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Tauranga water supply hits record low, hose ban possible
10 Jan 2022Tauranga's water supply has hit a record low with water usage rising 14.3 million litres above the daily average.
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Beaked whale stranded near Coromandel dies
10 Jan 2022The beaked whale stranded at Te Kouma, south of Coromandel township, died overnight.
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Happen Films: How a couple are making documentaries to change the world
6 Jan 2022The Happen Films YouTube feed is a treasure trove of beautiful, insightful documentaries about changing the world. The brains behind the outfit speak about what they hope to achieve. Video
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Kaimaumau fire putting cultural, ecological sites at risk
6 Jan 2022The grass at Kaimaumau, in the Far North, is no longer green as a major fire enters its 20th day of burning.
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Canterbury rivers' revival to encompass 'the idea of a living river'
3 Jan 2022Canterbury Regional Council will work with local communities, private landowners and iwi to improve the health of rivers, which have deteriorated over the past few decades.
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Track to treasured ancient ngahere reopens
1 Jan 2022An accessway to a treasured spot in the heart of Waikato is being reopened today, after being closed for more than three years.
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Fears for Mangawhai sandspit over seabed sand mining at Pakiri - council
28 Dec 2021Pakiri sea floor sand has played a major role in Auckland's construction scene.
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Bee initiative creates hive of activity around environmental education
29 Dec 2021Bees are leading the way when it comes to educating locals on the environment in Queenstown.
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Contaminated sites in Northland, Manawatū cleaned up
28 Dec 2021Hazardous waste has been removed from a site in Ruakākā and a new water reservoir in Ōhakea is nearing completion.
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Concerns over deer and pigs in Waitākere Ranges and wetland
28 Dec 2021Forest and Bird fears the Waitākere forest and wetlands are at risk, with concerns a warming climate is partly driving the growth of deer and pig numbers in the area.
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Researchers see pleasing results from mussels project
28 Dec 2021A mussels project being trialled in a part of the Marlborough Sounds is already helping boost the area's marine life, researchers say.
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Eighteen kakī chicks hatch over three days
27 Dec 2021One of the rarest wading birds in the world has had a busy festive season, with 18 chicks hatched between Christmas Eve and Boxing Day.
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Climate-fuelled disasters in 2021 bring 'grave' costs across globe
Climate change-fuelled disasters have cost the world tens of billions of dollars in 2021, with both the poor and the rich hit hard, researchers says.
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Department of Conservation trialling ground-based hunters to target Himalayan tahr
25 Dec 2021Ground-based hunters are being trialled this summer on the West Coast as the of Department of Conservation continues to manage tahr populations.
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'Only one photograph of it in flower' - Kaimaumau fire an eco 'disaster'
23 Dec 2021The Kaimaumau fire is being described as an ecological "catastophic disaster" by Forest and Bird.
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Climate change: Council consents deadline, coal-fired boilers ban quietly delayed
The government has quietly delayed a deadline for councils to consider climate gas emissions when deciding whether to grant consents.
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D'Urville Island stoat eradication plan put on hold
23 Dec 2021A large-scale stoat eradication programme on d'Urville Island can no longer go ahead because of problems with land access.
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Summer solstice: South to get an hour more sunlight than North
22 Dec 2021Today is the longest day of the year in the Southern Hemisphere, or the shortest night if you're a contrarian. Audio
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Air New Zealand aiming to fly zero emissions aircraft in five years' time
The airline has made a call to aviation manufacturers to help as it looks to become a net zero carbon emissions company by 2050.
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'No room for complacency' despite positive signs for 25 native bird species - DOC
21 Dec 2021National bird threat rates are remaining steady, with no more birds added to the near-extinct group.
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Philippines Super Typhoon Rai death toll surges
More than 200 people are now known to have died after a powerful storm struck the Philippines on Thursday, police are quoted as saying by local media.
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Demand for organic fertilisers rising
Rising costs for synthetic fertilisers and farmers becoming more aware of their environmental footprint is pushing up demand for organic fertilisers.
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Waikato farmers told to check effluent management systems or face prosecution
Waikato Regional Council is asking farmers in the region to pick up their effluent management practices after monitoring yielded mixed results.
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Penguins rescued at Banks Peninsula after rain sweeps away nest boxes
17 Dec 2021More than 20 penguin chicks have been rescued after torrential rain swept away their nesting boxes in Canterbury. Audio
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