Rio Tinto blasted by Environment Minister David Parker
Minister says company has 'outrageously' attempted to avoid cleaning up its own mess.
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Two farms fined nearly $75,000 for effluent discharges
Fonterra clamps down on non-compliant Northland dairy farms by stopping milk collection.
The Big Dry: Aucklanders on tank water 'getting desperate' as shortage bites
"It has become a health, human rights issue."
Dogged defence force: NZ's four-legged wildlife protectors
Meet the front line of New Zealand's defence against millions of insatiable killers.
Thousands petition for greater seabird protection
More than 14,000 seabirds are estimated to be killed by commercial fishers every year.
Dogs die after eating algae from Masterton's Waipoua River
Two dogs have died after eating toxic algae from a Wairarapa river.
MPI catches 14 fruit flies in a year at a cost of $18m
Auckland's fruit fly response has come in just under budget.
Swimmers beware: Toxic algae on the rise
Beware of toxic algae while swimming this summer.
EPA may reassess pesticide linked to honeybee declines
EPA finds grounds to reassess substances containing controversial pesticide in NZ.
$1.55m of Government funding to go towards review of Hawke's Bay water
Napier has been blighted by regular "dirty water events" over the past two years.
Costs to fill water tanks rise in drought-hit Coromandel
The cost of filling private water tanks in the Coromandel jumps as the big dry continues.
Pattrick Smellie: Fish farm objections smell like seabed mining
Huge difference between salmon farm and undersea mining op, but parallels are emerging.
Commercial fishers 'breaking the law' - Forest & Bird
A Fisheries NZ report found a level of underreporting of bycatch in the industry.
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: The moral dilemma facing vegans
Comment: Animal welfare or climate change? Dr Rowarth and Dr Coles investigate.
Why tiny mice pose a big headache for NZ's war on pests
The toll of mice on a remote island shows why their threat to NZ must be taken seriously.
Gary Taylor: Five environmental issues the Government needs to deliver on
COMMENT: Why has reform in the most neglected part of our environment stalled?
The people saving the flower that only grows on Te Mata Peak
Meet Pimelea mimosa, one of Te Mata Peak's most special inhabitants.
DoC aims to eradicate the wild pigs within 10 years
Pigs on Auckland Island are the only completely virus-free pig species.
Shane Jones stares down Wairarapa dam critics
Shane Jones says Wairarapa water storage is about future-proofing NZ - not irrigation.
Albatross' plastic plight shocks fisherman
He'd been picking up plastic on the beach. Then an albatross washed up "feet in the air".
Frustration builds over Queenstown's 'faecal peak'
'How would you feel if people were going to the loo on your property?'
New dam breaks Government promise: environmentalists
The Government says it's water storage, not an irrigation scheme.
Albatross dies after being found on beach with plastic bottle in its stomach
Whirinaki Beach albatross emaciated and likely starved due to 500ml bottle obstruction.
Best of 2019: Something in the water: Why locals are unhappy with Whanganui Prison
Zinc, copper, nitrogen, phosphorus and E. coli found in water.
Beach battle: Fence of steel poles erected to protect wildlife refuge
The fence required resource consent from the Northland Regional Council under the RMA.
Tidy Kiwi cleans up Karangahake Gorge single-handedly
Quinn Barker is a very tidy kiwi and he has 350 bags of litter to prove it
Entitled hikers vandalise signs, ignore ban on closed kauri tracks
Fourteen people issued trespass notices over summer break.
Five trespassed from Hawke's Bay DOC campsite for starting fire for 'Kiwi camping experience'
"Toasting marshmallows" is no excuse in a total fire ban, DOC says.
Best of 2019: Rubbish dumped at native Whanganui bush
DOC staff and Gordon Park volunteers want to see a stop to dumping in native bush block.
Drying out: Parts of North Island could soon be in drought
Pockets of the North Island could slide into drought if a big rainmaker doesn't come soon.
Dehydrated monkey discovered in container of wood from South America
Dead monkey found in a container of wood products shipped from North America
Warning: Why electricity prices could increase
Analyst warns gas supply problems could hit industry and push up energy prices.
Revealed: NZ's new climate change commissioners
Some of our leading authorities just named as members of new climate change watchdog.
Health warning issued for Lake Okaro
People should avoid any activity which results in significant contact with the lake water.