Environment

Environment headlines with summaries.

• Newest breeding pair of takahē released into ecosanctuary

  New Zealand

  29 May 2020

  

  Two young takahē have been released into Orokonui Ecosanctuary near Dunedin.

  Newest breeding pair of takahē released into ecosanctuary

• Covid-19 could revive single-use plastics - agribusiness head

  New Zealand Country

  11 May 2020

  

  The Covid-19 crisis could be a big setback to progress on eliminating plastics, a rural expert has warned.

  Covid-19 could revive single-use plastics - agribusiness head

• Okarito gecko species rediscovered decades later

  New Zealand West Coast

  25 May 2020

  

  DOC rangers have found the Okarito gecko, a lizard species last encountered decades ago, on the West Coast.

  Okarito gecko species rediscovered decades later

• Kakī population soars under predator control

  New Zealand

  23 May 2020

  

  The world's rarest wading bird is coming back from the brink of extinction.

  Kakī population soars under predator control

• 'Green tape' policies should be put on hold - Simon Bridges

  Politics economy

  19 May 2020

  

  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.

  'Green tape' policies should be put on hold - Simon Bridges

• Council fined for wastewater discharge

  New Zealand

  19 May 2020

  

  The Matamata-Piako District Council has been fined almost $50,000 for unlawfully discharging wastewater into the environment.

  Council fined for wastewater discharge

• EPA grants consent for OMV to drill up to 10 exploration wells

  Business

  15 May 2020

  

  Austrian 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.

  EPA grants consent for OMV to drill up to 10 exploration wells

• Coastal flooding on the rise with sea levels - new study

  science environment

  14 May 2020

  

  Our 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

  Coastal flooding on the rise with sea levels - new study

• More than 405sq km of Amazon deforested in just one month

  World

  10 May 2020

  

  Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest rose sharply last month as the country prepared to send troops to try to curb illegal logging and mining.

  Amazon: Sharp rise in deforestation during Covid-19 restrictions

• Zealandia: Going bush after going stir crazy

  In Case You Missed It

  8 May 2020

  

  Two 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.

  Zealandia: Going bush after going stir crazy

• Unconfirmed sightings of barn owls in west Auckland

  New Zealand

  6 May 2020

  

  There'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

  Unconfirmed sightings of barn owls in west Auckland

• Pest detection cameras catch lockdown breaches in Hauraki Gulf

  New Zealand Covid-19

  5 May 2020

  

  Pest detection cameras on an island in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf have caught people breaching the level 3 and 4 lockdown rules.

  Pest detection cameras catch lockdown breaches in Hauraki Gulf