Eugenie Sage
Visiting New Zealand the 'Kiwi way'
A new tourist campaign is asking people to experience Aotearoa the "Kiwi way" to encourage responsible travelling. Video
Hauraki Gulf clean-up plan resurrected
A sweeping plan to clean up and protect the Hauraki Gulf that's languished in a drawer for two years is being dusted off and will be put into action. The Conservation Minister, Eugenie Sage, is set to… Audio
Sage accused of 'rubber-stamping' land sales to foreigners
The Green Party MP and Land Information Minister Eugenie Sage is being accused of rubber-stamping the sale of sensitive land to foreigners - despite promising that would stop. New figures show, in her… Audio
Eugenie Sage defends land sales to overseas buyers
The Land Information Minister Eugenie Sage is pushing back against claims she is rubber-stamping the sale of sensitive land to overseas buyers. New figures show the Green Party minister has approved… Audio
How do we reduce construction waste in a building boom?
The Green Building Council is calling for more to be done to stop construction waste going to the dump as the building boom ramps up. Auckland Council estimates up to 600,000 tonnes of building and… Audio
Wanaka helicopter crash a huge loss for DOC - Eugenie Sage
The helicopter that crashed on Thursday in Wanaka was carrying two Department of Conservation staff members on a tahr control operation. Both DOC workers and the pilot Nick Wallis died when the leased… Audio
Milford Sound traffic cutback considered
Cutting back on the number of cars allowed into Milford Sound is one of the changes being considered to cope with the increasing numbers of tourists driving to the popular destination. Tourism… Audio
Minister demands DOC explain kiwi deaths
The Conservation Minister has asked for a report on why nine little-spotted kiwi died at a Hawke's Bay sanctuary.
Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage discusses tahr cull
The powerful hunting lobby has won concessions in the heated fight over the cull of thousands of Himalayan Tahr from the Southern Alps. The Minister of Conservation, Eugenie Sage, has been forced to… Audio
Onshore processing key for plastic recycling - Eugenie Sage
It's not clear whether thousands of tonnes of plastic being sent from New Zealand to Malaysia for recycling is ending up on bonfires. Since China banned plastic imports at the start of the year… Audio
'Throw this female franchise out'
MPs acknowledge the efforts of suffragists in the past, how far the country has come and also what needs to be done as it marked the 125th anniversary of women attaining the right to vote in New… Audio
Foreign investors buy sensitive land without official consent
Foreign investors have managed to buy sensitive land at least 16 times in the past two years without getting the required official consent. Figures given to RNZ News show nearly 30 other cases are… Audio
Waiheke aims for predator-free 2050
Auckland's Waiheke Island is being used to test out how New Zealand can achieve its goal of being predator free by 2050. The government wants the country rid of all stoats, rats and possums by then -… Audio
1080 hearing continues in Environment Court
A conservation group opposing the drop of 1080 in the Hunua Ranges south-east of Auckland is back in court today. The Friends of Sherwood Trust won a temporary injunction in the Environment Court… Audio
Sage urges Matt Lauer to join land access negotiations
The Land Information Minister, Eugenie Sage, is shunting responsibility for the lack of access to the Hunter Valley onto the previous government. The former anchor of NBC's Today show Matt Lauer… Audio
Minister and iwi opposed to mining exploration permit
Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage isn't impressed a mining exploration permit was granted off the Taranaki coast and within a marine mammal reserve, but the government says its hands are tied. Audio
Water bottling approval: Why did Sage not recuse herself?
The Greens' Eugenie Sage says her hands were tied when she gave approval for a Chinese water bottling company to expand. The Green party has campaigned hard on banning new water bottling consents and… Audio
Green Party labelled 'sellout' over water decision
The Green Party is facing blowback from supporters who say it has sold out after one of its ministers allowed a Chinese water bottling giant to expand.
Eugenie Sage addresses 'broken' NZ recycling system
Recycled materials are being stockpiled around the country while authorities struggle to work out what to do with it all. Last year, China stopped taking 24 different types of waste. A report out… Audio
Largest ever predator control project launched
Taranaki Taku Tūranga - which aims to eradicate pests from the entire region -- will get an injection of nearly $12 million over five years from the Predator Free 2050 fund. Video, Audio