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Iwi vows to continue fight against Dome Valley landfill plan
24 Nov 2020Mana whenua made their case to independent commissioners against a controversial dump proposed for the Dome Valley, north of Auckland.
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Marine activity impacts on Marlborough Sounds seabed mapped
21 Nov 2020Soundwave survey maps could become an "invaluable tool" for the management of marine farms in the Marlborough Sounds.
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Bottom trawling petition delivered to Parliament
18 Nov 2020A cohort of environmental groups have delivered a 50,000-strong petition to Parliament, wanting the government to ban bottom trawling on seamounts.
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Leaving the coast: A political and financial nightmare
The Detail - Even under the best-case scenario of sea level rise, nearly 70,000 properties will be uninhabitable and unusable in 80 years time. So how do you go about moving people away from the…
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Toxic sludge on Wellington beach: 'People are smelling and breathing fumes'
19 Nov 2020A toxic sludge has again poured onto a beach on Wellington's south coast and there are no plans to permanently stop it.
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NZ government to defend kaimoana exports in US lawsuit over Māui dolphins
16 Nov 2020Up to $247 million of New Zealand seafood exports to the United States are under threat because of the ongoing court action.
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Kākāpō wins bird of the year for an unprecedented second time
16 Nov 2020The votes are in and the result is conclusive - the kākāpō has won bird of the year for an unprecedented second time. Audio
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Govt announces $70m fund to make fossil fuel switch
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made the announcement on the fund today, which will allow businesses to access financial support to switch away from boilers run on coal and gas.
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Risk profile for bird strikes at some airports increasing
1 Nov 2020Two of New Zealand's three air force bases have the country's highest risk profiles for bird strikes on aircraft.
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West Coast whitebaiters worried about potential river closures
27 Oct 2020West Coasters are worried their rivers may be closed to whitebaiting as part of a proposal about to go to the incoming Minister of Conservation. Audio
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Time running out for endangered albatross unless longline fishers change - sea bird expert
27 Oct 2020A new Department of Conservation study shows there have been 35,000 unexplained deaths in the past 11 years of the already critically endangered antipodean albatross.
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Algal blooms in parts of Lake Rotorua prompts warning
24 Oct 2020Fishers are being warned to avoid parts of Lake Rotorua after a potentially toxic algae bloom was found in the lake.
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Bottle Lake Forest guardian fearful of more suspicious fires
23 Oct 2020A park ranger living on the doorstep of Christchurch's Bottle Lake Forest Park says a spate of fires in the area is the worst he's seen in three decades.
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Devon St turns over new leaf after years of slip-ups
21 Oct 2020After years of complaints, the avenue of alder trees lining New Plymouth's main street are undergoing a heavy trim before they get the chop completely.
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Fonterra rolls out on farm emissions reports for its farmers
13 Oct 2020The dairy co-operative has introduced on-farm greenhouse gas emissions profiles which it says will help its farmers better understand how they can reduce emissions.
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'The sea-ice is dying': Historic Arctic trip ends
The German Research Vessel Polarstern returns to port after drifting for a year in Arctic sea-ice.
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La Niña likely to bring rain for top of NZ this summer - Niwa
There are fears a lack of rain will lead to another serious drought this year, but weather experts are predicting there might be a reversal of fortunes.
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Climate change already having 'profound impact' as fire risk rises - report
15 Oct 2020Not as clean and green as you might think - and New Zealanders need to stop driving so much. That's the message from the Ministry for the Environment's latest report.
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Brewing company and wineries among those to breach pollutant limits
15 Oct 2020Half of the firms in Napier allowed to discharge pollutants into the city's wastewater system breached agreed limits in the past year.
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Wellingtonians disgusted at bizarre attacks: 'It feels so wasteful'
9 Oct 2020Wellington's environment and conservation efforts are under siege after a spate of malicious or ignorant attacks, including a hole cut in a sanctuary's fence and paint dumped down the drain.
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Labour pledges stronger protections against kauri dieback if re-elected
9 Oct 2020Labour is pledging to defend kauri trees from dieback by using the Biosecurity Act's strongest form of protection - a National Pest Management Plan.
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Renewable energy's role in combating climate change
The Detail - New Zealand is not far off achieving 100 percent renewable energy, but is it the best bet for combating climate change?
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Arrests as Extinction Rebellion protesters block entrance to coal mine
28 Sep 2020Police have arrrested 10 Extinction Rebellion protesters who had blocked the entrance to Bathurst's coal mine at Coalgate, Canterbury.
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Clean energy coal boiler replacement fund rolls out to more schools
24 Sep 2020Government funding to switch coal boilers to clean energy is being rolled out to another 18 schools.
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