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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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Franz Josef floodwalls have 20 years left
16 Dec 2021Franz Josef township has about 20 years before the massive stopbanks protecting the community will no longer be up to the job of holding back the wild Waiho (Waiau) River, experts warn.
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Lower North Island residents asked to watch out for wallabies
15 Dec 2021The Greater Wellington Regional Council is asking the public keep an eye out for the marsupials in Upper Hutt and Featherston.
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Govt must consider environment in budget process more - Watchdog
The environment watchdog says the government's budget process needs to be improved to take better care of the environment.
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Commission calls for safety precautions on Te Araroa trail
12 Dec 2021The Walking Access Commission wants to see the country's longest walking trail made safer.
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Stock grazing to end in Queen Elizabeth Park
11 Dec 2021A Wellington Regional councillor is celebrating the end of grazing in a Kāpiti Coast park that is a significant wetlands site, calling it a big win for nature.
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Sea the past: Otago Museum to host prehistoric beasts
New exhibitions at the museum will feature real fossils that are millions of years old and life-sized fossil casts up to 13 metres long. Audio
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