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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.

'Tighter rules' force National Aquarium to euthanase piranhas

The end of four-decades of piranhas at the aquarium has been confirmed.

Juha Saarinen: Weapons of mouse destruction go wireless

With smartphone updates and auto resets, Goodnature's A24 a killer concept.

Kauri dieback track trespasser faces up to $60k in fines

In the past six months, 49 trespass notices have been issued.

Leighton Smith: Where has the National Party gone?

Comment: 'Lack of political spine and blind to what used to be their core constituency.'

Illegal rubbish dumping becoming a bigger problem

Councils ask community to help find rubbish dumpers.

Endangered kākā killed by possum poison

The deaths of two endangered native parrots have been attributed to human error.

Political Roundup: The pros and cons of the Zero Carbon Act

There's been plenty of back-slapping and high fives but not everyone is happy.

Jones calls farmer protesters 'rednecks', sings as they boo

As they booed him, he sung them Tūtira mai ngā iwi.