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Homes by the sea may lead to tragedy, climate study warns
A researcher says it is time to change building habits with sea levels predicted to rise.
Gas industry group wants help with renewables: 'the flame isn't going out'
A new gas lobby group wants a national energy strategy to help the industry move into renewables, such as hydrogen and biogas.
Sanford backs lengthy lead-in for cameras on fishing boats
A three-year delay before cameras are installed in fishing boats is justified, because it will take time to fine tune the technology, a major fishing company says.
Clean Car Discount scheme may include motorcycles in future
Under the newly announced government policy, motorcycles were omitted from the plan which will give discounts for people buying electric vehicles.
Chris Gibson: the surprising environmental impact of guitars
Musicians often sing about environmental problems, but what about the environmental issues tied up with the materials from which their guitars are made Audio
Alistair Woodward: The rise of the urban light truck
This week the government announced a levy on new utes to help pay for subsidies for electric vehicles. Four of the top ten best-selling new vehicles in New Zealand in 2020 were double cab utes. Yet… Audio
Used condoms, tampons being flushed onto Wellington beaches
Cotton buds, tampon wrappers, used-condoms, hair pins and razorblade-heads. You probably don't want to see any of these items again after being used, let alone washed up on our beaches.
But with… Video, Audio
Fishing vessel cameras aim to curb catch dumping
Fishing boats will now have to bring their entire catch back to port - as part of moves to ensure skippers report other wildlife that is accidentally caught. Audio
Auckland scheme seeks to slash illegal dumping of construction and demolition waste
At least half of Auckland's waste comes from construction and demolition, and Auckland Council is piloting a new programme to get the building industry to lift its game.
Fisheries changes the biggest in a century
Environmental campaigners are thrilled by the government's decision to put cameras on 300 inshore fishing boats, and stop fish -- and anything else caught at sea -- being dumped overboard. Auckland… Audio
'Largest forest type bleeding 3.4 million tonnes of CO2 every year'
Native habitats are increasingly unable to store carbon because introduced pests are chewing through forests, shrublands, and tussocklands, new research says.
Kennedy Pt Marina protest: Three occupiers arrested
Three people opposing the controversial Kennedy Point Marina development were arrested today.
Protesters - who say a marina endangers a nearby little blue penguin habitat - have been occupying the… Audio
Call for industry to uphold Māori views on sustainable fishing practices
A Māori fisheries leader says a High Court ruling on tarakihi limits should force a rethink on current practices.
Large police presence at controversial Waiheke marina development
There's a large police presence at Putiki Bay, Kennedy Point, on Waiheke Island where Putiki protectors are trying to stop construction. They're worried a digger removing rocks at the marina could… Audio
Ngāti Hako iwi fighting proposal to expand Tirohia landfill
A Waikato iwi is calling for the Hauraki District council to decline an application by Waste Management NZ to expand the Tirohia landfill site which sits on their maunga, Rae o te papa.
Ngāti Hako… Audio
Sea rapidly eroding southland beach close to toxic waste
New coastal mapping shows the sea is rapidly gobbling up a beach in front of a mountain of toxic waste stored at Tiwai Pt aluminium smelter.
Locals say this shows how urgent it is for smelter owner… Audio
Businesses anxious over capital's Golden Mile car ban plan
Wellington retailers in the central shopping corridor are scared a plan to ban cars from the area will cause businesses to close or abandon the area.
The problem of racism towards Pasifika within climate change
While School Strike 4 Climate Auckland has declared itself as racist and disbanded, young activists say going silent isn't the answer.
Marsden Pt refinery workers keen to upskill to develop biofuels
Talks are under way with New Zealand's only oil refinery about potentially using the facility to make biofuels.
The Marsden Point refinery near Whangārei looks likely to be scaled back to an… Audio
Utes still big ticket items at Fieldays 2021
Thousands of farmers flocked to the first day of Fieldays today, the Southern Hemisphere's largest agricultural event.
The event was cancelled because of Covid-19 last year, so expectations are high… Video, Audio
