LifestyleLocal Focus: Build a house for $26,000Cheap and sustainable living now reality for millennials. Made with funding from NZ On Air24 Feb 07:30 PM
New ZealandLocal Focus: Taking the Bulls Bag by the hornsGoodbye to plastic bags and hello to the Bull Bag. Made with funding from NZ On Air.16 Feb 11:47 PM
OpinionMarty Hoffart: China forcing start to serious recyclingCOMMENT: New Zealand needs new incentives to improve recycling, writes Marty Hoffart.12 Feb 04:00 PM
EditorialEditorial: D-Day in battle against wasteEDITORIAL: New Zealand shamefully behind other countries - and we must do better.21 Jan 04:00 PM
BusinessFailed recycling boss guilty of $385k tax rortFerrari-driving television recycler whose firm collapsed owing $8.5m pleads guilty.16 Jan 03:00 AM
New ZealandSea of bottles: Coromandel's mountain of recyclingThames-Coromandel produces the most recycling over the festive period.11 Jan 01:46 AM
New Zealand200,000 tonnes of Auckland rubbish sent to landfill a yearIt leaves the kerb in a bin and we never see it again - where does Auckland's rubbish go?02 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandAuckland dad collects a years' worth of plasticHe was shocked to see just how much plastic had accumulated over the year.02 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandWhere NOT to dump your Christmas treeAuckland council is begging residents to dispose of their Christmas trees responsibly.31 Dec 04:00 PM
LifestyleMake your Xmas sparkle - just without the glitterBanning plastic glitter doesn't have to take the sparkle out of the festive season.15 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionKim Pickering: The future of plasticsCOMMENT: Degradable composites and recycling could lessen pollution.10 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionDiana ClementThrow away less and save moreCOMMENT: How zero waste helps your finances.26 Nov 01:10 AM
BusinessTurning food waste into millionsEcoStock deals with eight double-decker buses of food waste every day.05 Nov 05:10 PM
Small BusinessStint in Nepal sparks eco-friendly business ideaHow Helen Rupp is helping to reduce the amount of plastic that ends up in the ocean.05 Nov 05:00 PM
New ZealandChina move prompts call for greener packagingNZ packaging industry exploring greener approaches to help cut our waste stream.25 Oct 12:57 AM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Plastic bag ban needed nowCOMMENT: Why are supermarket chains not doing it next week instead of 14 months away?10 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandTeachers vow to make NZ schools carbon neutralNew Zealand schools will soon be "carbon-neutral" if the teachers have their way.03 Oct 03:16 AM
EmploymentWorker's hand severed, $138k fine imposedPlastics company fined $138,500 after a worker's hand was partially amputated.25 Aug 11:05 PM
New ZealandLocal Focus: After the rubber hits the road, where does it go?Where to put 5 million tyres a year. Made with funding from NZ On Air.15 Aug 06:16 PM
New ZealandLocal Focus: Cash returns for bottles makes a comebackFresh bid to reduce plastic in the ocean. Made with funding from NZ On Air.10 Aug 06:37 PM
Sustainable business & financeShoppers go plastic freeKiwi consumers are helping save the environment with their wallets.22 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandThe French Connection: Building greenerScience reporter Jamie Morton looks at the case for more green buildings in Auckland.11 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionRodney HideHide: Big Brother goes through our rubbishCOMMENT: State agents rummaging through your recycling bin? What next?08 Jul 05:00 PM
EnvironmentWatch NZH Local Focus: Recycling decreasing across NZIt's too cheap to dump rubbish, says new report. Made with Funding from NZ On Air06 Jul 08:06 PM
New ZealandWhat a load of rubbish! Dumping up, recycling downMore rubbish is being dumped at landfills - and less material is being recycled.02 Jul 10:13 PM
New ZealandCampaign seeks to swamp MP with bottlesThousands of bottles are to be posted to Associate Environment Minister Scott Simpson.30 Jun 06:10 AM
OpinionWe can't recycle our way to 'zero waste'COMMENT: We need the distinction between minimising and managing, writes Jenni Downes.06 Jun 05:00 PM
LifestyleIs this the end of Pringles as we know them?The makers of Pringles are coming under pressure to abandon their famous tube packaging.18 May 08:35 PM
New ZealandKerbside food-waste collection on wayIt's good news for some with a big development in the unification of waste collection.15 May 02:39 AM
TravelWhat happens to leftover hotel soaps?Millions of bars of soap and half-used bottles of shampoo are left in hotel shower trays.15 May 02:15 AM
SportBoots, bats, balls and racquets flood inGenerous locals just keep giving as Hawke's Bay kids get a sporting chance.25 Apr 03:08 AM
New ZealandRubbish: Tale of two sides of a streetOn one side, residents pay $2.30 for orange bags, on the other side they can use any bag.09 Apr 05:00 PM
AirlinesPlan to power aircraft with trashCathay Pacific has taken a stake in a company producing bio fuel out of city waste.06 Apr 04:00 AM
Small BusinessA plastic alternative for your picnicGovino New Zealand director Prue Kane talks about taking on an established drinkware business and the greatest lessons she's learnt.05 Mar 05:00 PM