Nature & Environment

Wellington City Council staff will look at what may fix broken storm water pipes leaking leachate from a closed landfill into Houghton Bay.

Repealing the ban on oil and gas exploration may not succeed at extending the future of oil and gas in New Zealand, a briefing to Energy Minister Simeon Brown says.

More than 13,000 people live in the region and the risk of rising groundwater has been well known but has never been explored in such detail.

It's spending billions on advertising and draws shoppers in with its questionable tactics. But how can you resist Temu when it's so cheap?

Aotearoa is not on track to meet its emissions targets, incoming minister Simon Watts has been told.

The rules come as part of a new initiative to standardise the recycling service across the country by 2027.

Government levers to increase electric car ownership have worked, and now EVs have a toe in the market it looks like even higher user charges won't stop them

Scientists involved in an ambitious attempt to drill deep into the rock and mud below the West Antarctic Ice Sheet say their efforts got "tantalisingly close".

A recent possible sighting has renewed hopes the bird is still alive - and it's been reported near previous suspected sightings. Audio

Up to 100 pigeons, ducks, sparrows and pūkeko were found in varying stages of paralysis at Auckland's Sherwood Reserve last week. Audio

Residents in parts of Tairāwhiti fear a future on their land is in jeopardy with silt dust making the place unliveable.

The company behind the plant in Christchurch is assuring residents it will be designed to manage any unpleasant smells.

The government and others impacted by the invasive seaweed are closely watching the outcomes.