Rogue penguin causing a fuss in Avon River caught
The penguin was rescued from the Avon River in Christchurch earlier this evening.
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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.
Eye in the sky to check on our lakes
Scientists will use satellite imagery in the battle to control toxic algal bloom.
Nationwide river stocktake needed after 'disturbing' findings
Disease-causing bacteria and antibiotic-resistant E. coli detected in Canterbury rivers.
Rachel Stewart: Environment, Facebook, free speech among big issues of 2018
COMMENT: Rachel Stewart looks back on 2018.
Regional council sets summer targets for river swimmability
Horizons wants 80 per cent of rivers and lakes good enough for summer swimming by 2040.
Climate change: Revealing its hand in today's extreme weather
We'll soon be able to reveal climate change's hand in extreme weather - and in real time.
Lucky escape after girl, 12, swept down Motueka River
Girl survives by holding on to branch after being swept down Motueka River.
Woman missing in swollen West Coast river after torrential rain
The region has been hampered by heavy rain for much of the day.
Whistling up a fight-back for our rarest duck
Our $10 whistling duck, the whio, needs protectors.
Deadly toxic algae found in river
Scientists are concerned dogs, small children and babies could eat the deadly algae.
Rachel Stewart: Drums of water war echoing in pipeline
COMMENT: Minister's lack of action on vital resource letting council dig in defences.
Dead man's wishes for $500k ignored by Fish & Game
North Canterbury Fish & Game took legal advice before ignoring last wishes of fisherman.
Aerial drops of 1080 opposed by those living nearby
Residents say they understand that the science. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Mike Joy: Clean, green NZ? Yeah, nah!
COMMENT: No country in the developed world is trashing its rivers as fast as we are.
Comment: Why business confidence has fallen
COMMENT: We are clearly experiencing management by an unwieldy committee, says Paul Glass.
Three of four NZ freshwater fish 'staring extinction in the face'
A new study looking at plight of native fish and land use change paints a grim picture.
Nitrogen leaching maximums to be raised
Changing numbers on table will not increase nitrogen in waterways, councillors say
Council to defend complaint alleging race-based policy
Waikato Regional Council to defend race-based policy claim.
Two rescued from sinking car near Nelson
The pair sat on the roof of their 4x4 to escape the rising water level.
Nelson cyclist dies following crash into river
CPR was performed on the man at the scene, but he was unable to be revived.
Deadly 1863 storms some of NZ's worst
Some of New Zealand's deadliest recorded storms struck in the winter of 1863.
Whanganui River to feature in National Geographic
Mathias Svold has just spent a month photographing the Whanganui River and its people
Shrinking rivers affect trout, eels - study
Shrinking rivers are less able to support larger predatory fish like brown trout and eels.
Watchdog needed to halt freshwater decline - forum
A new commission should be created to help stop decline of our waterways, top forum says.
Lake snot-making algae now in Lake Taupo
An algae species that creates mucus-like lake snot has likely now spread to Lake Taupo.
Watch: Manawatū River floods after heavy rain
The swollen river overflowed, flooding a construction site.
Two families homeless, others isolated as logs hit East Coast bridges
Environmentalists demand end to clearfelling after logs exacerbate Tolaga Bay flooding.
Has New Zealand failed its environment?
50 years on from the Manapouri saga, NZ's laws have failed its environment, writer argues.
Gravel extractors grind neighbours' gears
Russell Roads has paid handsomely for resource consent. Made with funding from NZ On Air.