Environment

Special maimai a winner for hunters in wheelchairs

A weekend duck hunt near Te Puke netted just two birds for Auckland's Sally Wenley - but she isn't bothered in the slightest. Sally was one of the first to... Read More

Parents to now receive baby quake safe material

A partnership between EQC Toka Tū Ake and Whānau Āwhina Plunket will see more new parents than ever receive vital quake safety information to help keep their... Read More

Addressing human waste on Mount Cook

A kaupapa Māori research approach has brought together Te Rūnanga o Arowhenua and mountaineers to help address the human waste issue at Aoraki/Mount Cook... Read More

Potential toll of a 9.1 Hikurangi fault earthquake

By Lauren Crimp of RNZ The scale of catastrophe facing Aotearoa in the case of a massive earthquake and tsunami from our largest fault - the Hikurangi subduction... Read More

WorkSafe seeks funding for prosecutions

WorkSafe alerted officials that it was running out of money to fund its prosecution over the deadly Whakaari/White Island disaster a month before the trial began... Read More

Levy referendum: Fruit & veg growers urged to vote

Growers are being asked to have their say in the upcoming levy referendum to enable Horticulture New Zealand (HortNZ) to continue its work for the sector. The... Read More

Local aids Brazil floods: “It’s heartbreaking"

South Brazil is experiencing severe flooding, leaving many helpless, Tauranga resident Gabi Wood is trying to help from afar. Porto Alegre in South Brazil... Read More

Poultry businesses 'lucky' bird flu not here yet

New Zealand's egg and chicken farmers are being urged to be vigilant and keep up strict biosecurity and surveillance measures in case avian influenza arrives... Read More

Studying wastewater for more sustainable outcomes

Researchers at the University of Canterbury are developing a new decision-making tool to help identify how to make wastewater treatment more sustainable. The... Read More

Studying wastewater for more sustainable outcomes

Researchers at the University of Canterbury are developing a new decision-making tool to help identify how to make wastewater treatment more sustainable. The... Read More

'Superb' growing conditions: cheaper fruit & vege

Idyllic growing conditions have led to fresh fruit and vegetable prices dropping 25 percent compared to this time last year - and they are now at prices not... Read More

Pollination the backbone for beekeepers

As the worker bees mill over hectares of land, pollinating flourishing kiwifruit and avocado orchards, their keepers collect the reward both in dollars and a... Read More