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Cook Islands moves to ban single-use plastic
A Bill banning single use plastics is set to go before the Cook Islands Parliament before the end of the year.
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Canada to ban single-use plastics as early as 2021
Canada will ban "harmful" single-use plastics as early as 2021 in a bid to reduce ocean waste, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced.
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Police raid on ABC 'clearly designed to intimidate'
ABC chair Ita Buttrose has "grave concern" about this week's Australian Federal Police (AFP) raid at the national broadcaster.
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ABC raid 'chilling' for freedom of press
An Australian police raid on public broadcaster ABC risks having a chilling effect on freedom of the press, its editorial director says. Audio
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Initiative launched to plant 1 million trees in Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea's capital has launched an initiative to plant a million trees each year.
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Volunteers continue Fox River landfill cleanup
Volunteers have spent their first day picking plastic waste out of the Fox River bed since all funding for the landfill cleanup ended on Friday.
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Guilty plea: Man, 74, murdered and decapitated after drugs dispute
The man accused of fatally stabbing a Petone pensioner and decapitating him has pleaded guilty to murder.
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Plastic bag scam cleaning up Solomons capital
Hundreds of residents in the Solomon Islands capital of Honiara have been collecting plastic bags to sell to a mysterious buyer who supposedly turns the plastic waste into fuel.
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Islands in West Papua to ban plastic bags
A group of islands in Indonesia's West Papua is set to ban the use of plastic bags.
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Govt reveals recycling plans after China's waste import ban
The government has announced the next steps in its plan to recharge New Zealand's recycling.
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Reliance on cars hurting us and our environment: Report
A new report wants local body and central government to set targets for travel on foot, bike and public transport in order to reduce reliance on cars. Audio
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Plastic bag recycling scheme 'needs to be more sustainable'
The soft plastics recycling bins that people used to see at supermarkets are not likely to be making a comeback any time soon.
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Rubbish-strewn West Coast brings resident to tears
The sight of rubbish from a washed out West Coast tip strewn on once-pristine sand is enough to bring a local resident to tears, and he says it's going to be impossible to clean up on foot.
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Hutt City stops recycling type three to seven plastics
Hutt City Council is joining the growing number of councils no longer accepting type three to seven plastics for recycling.
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The plastic ties that bind
Nikki Mandow delves into the economic mysteries behind the guilt-assuaging plastic packaging recycling bins, which mysteriously disappeared from supermarkets late last year. And she asks, should we… Audio
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Visitor brought dengue to Cook Islands, says govt
The Cook Islands government says a recent visitor to the country was infected with the dengue virus when he arrived in the capital, Rarotonga.
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Dengue outbreak declared in Cook Islands
The Ministry of Health in the Cook Islands has declared a dengue outbreak, following the confirmation of seven dengue cases in Rarotonga in February.
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Archey's frogs thriving in the King Country
Audio 7 Feb 2019The King Country population of the highly threatened Archey's frog is thriving, thanks to years of rat control. Audio
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Miriama Kamo isn't giving up the zero-waste challenge
The month of January has been at times joyful and at times very challenging for Miriama Kamo on her 31 day zero-waste challenge. But now the TVNZ broadcaster has decided her challenge won't end with… Audio
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Dateline Pacific evening edition for 28 January 2019
Aid workers based in Vanuatu fear a disaster if a cyclone struck people already displaced by Ambae's volcanic eruptions; the member of parliament for Madang in Papua New Guinea is seeking to end a… Audio
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Dateline Pacific morning edition for 28 January 2019
The member of parliament for Madang in Papua New Guinea is seeking to end a four year ban on liquor outlets imposed by the provincial executive council; from Wednesday this week Samoa is to enforce a… Audio
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Shopping bags first go on Samoa plastic crackdown
From Wednesday this week Samoa is to enforce a ban on one use plastic bags from the country's supermarkets and food stores. Audio
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Compliance with plastic bag ban to be checked in Samoa
A nation-wide inspection is to be carried out in Samoa to ensure compliance with a ban on single-use-plastics.
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On the farm: Our guide to what's happening around rural New Zealand
What's happening on farms and orchards around New Zealand? Each week Radio New Zealand’s Country Life reporters talk to people in rural areas across the country to find out. Audio
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Sherpa Tenzing's sons travel through Aotearoa
As China cuts the number of climbers at Mt Everest, Sherpa Tenzing Norgay's sons are in New Zealand to discuss indigenous approaches to tourism with Māori. Audio