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Searching for New Zealand's most interesting tree
Six nominees for this year's New Zealand Tree of the Year competition have been revealed, with organisers saying the story behind the trees is often as important as the vegetation itself. Audio
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NIWA job cuts could gut team of NZ's top climate modellers
4:12 pm todayJob cuts at Crown-owned science company NIWA could cull a team of New Zealand's top climate modellers, RNZ understands.
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The mutating bird flu lurking on our borders
5:20 am todayThe Detail - Avian flu is adapting to spread beyond poultry farms to wildlife and mammals, including humans. It's not here yet, but it's coming closer.
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Government climate advisor has shipping in its sights
6 May 2024The Climate Change Commission is floating the idea of bringing international shipping into New Zealand's carbon-cutting targets.
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The woman fighting climate change with accounting
3 May 2024Wendy McGuinness has a different take on what's holding back climate action in New Zealand.
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Northland wants to be the the first region to eradicate wild deer
3 May 2024An ambitious plan to make Northland the first region in New Zealand to eradicate wild deer is underway near the Bay of Islands. Audio
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Hidden mouse population could be devastating for Rakiura-Stewart Island
3 May 2024Images of small rodents were captured on Rakiura-Stewart Island during a routine surveillance operation last year.
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'Ministerial override must go' - Hearings begin over fast-track bill
2 May 2024None of the groups that spoke to Parliament's environment committee on Thursday supported the bill as it stands.
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Cleaning up an entire coastline - alone
30 Apr 2024Melissa Lieser plans to walk 33km to clean up every beach from Ōwhiro Bay to Oriental Bay.
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Call for review of drinking water standard
30 Apr 2024It comes after Greenpeace said drinking water in several towns had nitrates at levels linked to an increased risk of premature and underweight births.
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Kiwi sends sawmill workers into panic: 'Quite a big creature'
30 Apr 2024A kiwi wandered into a sawmill and spent a few hours exploring before hiding under a workbench.
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Fast-track bill could affect NZ's reputation
29 Apr 2024The ministers responsible for green-lighting major projects need to be open about potential conflicts of interest, says Transparency International. Audio
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Thousands of beehives lost to Cyclone Gabrielle, keepers say
28 Apr 2024For the autumn season, natural disasters were the underlying cause of many losses, according to a survey.
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Support growing for granting ecosystems legal personhood, researchers say
28 Apr 2024Researchers from Otago University have been studying how legal rights for the environment differ around the world. Audio
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Is NZ bringing in 'Indonesian coal every month to keep the lights on'?
26 Apr 2024Analysis: The Resource Minister said it, but is it true and why does it matter?
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High levels of toxic algae found in Kāpiti river
25 Apr 2024High levels of toxic algae have been found along the Waikanae River in Kāpiti, north of Wellington.
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High levels of paralytic shellfish toxins found in Queen Charlotte Sound
24 Apr 2024People are being warned not to collect or eat shellfish from Queen Charlotte Sound or part of Golden Bay after high levels of paralytic shellfish toxins were detected.
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Hydrogen fuelling station opens in South Auckland
24 Apr 2024New Zealand is one step closer to low-emissions road freight with the opening of a hydrogen fuelling station in South Auckland yesterday.
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Building begins on NZ's largest solar farm in Canterbury
23 Apr 2024Construction has begun on a $104 million solar farm on the Canterbury Plains, with power set to start flowing by the end of this year.
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'Our industry has to change': Homes get top climate rating
23 Apr 2024A three bedroom, two bathroom home in South Auckland has achieved the highest possible climate-friendly rating, one of the first family-sized homes to achieve that level of sustainability.
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NZ's smallest bird ventures from predator-free zones
22 Apr 2024A bird species rarely seen in the capital is believed to still be lingering around after being spotted in a Wellington suburb. Audio
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Another Gisborne forestry company loses accreditation
22 Apr 2024Two Gisborne forestry companies have lost their sustainability certifications within two months.
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The Auckland record store pressing vinyl made out of cooking oil
It's Record Store Day, and one Auckland shop is taking the new-found interest in vinyl one step further.
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Firms invited to apply for fast-track consents include 'environmental destroyers' - Greenpeace
20 Apr 2024Environmentalists have slammed a list of organisations who have been invited to apply to the Government's proposed fast-track approvals scheme.
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Who has been invited to apply for fast-track consents?
19 Apr 2024The government's released the list of organisations provided with information on how to apply - just hours before public submissions on the bill close.
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Barrier businesses welcome new moorings for boaties hit by caulerpa ban
19 Apr 2024Anchoring has been restricted around most of the island to help stop the spread of the invasive seaweed caulerpa. Audio
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Rare skink on brink of extinction
18 Apr 2024There are fewer than 1000 mature Canterbury spotted skinks are now left, the Department of Conservation says.
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NZ's planet-heating gases hit lowest level since '90s
18 Apr 2024The country has now cut its planet-heating gases for three years in a row.
