Environment

Farmers want yet more changes to the latest emissions pricing proposal.

Explainer - Back from the dead, cobbled together from old parts and handed to the NBA: It's not Frankenstein's monster playing basketball, it's the government's RMA replacements.

Japan is standing its ground over the planned discharge of treated radioactive waste from Fukushima into the Pacific Ocean in 2023 despite strong opposition from Pacific leaders. Audio

After a huge outcry from farmers, the government has made some changes to its proposal to price agricultural carbon emissions.

A contaminated well that can no longer supply a marae highlights the fears driving the latest court action against a wind-to-hydrogen plant.

A popular Gisborne river that becomes a "liquid slurry of mud" in bad weather is increasingly unusable for recreationalists and wildlife alike, waka ama groups say.

The plan will put 30 percent of the planet under protection by the end of the decade.

Residents and visitors to the Queenstown Lakes are encouraged to be wai wise this summer or they could face temporary water restrictions.

The delayed start to the new season followed a review after pāua were over-fished last summer.

The Department of Conservation (DOC) is reminding people with dogs to do their research before setting out.

Biosecurity officers are staying vigilant as increasing numbers of international visitors return to the country.

A year ago flash floods left many Manawatū homes waterlogged and covered in debris.

Natural disasters, economic turmoil, and injustices in the justice system - The Detail recaps the big stories from this year.

They say it's the most wonderful time of the year. But what isn't so wonderful is the waste that can come with the festive season.