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Hector's dolphin calf numbers at lowest in three decades - expert
25 Feb 2020Just one percent of endangered Hector's spotted in surveys were calves, an expert says.
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Ammonia leak kills thousands of fish
24 Feb 2020An ammonia leak at a South Taranaki meat processing plant - which has killed more than 1000 fish and eels - is being described as a significant environmental incident.
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OMV comes up dry in Great South Basin
20 Feb 2020Drilling for oil and gas in deep seas off the south east of the South Island has turned up no significant find for the Austrian-based oil giant.
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Bridging the gap between finance and environmental action
20 Feb 2020A new organisation is aiming to unlock financing to "achieve economic prosperity by fully regenerating our environment". Video
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Southland cleanup highlights climate change threat - Conservation minister
20 Feb 2020As the Milford Sound track partially reopens, the damage it sustained highlights the need to curb climate change and prepare for its impacts, Eugenie Sage says. Audio
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'No clear vision' for NZ's water resources - auditor general
19 Feb 2020Auditor General John Ryan says there is no clear vision across local and central government for water management, and no clarity about what the main issues are.
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Dog owner charged over kiwi death
17 Feb 2020The remains of the kiwi were found on a private property near Papa Aroha coastal forest in July last year.
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Deforested parts of Amazon 'emitting more CO2 than they absorb'
Up to one fifth of the Amazon rainforest is emitting more CO2 than it absorbs, new research suggests.
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Fonterra to stop using coal at Te Awamutu dairy plant
30 Jan 2020Fonterra will stop using coal to fuel the milk processing boiler at its Te Awamutu dairy plant next season.
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Forest and Bird claims wetlands erased 'under our noses'
8 Feb 2020West Coast landowners have wiped out more wetlands in the past 20 years than in any other region, Forest and Bird claims.
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Decoy operation: Evicted Auckland gulls lured to new home
11 Feb 2020The America's Cup has forced a colony of threatened red-billed seagulls to up sticks and find a new home on Auckland's waterfront. Video
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Super Fund and Infratil to buy stake in European green energy firm
5 Feb 2020Infrastructure investor Infratil and the New Zealand Superannuation Fund have combined to buy into a European based renewable energy company.
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Loss of bumblebees driven by 'climate chaos', scientists say
Climbing temperatures will increasingly cause declines, which are already more severe than previously thought, researchers say.
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Number of Kiwis who view climate change as an issue doubles
3 Feb 2020A new survey has suggested that New Zealanders' perception of the environment has changed over time.
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97 million recyclable plastic bottles put in rubbish bins each year - research
29 Jan 2020New Zealand households throw out 1.7 billion plastic containers in their rubbish and recycling bins each year, according to new research.
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Arthur's Pass kea dying after chewing on lead nails
27 Jan 2020Kea drawn to the township by the prospect of human food are attracted to lead roofing nails, which taste sweet to them. Audio
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'Stop and think': Tips to go waste-free in 2020
19 Jan 2020Coming out of the holiday season, there'll be lots of by-products like packaging, wrapping paper, and leftovers that just expand on waste.
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Wellington tūī having seizures due to lead poisoning
15 Jan 2020An animal hospital in the capital saw an influx of tūī with lead toxicity last year.
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Nelson locals encouraged to stop buying non-recyclable plastic wrapped goods
14 Jan 2020Nelson Council has agreed to stop recycling plastics such as icecream containers, yoghurt pots and takeaway containers.
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Forest and Bird blames albatross decline on longline fishers
13 Jan 2020Forest and Bird says Antipodean albatross are declining at an alarming rate due to being caught up as bycatch by longline fishers, in both international and New Zealand waters.
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Long-tailed cuckoo makes long-awaited return to Rotorua forest
13 Jan 2020A large native bird with very particular nesting habits has begun returning to Dansey Scenic Reserve near Rotorua after a seven-year pest control effort. Audio
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Lyttelton locals fight against cruise ship berth construction
13 Jan 2020Residents and researchers are worried construction work at Lyttelton Harbour could impact on local Hector's dolphins, but the company says it's been redesigned to minimise impacts on sea life.
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Water bottling hiatus urged as Cloud Ocean Water touts 'growth'
12 Jan 2020A water protection campaigner wants the government to put a moratorium on all bottling while it sorts out the issues around water rights.
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Fury over tree felling of kiwi nesting home
8 Jan 2020Residents of a Whakatāne suburb are fuming after a stand of trees, a home to nesting kiwi, was felled without public consultation.
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