Marlborough's new aquaculture rules have the 'scent of a Treaty breach', say iwi
Top of the south iwi are demanding new aquaculture rules in Marlborough be withdrawn.
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Penguin tangled in fishing line rescued by walkers
"Once the fishing line was removed, we witnessed the penguin take a deep breath."
'Not acceptable': review reveals how dead animals ended up in water reservoir
Three cases of water-borne diseases were reported by people who visited Akaroa.
The truth about cats and (conservation) dogs
Looking for a needle in a haystack? Or a cat on a pest free island? Send in the hounds!
Paradise under pressure: report reveals toll of intensive dairying, urban sprawl
What has decades of intensive dairying and urban sprawl meant for NZ's best land?
Covering Climate Now: How do we shrink agriculture's climate footprint?
The Climate Change Commission has proposed a cut to livestock numbers. Is it inevitable?
Fossil-fuel move: Coal boilers phased out by 2037
Phase-out starts with ban on new low to medium temperature coal boilers from 2022.
Meeting hears concerns over nitrate levels in Canterbury water
Consent renewal for irrigation project sparks meeting on nitrate levels in water bores.
Canterbury consent replacement raises concerns about nitrates
Opponents to large Mid-Canterbury irrigation scheme say nitrate pollution is a concern.
Claims highly toxic waste buried at Tiwai Pt smelter
Former staff say the waste, that contains cyanide, has been buried in unmapped sites.
Man found guilty of flouting kauri dieback laws
Armitstead could be fined up to $60,000 when he is sentenced in May.
Opposition mounting on Watercare's Waikato River plan
Southgate, also Hamilton mayor, has been a vocal opponent of the application.
Would you drink treated sewage? Auckland told to stop relying on Waikato for water
Confidential agreement could see recycled wastewater on the table.
Half-tonne fatberg blocks Gisborne network
Second one in as many years at this particular spot.
Watercare says $160m needed if Waikato River take goes ahead
A permanent water treatment plant at Tuakau would need to be built.
Cameron Burrows: We're in the right place to face our climate-change challenge
Opinion: We need to rapidly make changes but they must be the right changes.
NZ imported more coal last year than in any year since 2006
The Govt is being challenged to spend more money on renewable energy
Central Hawke's Bay climate resilience project push back, despite government funding
The climate resilience project aims to protect Waipawa riverbanks from erosion.
Angler's horror at damage to trout from ingested rubbish
A trout badly harmed by an ingested thread spurs a call to keep rubbish out of our rivers.
Snake in a drain: Dead python comes out of pipe
Snake found in a pipe on South Auckland construction site.
Taihape Area School gets rebuild a decade after flaw identified
Country town's school blighted by leaks and backed-up sewage is finally getting a rebuild.
Trial aims to prevent runaway mussel floats
Research trial aims to reduce number of mussel floats that get lost at sea each year.
Company at top of dumping breach list takes on big new contract
Tanning company with a history of dumping contaminants taking on a large new contract.
Silver Fern Farms fined $337k over potentially lethal ammonia leak
Ammonia leak potentially lethal to residents, staff and emergency services.
Hundreds of fish die in estuary
The dead fish included smelt, flounder, giant bullies, trout and inanga.
Two years, two environmental disasters for Contact
A routine spraying operation to control pests goes wrong, killing 1.1ha of vegetation.
Authorities alarmed after 10-year-old spots koi carp in lake
10-year-old looked down and saw the fish.
Illegal 120m-long net in marine reserve caught sharks, rays and birds
The net was attached by a milk bottle float and tied to a mangrove tree on the shoreline
Lead in the water: Govt unveils 'rapid review' into tainted sites
'New Zealanders have every right to expect that their drinking water is safe'.
Big Read: Five positive things we learned from major climate report
From decarbonising cars to managing methane, the new climate report offers many positives.
Predator-free just a dream without new tools, say scientists
A new model offers a grim outlook for NZ's mission to be pest-free by 2050.
End of petrol cars: NZ must ban fossil-fuelled imports by 2032, says Climate Change Commission
Jacinda Ardern said the Government "will not hold back" on climate change action.
Climate change report: Ban on petrol-car imports by 2032, cut cow numbers
Govt told NZ must cut cow numbers and get most Kiwis in EVs to hit climate targets.
'Achievable and affordable': Ardern and Shaw react to emissions advice
Politicians react to the draft advice on how to meet emissions targets.