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Okarito gecko species rediscovered decades later
25 May 2020DOC rangers have found the Okarito gecko, a lizard species last encountered decades ago, on the West Coast.
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Kakī population soars under predator control
23 May 2020The world's rarest wading bird is coming back from the brink of extinction.
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'Green tape' policies should be put on hold - Simon Bridges
The government should put off "green tape" policies in the farming and primary sector while it focuses on jobs and economic growth, National leader Simon Bridges says.
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Council fined for wastewater discharge
19 May 2020The Matamata-Piako District Council has been fined almost $50,000 for unlawfully discharging wastewater into the environment.
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EPA grants consent for OMV to drill up to 10 exploration wells
15 May 2020Austrian oil and gas company OMV has been granted marine and marine discharge consents to drill up to 10 exploration and appraisal wells off the coast of Taranaki.
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Coastal flooding on the rise with sea levels - new study
14 May 2020Our Changing World - Small sea level rise is likely to drive huge increases in coastal flooding within 20-30 years, a study by NIWA's Dr Scott Stephens and Dr Rob Bell has found. Audio
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More than 405sq km of Amazon deforested in just one month
10 May 2020Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest rose sharply last month as the country prepared to send troops to try to curb illegal logging and mining.
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Zealandia: Going bush after going stir crazy
8 May 2020Two excited sisters emailed Wellington's Zealandia Ecosanctuary after they'd identified a bird they'd recorded on their phone while on their daily bubble walk around Karori.
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Unconfirmed sightings of barn owls in west Auckland
6 May 2020There's been a few ruffled feathers on a couple of West Auckland Facebook pages over the past week, with several unconfirmed sightings of barn owls. Audio
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Pest detection cameras catch lockdown breaches in Hauraki Gulf
5 May 2020Pest detection cameras on an island in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf have caught people breaching the level 3 and 4 lockdown rules.
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Auckland traffic pollution returns at alert level 3
1 May 2020Air pollution from traffic has soared to levels higher than before the level 4 lockdown in Auckland.
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Struggling fishing industry must be monitored, Forest and Bird warns
26 Apr 2020The downturn in fishing caused by the Covid-19 emergency could lead the industry to take environmentally damaging shortcuts warns Forest and Bird, but the seafood industry is defending its practices…
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Dunedin's Royal Albatross family: Waiting for a father's return
22 Apr 2020The Royal Albatross family on Dunedin's Tairoa Head, watched by more than 180,000 people around the world, has been reunited after an anxious month. Audio
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'More accurate accounting' shows lower agricultural emissions
15 Apr 2020Enhanced data on greenhouse gas emissions from livestock has revealed agriculture is contributing fewer emissions than first thought.
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Relaxed seals take over penguin colony during lockdown
20 Apr 2020Far more seals than usual are coming ashore in Oamaru during lockdown to relax and sunbathe at the local blue penguin colony.
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Freshwater quality decline threatens native species - report
16 Apr 2020New Zealand's native species and water quality are under threat from human activity and more than three-quarters of freshwater fish are threatened, the latest report says.
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NZ eighth-largest island on a mission to be stoat-free
14 Apr 2020Stoats had led to the local extinction of little spotted kiwi, yellow-crowned kākāriki and South Island kākā on the island in the western Marlborough Sounds.
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Covid-19: Ethical KiwiSaver funds prove more resilient
KiwiSaver funds invested solely in ethical companies are outperforming other funds amidst market volatility.
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First tuatara hatchlings discovered at South Island sanctuary
8 Apr 2020Tuatara hatchlings have been spotted at Orokonui Ecosanctuary for the first time since adult tuatara were released in 2012.
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Offshore wind a potential source of energy
3 Apr 2020A new discussion paper highlights the potential of offshore wind for electricity generation in Taranaki.
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Covid-19 lockdown: Looking back at how the first week went
1 Apr 2020Watch - More than 400 have died without having funerals, 500 babies were born, traffic has plummeted and animal adoptions have skyrocketed - this is first week of lockdown in numbers. Audio
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Coronavirus: Lockdowns reduce air pollution over Europe
New data shows air quality is improving over Europe during the coronavirus crisis.
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'Whizz in the Wild' campaign urges bush toilet etiquette
17 Mar 2020The head of a long-running visitor operation in the Abel Tasman National Park wants people to pack their own containers for storing soiled toilet tissue.
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Kauri dieback plan near completion - minister
13 Mar 2020Work on funding a plan to tackle kauri dieback is close to completion, Biosecurity Minister Damien O'Connor says.
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