Greens say the Budget's environment and conservation funding is far below what's needed.

Green groups want to see a big boost in DoC's core biodiversity budget this Thursday.

Consents given to firms to take our water opened taps on furious row.

The council is keeping a close eye on the river's water levels after recent downpours.

COMMENT: Dairy farmers and industry mouthpieces love to say they are environmental angels.

Studies find major tree-planting efforts needed as well to curb greenhouse gases.

A Waterways Act that puts all water bodies in trust for future generations would be timely

NZ's safety and natural beauty mean overseas tourists are flocking to our parks.

Two leading scientists discuss today's report into our under-pressure rivers and lakes.

A night time trip hit a snag - and two boaties were left up a river without a paddle.

It came, it was wild, and then it was over. Cyclone Cook has now passed New Zealand.

Aucklanders were left wondering if the big storm was a fizzer but others felt its force.

Don't shoot the Hawke's Bay Regional Council for trying to care, writes Bruce Bisset.

Five findings from a new independent stocktake of the state of our lakes and rivers.

Time to get out your gumboots and umbrellas with wet weather on the way.

Hundreds of angry Edgecumbe residents stormed out of a public meeting last night.

Trustpower's CEO says under their flooding plan nothing could have been done differently.

Flooding, evacuations and complete chaos - tropical storm Debbie brought it all to NZ.

Council is prepared to evacuate residents if need be. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A school is being evacuated and flooding is hitting lots of areas in in the North Island.

Colombian president declares state of emergency after landslide sweeps through city.

Risk of flooding remains high for Queensland and northern NSW as 20,000 people evacuated.

NZ's economic growth is "approaching its environmental limits", a once-a-decade environmental report card says.

COMMENT: Jamie Whyte feels our legislators have embarrassed themselves.

The consent allows its new owner to extract 4.3 million litres of water a day until 2032.

Isaac Davison examines the departure of three groups from the Land and Water Forum advisory group.

The skies are beginning to clear after last night's storm, but the respite may be short-lived, with thunderstorms and more heavy rain forecast for later today.

No major damage from yesterday's storm, but there's more on the way.

Forest and Bird says most rivers and streams are excluded from Government's plan to clean up waterways.

Some say the Government's water-quality proposals are not ambitious enough, but others - including farmers - are cautiously optimistic.