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Waiuku farmer's recycled fence posts proving popular in South Island
Waiuku-based farmer Jerome Wenzlick plans South Island expansion to keep up with demand.
Toxic algae: Health warning issued for Lake Ohakuri and Lake Maraetai
People should avoid any contact with the lake water.
Defensive karearea swoops disconcert
Watch out for defensive swooping behaviour during the November-December nesting season.
Ngāi Tahu entrepreneur creates wool bandage to save ecosystem
26-year-old entrepreneur Lucas Smith runs his Wool Aid company near Lake Tekapo.
Climate change conference 2021: What does NZ's new pledge mean for Kiwis?
NZ just upgraded its Paris Agreement climate pledge. So what does that mean to you and me?
Miner's giant challenge: Making steel, saving the planet
NY Times: Australian billionaire betting fortune on a bid to clean up the steel industry.
'Uncharted territory': Seabed mining company wants consents reconsidered
High Court will now decide process to reconsider seabed mining consent
Fed-up James Shaw on touring rugby teams and the Wiggles
"I've been feeling a little bit annoyed about the stick I've been getting on this."
Simon Wilson: It's a terrible time to talk about climate change but we have to do it
National says it's a bad time for climate action and that's true. But when's a good time?
'Little remorse': Judge says council tried to minimise dump offending
Rotorua District Council is before the court for discharging leachate from the landfill.
TSS Earnslaw steam engines could go green
Searching for alternatives to generate steam instead of coal.
Government could pay you to scrap your gas guzzler
The Government releases its latest emissions reduction plans.
Local Focus: Too much of a good thing in our rivers
A $6 million project is extracting excess Central Hawke's Bay river gravel for industry.
Controversial kiwifruit spray likely to be banned
Kerikeri's John Levers has been fighting for a Hi-Cane ban for years. He's almost got it.
A2 Milk's Mataura Valley to go 100% electric
A2 Milk's Southland-based Mataura Valley is to go 100 per cent electric.
Seabed mining ruling: Trans-Tasman Resources sees clear legal pathway to having consents re-approved at EPA
Mining firm sees clear legal pathway to consents, despite Supreme Court rejection.
Weekday log train services between Napier and Wairoa to start Monday
The number of log trains between Wairoa and Napier will go from two to five next week.
Company charged with acid discharge into stream that led to estuary
Charges laid after alleged hydrochloric acid leak.
Thousands of native plants improve Burgess Stream
Over half of the 4500 native plants for a biodiversity project are in the ground.
Canterbury farmers taking part in soil conservation project
Soil Conservation and Revegetation project benefitting Hurunui and Kaikōura waterways.
Piako planting protects life-supporting capacity of freshwater
Scheme is part of government's $1.2 billion Jobs for Nature programme
Napier Port's use of methyl bromide to cease
Logs methyl bromide fumigation gets the axe as port strives to improve safety.
Huge interest in Southland green hydrogen project
Some of the interested parties include international businesses.
$4.45 million being spent to make Lakes Hayes swimmable again
The 280ha lake has suffered from a build-up of nutrients from human activity.
Pristine bush turned into putrid, polluting rubbish tip
Illegal dumps on Whangae Rd part of bigger problem costing local ratepayers $200K a year.
'I've got nothing to be ashamed of': Dairy farmers under siege
Two fifth-generation farming families fight back against the demonisation of dairying.
'Significant' changes for methyl bromide use underwhelm
Changes are coming for use of the gas at the Port of Tauranga but locals aren't impressed.
NZ carbon price hits $59/tonne after strong auction
At today's level, the price is more than double where it was in March 2019.
150 of world's rarest wading bird released into Mackenzie Basin
The young critically endangered birds were reared in captivity.
First spring kiwi chick 'Hope' born as Alert Level lowers
Hope was born at 8.20am, hours after the South Island lowered Covid Alert levels.
Farmer calls for patience when dealing with environmental change
New regulations have been coming thick and fast at farmers in the last few years.
Constructed wetlands could reduce nitrate levels in Waimakariri
Constructed wetland uses vegetation & microbes in soil to treat water from farms.
Queenstown's green creek mystery could take weeks to solve
Mystery substance in Queenstown creek was similar to water-tracing dye.