Eugenie Sage
Government announces first project to create environmental jobs
The government has announced its first project as part of its scheme to push the creation of environmental jobs and initiatives.
Te Arawa Lakes Trust has received $2.5 million in funding to support… Audio
Moa remains get greater protection under proposal to stop sales
Moa bones are expected to get greater protection under new proposals announced today. The government is proposing to create regulations under the Wildlife Act to ban the sale of moa bones and other… Video, Audio
Sale of moa bones set to become illegal
It will become illegal to sell moa bones and those of other extinct species if a proposal to increase protections becomes law.
Conservation minister Eugenie Sage has released a discussion document… Audio
Produce growers: going plastic free not the answer
Cardboard, compostable packaging or plastic? What's the solution? While millions of people around the world have joined the Plastic Free July global movement - growers in the produce industry here say… Video, Audio
A year on from banning single use plastic bags: Eugenie Sage
An estimated 1.1 billion plastic shopping bags have been saved from New Zealand's environment since they were banned a year ago. Indira Stewart talks with Eugenie Sage, the Associate Minister for the… Audio
Queenstown tourism operators welcome plans to waive DOC fees
Tourism operators are welcoming plans to waive DOC fees so they can work on conservation land for for free for the next year.
Tourism Minister Kelvin Davis announced $25 million has been earmarked to… Video, Audio
Māui and Hector's dolphin protection plan prompts arguments
Marine scientists are again butting heads over a plan to protect endangered Māui and Hector's dolphins.
A threat management plan for the dolphins was the subject of vicious debate when it was… Audio
Government releases freshwater reforms
The Government is pushing ahead with tough new rules to improve freshwater quality in New Zealand, with some concessions to ease the financial burden on farmers.
The wide range of restrictions and… Audio
National Plan of Action for Seabirds working to zero deaths
The Government has launched a new plan aimed at stopping the thousands of seabird deaths that happen from commercial fishing each year. More seabirds breed in New Zealand waters than anywhere else in… Audio
Swarbrick propelled up Green Party list after membership vote
First-term MP Chlöe Swarbrick has been propelled up the Green Party's list to sit just behind the two co-leaders and ahead of the ministers.
The party's candidate ranking - published this morning -… Audio
Millions budgeted to fix Routeburn and Milford tracks in time for summer
The government will spend more than $13 million fixing damage to two of New Zealand's Great Walks, in the hope that the popular tramping routes could re-open for the summer season.
More than 440… Audio
Urgency with Budget 2020
After a budget announcement the Government normally introduces some legislation under urgency - this year it worked on six. Audio
NZ predator free 2050 plan unveiled, but light on detail
The Conservation Minister has unveiled plans to make New Zealand predator free by 2050, but admits we don't yet have the science to get there.
The plan includes short-term goals, like wiping out… Audio
Has E-waste recycling plan fizzled out?
The manager of one of New Zealand's largest e-waste firms, Computer Recycling describes the amount of electric goods being thrown away as "an epidemic". Patrick Moynahan has started a petition calling… Audio, Gallery
Milford Track to reopen next week after storm damage
The Milford Track is reopening next week after storm damage caused rockfalls and slips.
Tourists and New Zealanders will be able to walk a shortened version of the popular track.
Eugenie Sage is the… Audio
40 percent of plastics not recycled properly
Many of us have been recycling for years - but it turns out we're not that good at it. Research from the Waste Management Institute's found almost 40 percent of plastics that can be recycled end up in… Audio
Eugenie Sage on plastic phase out plan
The government says it will phase out more single-use plastics like polystyrene meat trays, takeaway cups and containers, after a new report on plastic waste from the Chief Science advisor.
According… Audio
Eugenie Sage responds to deerstalkers 1080 protest
Deerstalkers are protesting against 1080 drops during the deer breeding season.
They fear fawns will starve to death if their mothers die from eating the poison and are questioning the Department of… Audio
Government plan to save seabirds 'weak' - Forest and Bird
A government plan to save thousands of seabirds from being killed by the fishing industry each year is being called weak and ineffective.
The action plan details what fishers should do to avoid… Audio
Foreign-owned forestry company gets free pass to buy NZ land
Green Minister Eugenie Sage has given a foreign owned forestry company a free pass to buy thousands of hectares of New Zealand land without even needing to apply to the Overseas Investment Office… Audio