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Wairoa exceeded national air quality standards twice last year and once in 2019.
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Plastic bags, straws and coffee cups are among items to be consigned to history.
Scientists reveal how lockdown cleared the air
A new study reveals the full picture of how lockdown temporarily cut NZ's air pollution.
'Environmental disaster': Ship carrying chemicals sinking off Sri Lanka
The stern of the ship is now touching the ocean bottom at a depth of 21 meters.
NZ still sending plastic waste to developing countries
Since 2019, more than 10,000 tonnes of NZ's plastic has gone to Malaysia alone.
Electric vehicle hopes rest on Ford's plug-in pickup
Electric vehicles face the ultimate test: Will Americans drive a plug-in pickup?
Huge 'eyesore' of scrap metal 'dumped without consent'
Phil Goff says the illegal dump is the biggest Auckland Council has ever seen.
'Breaking point': Urgent action needed on Napier's urban waterways
All eight waterways recorded average nitrogen, phosphorous levels over upper guidelines.
'We've set up a monster': Pollution in Selwyn River up 50% in 22 months
Lower nitrate targets due in three years, but with no timeframe for them to be achieved.
Tiwai Point smelter clean-up cost rising
Smelter's owners will raise provision for clean-up after audit finds more waste on site.
Hefty fine for company behind chemical spill that killed hundreds of fish
Regional council estimated up to 1000 fish died along 6km stretch of Mt Somers waterway.
Fine for polystyrene waste on Wellington coast
A $200 fine has been given to the person responsible for the pollution.
Japan plans to release radioactive Fukushima water into the sea
The water has been stored in tanks at the nuclear power plant since its 2011 meltdown.
Saving the planet: Should you eat less red meat to combat climate change?
If all of us moved to climate-friendly diets, what difference would it make to emissions?
'An environmental disaster': Polystyrene waste scattered across coastline
Residents are furious polystyrene has been scattered across 7km of Wellington's coastline.
Climate change: How lockdown helped lower NZ emissions
The emptying of roads amid lockdown put slight dent in greenhouse gas emissions last year.
Fossil-fuel move: Coal boilers phased out by 2037
Phase-out starts with ban on new low to medium temperature coal boilers from 2022.
Asbestos scare: Unitec boss apologises after five buildings close
Asbestos researchers to work alongside WorkSafe and Health and Safety team.
'Bureaucratic lunacy': Boy banned from bus, told to use $2300-a-year taxi
Parents say a taxi will cost taxpayers far more than letting their son on a school bus.
Another 75,000 tonnes of toxic waste stored near Tiwai Point
The Bluff aluminium smelter says it does not yet know what to do with the material.
Silver Fern Farms fined $337k over potentially lethal ammonia leak
Ammonia leak potentially lethal to residents, staff and emergency services.
Can NZ reduce car emissions with a smokefree-styled campaign?
NZ has the highest per capita car ownership in the OECD. How can we reduce it?
Water contamination scare in Otago: Blood tests to look for elevated lead levels
One test in December that found lead levels were more than 40 times the maximum.
Fonterra discharging nitrogen-heavy water on to 'ghost farms'
Cows have been cleared from 16 Fonterra farms to dispose of polluted wastewater.
Local Focus: The Dark Sky Project of Maraekākaho
From Graham Palmer's back garden he can see galaxies. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Tap water warning for two Dunedin towns
Residents in Karitane and Waikouaiti must stop using tap water for drinking or cooking.
Amberley tyre fire: Man in court charged with arson
A man has been charged in connection with a tyre fire in North Canterbury.
Dumping in paradise: The efforts people go to avoid tip fees
The illegal dumping comes at a huge environmental and financial cost.
'Not even safe for dogs' - Auckland bay unswimmable until 2022
Locals are furious after sewerage pipes connected to stormwater ruin a new $500k beach.
Fifth of deaths in India blamed on pollution
The number of deaths linked to India's dire air quality rose to 1.7 million in 2019.
World carbon dioxide emissions drop 7 per cent
A Covid-19 locked-down world cut its carbon dioxide emissions this year by 7 per cent.
Brian Fallow: Biden's plan to beat climate change
Joe Biden's victory could be a turning point for climate, but there are obstacles ahead.
Industry blamed for Timaru smog
The Canterbury Regional Council believes industry is to blame for Timaru's air pollution.
Climate Changed: How a warming world has already transformed NZ
Climate change isn't a future crisis, but one already transforming NZ, major report shows.