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Warning after potentially toxic algae found at Wainono Lagoon
4 Dec 2021A popular fishing spot in South Canterbury has been declared unsafe due to the presence of potentially toxic blue-green algae.
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Scientists choose cryopreservation to store plant material for decades
2 Dec 2021Some of New Zealand's native plants are undergoing cryopreservation freezing as scientists explore conservation techniques that could protect at-risk species for future generations.
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The great annual Hunua Ranges kōkako nest survey is underway
2 Dec 2021With breeding season in full swing, a team of conservationists and rangers is keeping a close eye on how many chicks are hatching.
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'It's awesome': Kaikōura locals ready to dive for pāua after 5 years
2 Dec 2021Five years after the earthquake which devastated seabeds along the Kaikōura coastline, people are once again able to gather pāua from its shores.
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Waiheke Island rāhui over concern for kaimoana officially recognised
30 Nov 2021Auckland iwi Ngāti Pāoa are relieved that their calls for a rāhui to be placed around Waiheke Island have finally been heard.
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Haast's Eagle research points to bird being carnivorous predator
1 Dec 2021The largest eagle in the world, which resided in New Zealand, may have been bald and a carnivorous predator, according to new research.
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More value for Kiribati in taking control of fisheries - scientist
Hawaii's Kewalo Marine Laboratory scientist Robert Richmond spoke to Worldwatch about PIPA and the decision to open the region to commercial fishing. Audio
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NZ could buy carbon reduction credits more cheaply than domestic action - study
28 Nov 2021A new study indicates new international carbon markets will allow countries to co-operate and make deep and comparatively cheap global climate gas reductions.
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COP26's ocean acidification failure: States must protect the world's oceans
20 Nov 2021The COP26 summit may come to be regarded as a failure or an important milestone, but it certainly failed to address the other climate change problem - ocean acidification, wites Karen Scott.
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Proposals to price agricultural emissions a failure, say environmental groups
24 Nov 2021Environmental groups are calling on the government to shelve options for pricing agricultural greenhouse gas emissions proposed by the partnership of primary sector organisations.
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Brazil: Amazon sees worst deforestation levels in 15 years
21 Nov 2021Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest has hit its highest level in over 15 years, official data shows.
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Taranaki residents increasingly concerned by river, lake quality - survey
21 Nov 2021There has been a significant decline in the public's perception of recreational water quality in Taranaki.
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Opinion: Electric cars alone won't save the planet
17 Nov 2021Opinion - Electric vehicles give us the illusion we are dramatically reducing our environmental impact while changing virtually nothing about our lifestyles, argues Timothy Welch.
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COP26 climate deal 'least worst' outcome, says James Shaw
The COP26 climate summit agreement has enraged environmentalists but the consensus from delegates is that it is better than no deal at all.
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Deepwater Group argues against call to ban bottom trawling
14 Nov 2021The fishing practice is actually well-managed in Aotearoa, says a deepwater seafood industry group.
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COP26 agrees new global climate deal
A deal aimed at staving off dangerous climate change has been struck at the COP26 summit in Glasgow.
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Bringing the lab into the paddock
Farmers near Palmerston North are taking the lab into the paddock to understand and measure what's running off their land into streams and creeks. Audio
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Government plans to introduce green bonds from 2022
The government is planning to issue sovereign green bonds from 2022 to help finance the country's low carbon transition.
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COP26: Who will pay for climate change devastation?
11 Nov 2021Analysis - Getting agreement on who will pay for the devastation climate change will bring is a major issue at the COP26 UN climate summit in Glasgow.
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World headed for 2.4C warming despite climate summit - report
Despite pledges made at the climate summit COP26, the world is still nowhere near its goals on limiting global temperature rise, a new analysis shows.
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Sound lures stoat to its death on Motutapu Island
10 Nov 2021A male stoat has been killed on Motutapu Island after being lured to a trap with a new approach - recordings of baby stoats and female stoat-scented bedding. There has...
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COP26: Obama chides China and Russia, urges support for poorer nations
Former US President Barack Obama has called for rich nations to end years of deadlock with developing countries over cash for climate change, and criticised China and Russia.
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COP26: Article Six talks might finally get over the line
9 Nov 2021Negotiators are working frantically at the COP26 climate summit to get an agreement on international carbon markets which has failed time and again.
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What's the difference between 1.5C and 2C of global warming?
Explainer - The 2015 Paris Agreement commits to limiting global warming to well below 2C, while world leaders at the UN climate summit are stressing a 1.5C limit. Scientists explain the different…
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