Science & Environment

Mining company TiGa has reapplied for a resource consent for an open-cast mine at Barrytown, north of Greymouth.

The Environmental Protection Authority is holding public hearings this week in regards to its re-assessment of the use of hydrogen cyanamide.

Dr Transform Aqorau has drawn from the region's experiences with its massive tuna fisheries industry to sound caution in the development of the "next frontier" of deep seabed mining.

Southland Emergency Management remains hopeful the Waiau River will move away from properties at risk of eroding into the sea.

Both countries face national and market targets to reduce methane emissions - and aim to refine how they are calculated.

Conditions across Marlborough, Tasman and Nelson are the 'driest in years' say farmers - and are likely to get worse.

Authorities are warning of potentially catastrophic fire danger across parts of Victoria as the west of the state reels from a bushfire that has been burning for five days.

Days-long bushfires in Australia's Victoria state have razed homes, authorities said on Sunday, warning "extreme" heat could fan the wildfires later this week.

DOC has received reports of dead fish, including tuna and endangered species, in the Whanganui River catchment.

More than $6 million has been set aside to clean up four vulnerable dumps.

Farmers and growers across Nelson, Marlborough and Tasman are being encouraged to speak to their peers about how to manage drought-like conditions.

A massive out-of-control bushfire in Australia's Victoria state has prompted fresh evacuation alerts for several rural towns.

Negotiations with a construction firm have reached a deadlock due to budget issues.

A Rotorua resident has spent his own time removing masses of rubbish from a local stream.