsk is closer to the North Pole than it is to Moscow.
What will it take for NZ to act to protect the ocean?
Two Olympic gold medallists are heading to UN Ocean Conference to champion a healthy sea.
Opinion: I'm sorry Bromley - $41m is too much
The council's decided it will move its composting plant out of the suburb.
Driver dumps sewage in protected stream instead of facility so he can go home
Kyle Maitai didn't want to drive to Kawerau; instead dumping the sewage into a canal.
'Not right': Illegal rubbish dumping covers million dollar street
Elevation St in Flat Bush is the most littered street in Auckland, according to locals.
Global pollution kills 9 million people a year, study finds
Pollution of all types responsible for 9 million deaths a year globally.
Without a plan, New Zealand risks a biodiversity extinction crisis
Nature in NZ is in trouble, with many species and habitats at risk of disappearing.
Details revealed of mining company's tunnels under conservation land
OceanaGold is relying on mining under conservation land between Waihi and Whangamata.
Chlöe Swarbrick: Don't look up - or out to sea - in NZ
Climate change is here - whether or not our path ends in catastrophe is up to all of us.
'Swamp gas' detected at damaged Christchurch wastewater plant
Tests have detected hydrogen sulfide and odorous methyl mercaptan in the area.
Rāhui placed as birds and fish die on lake
Some of the birds were barely alive when they found them and dying in front of them.