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.

Labour's new freshwater policy would make it tougher for farms to intensify operations.

As climate changes, so does the frequency and magnitude of floods and droughts.

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.

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.

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.

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

Devastation wreaked by ex-Cyclone Debbie sends the country into cleanup mode today.

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.