Environment

Environment headlines with summaries.

• Dunedin faces summer without largest water supply

  New Zealand Otago

  11 Nov 2019

  

  Dunedin will not run out of water after a massive fire damaged the city's water supply, but it will come at a cost.

  Dunedin faces summer without largest water supply

• New Zealand's Bird of the Year 2019 is...

  New Zealand

  11 Nov 2019

  

  The winner of Bird of the Year 2019 has been revealed after a tight contest between the hoiho and the kākāpō. Audio

  Bird of the year 2019: Hoiho takes the winning title

• Protesters attempt to block removal of trees on Ōwairaka-Mt Albert

  New Zealand Auckland Region

  11 Nov 2019

  

  Protesters plan to stay at the entrance to Ōwairaka-Mt Albert in Auckland to try to stop the felling of more than 300 exotic trees. Audio

  Protesters attempt to block removal of trees on Ōwairaka-Mt Albert

• Policymakers 'flying blind' with environmental data gaps

  New Zealand

  7 Nov 2019

  

  Significant shortfalls in the Environmental Reporting Act that leave policymakers without the data they need have been identified, the commissioner for the environment has found.

  Policymakers 'flying blind' with huge data gaps - environment commissioner

• Climate change: 'Clear and unequivocal' emergency

  World

  6 Nov 2019

  

  Who are the scientists who have endorsed the report?

  Climate scientists warn of 'untold suffering' without major changes

• India air pollution at 'unbearable levels', Delhi minister says

  World climate

  4 Nov 2019

  

  The air pollution is in the "hazardous" category and has been described as the worst so far this year.

  India air pollution at 'unbearable levels', Delhi minister says

• Hiker fears track upgrades may diminish connection to nature

  New Zealand Auckland Region

  5 Nov 2019

  

  Pavement-style walking tracks in remote areas are wrecking an important connection to nature for walkers, says the head of an Auckland community newspaper.

  Hiker fears track upgrades may diminish connection to nature

• Little Blue penguin in and out of rehab on Matiu Island

  New Zealand

  4 Nov 2019

  

  A penguin playboy has been ruffling some feathers during a strong breeding season for Wellington's Little Blue Penguins. Video

  Little Blue penguin in and out of rehab on Matiu Island

• Dunedin Council takes first step towards buying Foulden Maar

  New Zealand

  4 Nov 2019

  

  The Dunedin City Council has plans to buy a geological treasure trove in a bid to keep it safe from mining.

  Dunedin Council takes first step towards buying Foulden Maar

• Wounded leopard seal to be monitored

  New Zealand Auckland

  4 Nov 2019

  

  A biologist monitoring a wounded leopard seal in Auckland says she's in a good condition but there's still a risk of infection.

  Conservationists to monitor Owha the leopard seal

• 'Good' parents deliver first fairy tern egg of the breeding season

  New Zealand

  31 Oct 2019

  

  The country's rarest bird has produced the first egg of the breeding season.

  'Good' parents deliver first fairy tern egg of the breeding season

• Farm and green lobbies face off at Masterton meeting

  New Zealand Country

  31 Oct 2019

  

  The farm and green lobbies went head-to-head at the inaugural Masterton District Council meeting over a submission officials had put together on the government's fresh water reforms.

  Farm and green lobbies face off at Masterton meeting