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'Nothing short of disastrous': Seabed mining project another 'muru raupatu' for Taranaki
About 500 people braved icy waters off the New Plymouth coast on Sunday to protest against the Pātea seabed mining project. Audio
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'Sheep are not the problem': Farmers' message to govt
5:52 pm todayFarmers are campaigning against the government's reliance on planting pine trees to offset emissions.
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Bob's berry farm - thorny, thrifty and thriving
4:50 pm todayBob Teal's resourcefulness has allowed him to keep growing a niche range of berries into his 80s.
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The 12-year campaign to keep New Chum Beach from developers
1:35 pm todayFor the last 12 years, a group of locals have been fighting a planned 25-house development. Audio
'Nothing short of disastrous': Seabed mining project another 'muru raupatu' for Taranaki
About 500 people braved icy waters off the New Plymouth coast on Sunday to protest against the Pātea seabed mining project. Audio
'Sheep are not the problem': Farmers' message to govt
Farmers are campaigning against the government's reliance on planting pine trees to offset emissions.
Bob's berry farm - thorny, thrifty and thriving
Bob Teal's resourcefulness has allowed him to keep growing a niche range of berries into his 80s.
The 12-year campaign to keep New Chum Beach from developers
For the last 12 years, a group of locals have been fighting a planned 25-house development. Audio
Save our Sheep campaign erects billboards near Beehive
Billboards have gone up in full view of the Beehive and government offices in Wellington in a bold message to politicians to stop sheep farms being replaced by carbon forestry. Federated Farmers Meat… Audio
'Unsafe levels': Toxic gas concern closes events centre office
An office within Rotorua's Energy Events Centre has closed after "unsafe levels" of a toxic gas were detected.
Big Aussie energy retailer says sorry to customers over carbon offset claims
One of Australia's biggest energy retailers has apologised to its customers and settled a lawsuit over its carbon offset programme. Audio
Auditor-General asked to look into food waste from school lunch programme
Campaigners say unopened lunches are a small fraction of the programme's waste problem. Audio
Protestors brave cold waters to protest seabed mining in Taranaki
Up to three hundred people braved icy waters off the New Plymouth coast on Sunday to protest against the Pātea seabed mining project in South Taranaki. Māori News Journalist Emma Andrews reports. Audio
Call for feral cats to be added to predator free hit list
Waipa District Council is pushing for feral cats to added to DOC's predator free hit list. There are an estimated 2.4 million feral cats in New Zealand compared to 1.2 million pet cats, and about… Audio
Gas company urges political consensus on drilling for more fossil fuels
I nvestors will not be drawn to new gas field developments without broad political consensus, says one of the country's few oil and gas companies.
Fur seals could turn up in odd places as 'Silly Seal Season' starts
It's that time of year again-when young kekeno or fur seals start turning up in all sorts of odd places, from footpaths and paddocks to busy roads. Department of Conservation senior technical advisor… Audio
Interesting insects from Aotearoa
There are thought to be about 20,000 insect species in New Zealand - with 90 per cent endemic meaning they're only found only here. Scientists reckon there are still more to be discovered. A new book… Audio
Worst-case scenario climate events for Auckland and Wellington
Dr Rob Bell, the managing director of adaptation consultancy Bell Adapt, co-authored a paper exploring our biggest cities' risk profiles in a changing climate. Audio
Luxon dismisses international climate scientists as 'worthies'
But the Greens say New Zealand appears to be on "climate denial bandwagon".
Fears toxic weed will spread beyond Northland
Madagascar ragwort is highly invasive and can poison livestock.
Department of Conservation's unsung hero
DOC ranger is an unsung hero whose job is to clean public toilets at Canterbury's DOC sites and provide toilet paper. And replacing the loo paper is a mammoth job nationwide, with DOC revealing around… Audio
PM Luxon called out for 'ignoring scientific evidence' on climate change
Over 25 international climate change scientists have written an open letter to Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, calling out the Government for "ignoring scientific evidence" and urging it to "deliver… Audio
Australian Mining company gets lucrative Marlborough Sounds exploration permit
The five-year exploration permit covers almost 12,000 hectares of land around Endeavour Inlet, Te Anamāhanga / Port Gore and Titirangi Bay.
Wildlife sanctuary hoping to avoid 'painful decision to close'
The not-for-profit Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre in Wairarapa has put out an urgent plea for financial help.
