Stories by Kate Gudsell

The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment is warning proposed changes to the RMA give central government potentially far-reaching powers. Audio

A five-year ban on new irrigation schemes is being called for by the tourism sector in the wake of the dairy downturn. Audio

New Zealand's biodiversity is going backwards and will continue to decline unless DOC gets a much-needed funding boost, conservation scientists and environmental groups say. Audio

The government's official forecasts project its emissions to far exceed the reduction target it took to Paris.

The impact of rising sea levels on communities is "like a slowly unfolding red zone", according to Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Jan Wright. Audio

At least 9000 buildings across coastal New Zealand have been flagged as being at risk of rising sea levels. Could your home be one of them?

The decision by Silver Fern Farms' shareholders to forge ahead with a Chinese joint venture has removed uncertainty from the sector, according to a meat industry commentator.

The motor vehicle industry is open to discussing more rigorous testing of vehicle emissions in the wake of the Volkswagen emissions cheat scandal.

The Labour Party is accusing the Government of blindly passing legislation, which allows private data of New Zealand taxpayers to be given to United States authorities. Audio