Nature & Environment

The European Union has reached a provisional deal to cut packaging waste and ban single-use plastics, albeit with exemptions for certain sectors.

A long-awaited methane-hunting satellite is in orbit, and should start supplying a steady stream of information from June.

The mayor said the extension would allow more time to work on opening the river bar to change the flow away from homes.

The trees are decaying due to damage from kākā, which have returned to the capital in high numbers.

The city's streets have become busier, but quieter, as 42 new electric buses roll out on new routes.

For a small portion of the population it causes a level of worry so severe that it interferes with everyday life.

Pasture seeds from New Zealand have just arrived in a doomsday mountain vault in Norway - safeguarding their survival into the future.

The Ocean Foundation's report says there is high uncertainty around prices for metals and the circular economy could make deep sea mining unnecessary.

Fifty-one car dealers are accused of wrongly advertising electric vehicles for sale after claiming the rebates themselves.

Robot birds, flying bikes, and water-filtering sewer submarines are just a few of the 100-plus ideas industrial designer Steve Mushin thinks could transform our world. Audio

Scientists returning from a voyage into Antarctic waters say they found worrying evidence about how much ice has melted and how quickly.

Parts of Marlborough are experiencing their driest six-month period since 1930, as farmers sell stock and try to cut costs.

A catchment restoration project in the Marlborough Sounds is bringing a farming community together to tackle water quality issues and achieve wider conservation goals