COMMENT: The most recent issue to get the "more to Kiwi than iwi" treatment - from a disaffected group of extreme, right-wing, former politicians - is water rights.

COMMENT: Any move to reduce the impact of poor quality science and base our decisions on genuine, peer-reviewed information is a positive one for NZ.

COMMENT: We should be focussing on providing clean, filtered water to as many people as possible, because it is a basic human right, writes Sam Judd. Not selling water off to an overseas company.

Councils everywhere will welcome the Government's move to take the water fluoridating decision out of their hands and give it to DHB's.

Environment Minister Nick Smith says he will not commit to making every single waterway in NZ "swimmable" because it would be too complex and costly.

Just days after New Zealand's longest river failed a major health check, a grassroots group is petitioning Parliament demanding action.

COMMENT: Imagine going through your day without ready access to clean water for drinking, cooking, washing or bathing.

A 71-year-old eco-warrior has been viciously beaten by four men after posting a video on social media showing sewage seeping into a fresh waterway.

Punakaiki residents say they want to be told if chlorine is added to their drinking-water supply.

Last week, the image of a herd of cows in a pristine high country lake provoked widespread outrage, writes Dame Anne Salmond. The mood of the country has changed.

Witnesses report a body has been found off the Beach Haven wharf.

Hamish Rieger spent his last lifeguard shift helping a 5-year-old with a blue-bottle jellyfish sting, and helping one of his mates out of the surf.

The Mt Maunganui teenager who drowned after being swept off rocks had just finished his shift as a surf lifeguard.

A "level 2 restriction" on water has been put in place for residents in the Foxton and Foxton Beach areas.

The 12-year-old boy who died in a boating accident will leave 'a bloody huge hole in the family' his father says.

Flint residents take city to court after lead levels in children spike following water switch.

Before the Syrian conflict, the country suffered a severe drought. Resulting crop failures sent over 1.5 million people into urban centres that contributed to the destabilisation of the country and devastating civil war.

Two heroes jumped into a swollen North Island river to save the life of a woman swept away.

Ben and Anton adventure through more of the Icelandic wilderness in search of more perfect waterfalls. They settle on Godafoss. Godafoss translates to ‘Waterfall of the Gods’. It got its name during early Christian times in Iceland when Norse deities were thrown into the falls in an effort to establish Christianity as the sole religion of the country. These days it is a tourist hot spot and one of the most famous waterfalls in Iceland. There are several lines to run on Godafoss due to its horseshoe shape and we ran it multiple times. It varies in height from 10 - 14 meters tall and no matter what time of the day you run it you will have a huge crowd of tourists cheering you on. Source: Red Bull/youtube

I regularly find myself arguing that the long-term benefit of looking after our natural resources outweighs that of pillaging them for a quick buck, writes Sam Judd. And sustainable tourism revenue is one of the economic benefits at stake.

Kayaker Ben Brown and Anton Immler head over to the Kayaking mecca of Iceland to explore some of the natural wonders and pick off some classic waterfalls along the way. Ben's first stop was the waterfall Thjofafoss which translates to the ‘Waterfall of Thieves’ - it got its name form Pagan times when thieves were drowned in the waterfall for their crimes. It is approximately 14 meters tall and is more impressive for its volume rather than its height. Source: Red Bull/YouTube

Water will be the big issue this century, say leading experts from law firm Minter Ellison Rudd Watts.

More than $450,000 of hardship relief in water bills has been granted in the three years since radical changes to the way Aucklanders pay for water.

The controversial $275 million Ruataniwha water storage scheme in Hawkes Bay is a step closer after the High Court said no appeals had been lodged in the consent process.

Residents of 10 houses have been affected by flooding after a water main burst in St Heliers this morning.

John Clark, chairman of the Cornwall Park Trust Board, explains why the board would not let Watercare put a new pipe through the park.