Ocean and river cruising is one of the fastest growing travel sectors for Kiwis.

It was too dangerous to enter the fast-flowing Rangitikei River yesterday.

COMMENT: Cultural gap between rural and urban life grows as we remain economically tied.

Call me old fashioned but I thought the regional council was meant to look after water.

Stakeholders talk about the wellbeing of eels (tuna) and other freshwater species.

Central Hawke's Bay Council has dodged a possible $600,000 fine

COMMENT: Opportunities Party has policy that makes sense.

A public health group is backing a new Greenpeace call to halt dairying expansion.

Water and pollution are shaping up to be a key issue come election time.

Mayor says private homeowners overload sewage system. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Water quality in cities was twice as bad as on farmland, Nick Smith said today.

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

Another major stocktake has painted a grim picture of our freshwater environment.

The sole survivor of a crash that killed her Kiwi mum and siblings has spoken.

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.

Some say it is a safety risk for reserve users. - Made with funding from NZ On Air