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Letters: Death loss for community
Ed Boyd was a soft-spoken man of great generosity. always ready to help a worthy cause.
Comment: Govt's freshwater policy is latest jab at farmers
Whanganui MP Harete Hipango says freshwater policy is a jab at farmers.
River of dreams: Water taxi plan floated for Waikato
Meet the man who wants to see Waikato River return to being a bustling transport route.
Why NZ's rivers are still in a worrying state
Fresh data reveals worsening levels of E.Coli and nitrogen across 1400 NZ river sites.
Rick's Beef: Blame previous governments for harm
Don't blame the farmers - blame successive governments for environmental harm.
Public meetings planned on water
Hui will give NZers a chance to have a say on protecting rivers, lakes and wetlands.
Audrey Young: Why Jacinda Ardern's stuck in a rut
COMMENT: It was a week of big moves but few results writes Audrey Young.
Analysis: Will Govt's big reforms save our lakes and rivers?
Will the Govt's freshwater reforms be enough to save our rivers? Jamie Morton explains.
Couple bank on clean waterways
Efforts by the finalists of a national award to plant along a river recognised by PM.
Govt sets out new plans for water management
Shake-up of water management was prompted by the Havelock North contamination in 2016.
Boy, 9, killed when car swept down river was 'outgoing and adventurous'
The family of the 9-year-old describe him as an 'outgoing and adventurous child'.
No end in sight for Auckland water shortage
Auckland's water situation won't be fixed by tomorrow's heavy rain.
Cash boost to river projects at Wairoa
Fund recipients are playing a part in protecting and restoring the Wairoa River.
Unison joins the trust for Maraetotara riverbank project
Unison has entered a three-year partnership with Maraetotara Tree Trust.
Budget's environment spend: $229m to help clean up rivers
Govt to pump more than $200 million into a new programme aimed at cleaning up waterways.
High-tech tags set to crack r-eely old mystery
Scientists finally set to solve an age-old mystery about a slimy resident of our streams.
Chopper pilot's daring water rescue: 'It felt like an eternity'
"You couldn't see more than six inches underwater."
Foamy discharge in Waikato River remains a mystery
It may be days before the cause of the foam in the Waikato River is known.
Special Report: The tragedy of our environment in four dismal figures
A sweeping audit has revealed an environment under attack from virtually every direction.
Kindergarten kids join strike for climate
Waihi people are divided over kindergarten kids joining a global strike for climate.
Local Focus: Rubbish start for Seaweek
Seaweek's Waitangi Regional Park cleanup. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Environmentalists welcome new tax proposals
Environmentalists have welcomed a proposed water tax, amid other suggested overhauls.
Brown discolouration pollutes river at Huka Falls
Waikato Regional Council is advising people to be cautious about using river water.
Nursery raises seedlings and awareness
Young people grow 90,000 native plants. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Would you drink river water from a dairy farm?
Excellent rating for water on Te Anga farms. Made with funding from NZ on Air.
Rachel Stewart: Fry me a river, climate denialists
COMMENT: There's no ignoring what's happening with the weather all over the world.
Catastrophic floods predicted in North Queensland
Officials are fearing totals of up to two metres of rainfall.
Rogue penguin causing a fuss in Avon River caught
The penguin was rescued from the Avon River in Christchurch earlier this evening.
Solving NZ's freshwater headache: 'We have waited far too long'
As Kiwis head to their local swimming holes, Dr Mike Joy discusses our freshwater crisis.
Brazil dam collapse: 9 dead, hundreds feared buried in mud
Finding many more survivors was looking increasingly unlikely.
World-record angler - leave me be or I'll hide the mega-fish
It would be the biggest brown trout ever - if it ever emerges.
Tim Mackle: Dairy farmers leading charge to clean up water
COMMENT: The simple reality these days is that no dairy cow can get into a stream.
68 people - mostly men - drowned in 2018
In 2018, 24 fewer people died from preventable drowning than year before.