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Light EV Road User Charge exemption extended
The government is extending the Road User Charge exemption for light electric vehicles until March 2024 to encourage uptake.
Sentenced farmer's neglect 'worst seen for some time'
A farmer has been sentenced to nine months' home detention and banned from owning or managing farm animals for four years for serious animal welfare offending.
Compost Connect: helping restaurants turn food waste into compost, not landfill
Every year, an enormous 160,000 tonnes of food waste is sent to New Zealand landfills. The hospitality sector contributes a lot to this and food industry players now have the opportunity to have their… Video, Audio
Removal underway for aluminium dross stored at Mataura
Ten thousand tonnes of aluminium dross stored in the old paper mill at Mataura in Southland is being removed.
The waste is a by-product of aluminium production at the Tiwai Point smelter and releases… Audio
Sea lion pitch invasion causes suspension of two footie games
Two under nines football matches at Ocean Grove Park in Dunedin had to be suspended for a short time on Saturday after a pitch invasion by a sea lion.
EU biofuel goals likely behind major deforestation - report
EU targets to boost biofuel use are likely to have led to the deforestation of an area roughly the size of the Netherlands over a decade to expand soy, palm and other oil crops, a report says.
Tiwai Point by-product completely removed from Southland town
All 10,000 tonnes of aluminium dross by-product stored in Mataura's old paper mill has been removed.
All toxic aluminium waste finally removed from Mataura paper mill
Relief for residents in a Southland town, after confirmation that all 10,000 tonnes of toxic aluminium waste has been removed from its old paper mill.
The dross is an aluminium by-product from the… Audio
Expert feature: House Plants
If you've ever tried to keep a house plant alive, you'll probably know it ain't always easy being green! Audio
NZ brand aims to tackle textile waste
A New Zealand clothing brand has launched a new project that aims to reduce textile waste. Little Yellow Bird chief executive, Samantha Jones, tells us how it works! Audio
Environmental groups push for lower nitrate limits
Environmental groups are telling the government it is imperative to lower the limit on the amount of nitrate pollution allowed in New Zealand's waterways. They say restricting nitrate levels to under… Audio
Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Kennedy joins Kathryn to talk about a recent icy trip in Southland's Takitimu Mountains, and also about Nic Low's new book describing walking in the footsteps of his ancestors in the Southern Alps. Audio, Gallery
Endangered NZ tern seen in Australia for first time
Birdwatchers are still marvelling at the unexpected sighting of a black-fronted tern, seen in late June in the New South Wales Hunter region.
EPA delays deadline to effectively ban toxic methyl bromide gas for fourth time
Community groups are apoplectic the country's environment watchdog has once again delayed a deadline that would effectively ban a highly toxic gas used to treat logs for export.
2021 Garden Bird Survey ends
The annual Garden Bird Survey has ended, with researchers preparing to tally the results.
The citizen science project asks people to take note of which birds visit their gardens, and they're added… Audio
Fury as EPA extends toxic gas rule once again
The Environmental Protection Authority has given the logging industry a new extension which allows it to keep releasing a highly toxic gas into the air.
In 2010, the EPA said timber exporters had 10… Audio
Lightning starts fires in Canada
The heat dome may have gone but lightning strikes have continued to spark dozens more wildfires in western Canada.
Emergency services say they there are now trying to control more than 170 fires… Audio
The bad habits of our booming construction industry
The building boom is in full force - but with it comes an ugly side effect. Construction waste is an increasing problem. Audio
The bad habits of our booming construction industry
The building boom is in full force - but with it comes an ugly side effect. Construction waste is an increasing problem.
AudioRMA changes: relationship building critical to outcomes - iwi leader
Stronger recognition of Māori environmental views in the first draft of the new resource management law won't by itself create the change needed, a Whanganui iwi leader says.
