Environment

Dumping fear as Auckland considers fortnightly rubbish collections

Larger households will face bigger challenges if Auckland's rubbish collection drops from weekly to ...

Capital's thriving kiwi project - a tourism prospect?

Ten North Island brown kiwi transferred from South Taranaki are the latest addition to a thriving po...

Capital's thriving kiwi project - a tourism prospect?

Ten North Island brown kiwi transferred from South Taranaki are the latest addition to a thriving po...

How deep tech could revolutionise our economy - at a price

Deep tech is big sky thinking that could transform our economy with processes that disrupt regular i...

Brand new tree-top walk opens on Auckland's North Shore

A new 60m long and 18m high bridge through a canopy of kauri trees attracted more than 5000 people a...

Researcher wants more NZ ecosystems granted legal personhood

A senior researcher at Otago University wants the notion of legal personhood for the environment "ta...

'Gutted': Barrytown Flats residents on mining decision

The decision to let a mineral mine go ahead on the Barrytown Flats, just north of Greymouth, has the...

‘Surreal’: Leonardo DiCaprio praises kiwi conservation group

Hollywood actor and environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio has praised a Wellington-based conservation g...

Waka carved from 700-year-old pōhutukawa unveiled on Waiheke

A waka carved from a fallen 700-year-old pōhutukawa tree has been blessed in a dawn ceremony on Waih...

Aerial surveys tally ducks as shooting season starts

Duck shooting season starts today, with about 60,000 hunters expected to take part over the next two...

Govt avoids Akl 25.8% water rate hike in Local Water Done Well deal

The Government has announced its plan to provide a "financially sustainable model" for the future of...

Concerns raised over DOC plan to halve Chatham Islands staff

The Public Service Association (PSA) says a proposal to halve the Department of Conservation's Chath...

NZTA tells dealers to repay Clean Car rebates on almost 200 EVs

Waka Kotahi/New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) has found almost 200 cases where car dealers pockete...

Prince William delivers surprise address at Steve Irwin Gala

William, Prince of Wales gave a surprise address at the Wildlife Warriors’ Steve Irwin Gala in Las V...

Flume tank unveiled in bid to kickstart ocean farming sector

New Zealand’s largest tank, designed to create an environment imitating the sea, has been unveiled i...

NZ scientists hope to end AFB, a devasting bee disease

Scientists are working on an innovative new method to limit the spread of American Foulbrood, a path...