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‘Was a hero, now it seems I’m a villain’: Businessman asked to leave flooded land a month after buying it off council
'Good on them for showing up. But there's no place for their business in Pākōwhai.'

What’s causing a spate of rubbish truck fires in Auckland?
Residents are being told off for inadvertently causing rubbish truck fires.

The greening of New Zealand business
Large and small, businesses are not waiting to be told how to address climate change.

'Pathetic' sewerage system poorly designed from the start: Drainlayer
Coastal residents despair as sewage continues to spill into picturesque bay.

Illegal dumping: The items pulled from Tauranga's harbour
Illegal dumping harms environment, burdens Tauranga ratepayers financially.

'Had a man-look': Dumped remains left rotting for two months despite five reports
Council apologises after twice looking and failing to find the dumped remains.

Rubbish or good idea? Residents weigh in on kerbside collection changes
Locals divided on changes: some support, others worry about fewer red bin collections.

Rotorua food and green waste collection to start next year
What it will cost eligible households.

Why Auckland Council confiscated more than 100 recycling bins
At least two warnings were served on households before the bins were taken away.

Community group which helps up to 100 a day appeals for new home
The Clothing Sheds and Aroha Gardens offers clothes and kai to up to 100 people a day.

'Not enough evidence' that incinerator would be positive for community, mayor says
Waipā District Council prepares feedback on Te Awamutu waste-to-energy plant.

Prime Minister comfortable living by new radioactive waste facility
A facility for storing all of the country's radioactive waste has been built in Manawatū.

What can you do with your vege scraps?
From inventive pesto to DIY crisps, Nikki Birrell recommends getting creative.

Watch: Secret radioactive waste facility built; neighbours 'horrified' they weren't told
The Health Ministry argues the facility was built in secret due to 'national security'.

NZ's secret radioactive waste facility
The storage facility, made with concrete and steel, was kept secret at the request of the Health Ministry. Video / Ben Dickens Graphics / Corey Fleming

Simon and Paula Herbert buy into NZX-listed WasteCo
New move from couple with holdings in marina, data centre and dredging sectors.

Hip hip poo-ray, it’s World Toilet Day!
Reporter Noelle is down in the dumps at Māngere Wastewater Treatment Plant to get to the bottom of what happens to our poo when it goes down the loo.

Car 'saves the day' after truck rolls down steep Wellington hill
A large truck has come off a notoriously windy road in the capital.

For or against waste-to-energy plant: Submissions due by December 18
Time running out to submit to EPA on Te Awamutu's waste-to-energy plant.

Beyond Soap founder on making sustainability affordable
Charlene Fitisemanu talks to Tom Raynel about her sustainable soap business Beyond.

Presentation to offer wastewater discharge solutions for Raglan
Council proposal has been put together after years of community consultation and research.