Environment
Govt looks set to relocate funds to battle climate change as part of 'reprioritisation'
The government looks set to raid the fund it set up to pay for the climate emergency to bankroll its "reprioritisation".
Silicosis: How engineered stone is killing tradies
Engineered stone is a kitchen and bathroom designer's dream - but it can come with a heavy cost for people working with it. Audio
Silicosis: How engineered stone is killing tradies
Engineered stone is a kitchen and bathroom designer's dream - but it can come with a heavy cost for people working with it.
AudioIncrease in Kererū, piwakawaka, and tūī - garden bird survey
Twitchers are recording more kererū, piwakawaka, and tūī in their backyards each year, according to the garden bird survey. Audio
Garden Bird Survey giving insight into trends
Birders are recording more kererū, piwakawaka, and tūī in their backyards each year, according to the garden bird survey.
Manaaki Whenua - landcare research - has been co-ordinating the mid-winter… Audio
Ōtāne, Waipawa boil water notice lifted
Residents in Ōtāne and Waipawa can now drink from their taps after a 26-day boil water notice was lifted.
The notice affected nearly twenty per cent of residents in the Central Hawke's Bay… Audio
Putting trees back into the urban jungle
Why do we need more tree cover in our urban environments? The Detail finds out. Audio
"We're just doing this out of our own hearts" - Hawkes Bay relief volunteers
In this Voices episode, we're talking to volunteers coming together to help the Hawkes Bay's community back on its feet again after Cyclone Gabrielle. Audio
"We're just doing this out of our own hearts" - Hawkes Bay relief volunteers
In this Voices episode, we're talking to volunteers coming together to help the Hawkes Bay's community back on its feet again after Cyclone Gabrielle.
AudioPutting trees back into the urban jungle
Why do we need more tree cover in our urban environments? The Detail finds out.
Audio'Blame culture' taking its toll on workers - Business forum
Forestry workers in areas where slash has caused widespread community anger have been told by their chief executives and managing directors they can temporarily stop wearing branded uniforms.
Waimate residents sceptical over public meetings on waste to energy plant
The company behind a waste to energy proposal hopes a series of public meetings next week will put residents' minds at ease.
Proposal to ban 'forever chemicals' in cosmetics for NZers
A US study last year found more than half of sampled cosmetic products contained high levels of PFAS.
White House says no decision has been made on Alaska drilling project
President Joe Biden's administration has not yet made a final decision on whether to approve ConocoPhillips' massive Willow oil project in northwest Alaska, the White House said on Friday, pushing…
Aucklanders warned to avoid black algae on Waiheke beaches
Testing of the algae has identified a toxin that causes skin and eye irritation.
Jon Tunnicliffe: releasing waterways from a stranglehold
Cyclone Gabrielle resulted in major shifts in our waterways, causing significant damage - but it's in their nature for rivers to move. Audio, Gallery
Critter of the Week: the strap-toothed whale
Critter often highlights lesser-loved and lesser-known mini beasts but there are still some larger mammals out there we don't know much about. One of these species is the strap-toothed whale… Audio
Transport agency not required to quantify emissions from road building - High Court
A court challenge to force Waka Kotahi to take climate change into account more has failed.
Wanganui River in-flood flows onto farms after council 'failed' to heed warning
An in-flood Wanganui River was running through farms near Hari Hari on Thursday, just two days after West Coast Regional Council received a strong warning from locals at a stormy on-site meeting.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Broken road halting restart for popular school programme
A Tai Rāwhiti education programme that boasts a one-year waiting list has bad news for schools eagerly awaiting their turn to visit.
