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National seeks to sway freedom camping law with newfound power
The National Party plans to use its extra place on a select committee to strongarm the government into making a crucial change to its freedom camping legislation.
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Have you seen kākahi/ fresh water mussels in Manawatū-Whanganui?
12 Feb 2023The Manawatū-Whanganui Regional Council is on the hunt for fresh water mussels - and it wants your help.
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Scientists gain insights into endangered bats at Pelorus
10 Feb 2023After five years, scientists have gained a better understanding of the population of long-tailed bats that live at the Pelorus River, between Nelson and Blenheim. Video
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'We know better now': Waitaki council to find long term solutions for historic waste
9 Feb 2023Three sites containing historic waste are in danger of slipping into the sea and potentially causing an environmental disaster in the Waitaki District.
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More extreme marine heatwaves on way as Christchurch hits 34C
3 Feb 2023Sea surface temperatures continue to rise near Stewart Island and Otago. And Christchurch hit its hottest day of the year.
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Wellington to build new landfill on top of old one
2 Feb 2023The Southern Landfill in Ōwhiro Bay will be full by 2026, and its resource consents are due to expire at the same time.
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Scientists observe warming seas for harmful algal blooms
29 Jan 2023Scientists believe rising sea temperatures may entice more harmful algal blooms from the sub-tropics to New Zealand's shores.
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Northland's first major fluoride-treated drinking water likely next year
29 Jan 2023The first of up to 90,000 Northlanders likely to soon be drinking water dosed with industrially-produced fluoride could be doing so within 18 months.
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Second round of fluttering shearwater introduced to Cape Farewell from Marlborough Sounds
24 Jan 2023Fluttering shearwater/pakahā chicks from Long Island in the Marlborough Sounds have successfully been transferred to Cape Farewell for a second year.
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Two new dark sky reserves for NZ
19 Jan 2023Two Wairarapa districts are the latest to be certified under the International Dark Sky Reserve movement, joining just 20 other places worldwide.
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Pile of dumped rubbish at Ihumātao as high as the trees
18 Jan 2023Illegally dumped rubbish at one of Auckland's most archaeologically significant sites has been piling up as high as the trees.
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New species of New Zealand gecko hidden in plain sight
16 Jan 2023A new species of gecko has been lurking right under our noses, researchers say.
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More water tests underway in Tasman to investigate contamination
16 Jan 2023People were warned not to swim or take shellfish from a part of the sea in Tasman's Kaiteriteri.
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Causes of Lyttelton Harbour contamination remain under investigation
11 Jan 2023While Cass Bay's contamination levels dropped, other beaches nearby were still not safe to swim at.
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Indonesia and Malaysia agree to fight 'discrimination' against palm oil
9 Jan 2023The comments by Indonesian President Joko Widodo followed a meeting with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
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Algae-ridden cruise ship asked to leave New Zealand waters
2 Jan 2023The Viking Orion first docked in New Zealand in mid-December.
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Clean car standards for importers take effect today
1 Jan 2023Clean car standards are now in force, to tackle carbon dioxide emission levels in the transport sector.
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Second rare bird killed in six months on Taranaki roads
25 Dec 2022The large stocky herons - one of the rarest wetland birds in the world - are notoriously secretive and deemed nationally critical in New Zealand.
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Replacing the RMA: What you need to know
21 Dec 2022Explainer - Back from the dead, cobbled together from old parts and handed to the NBA: It's not Frankenstein's monster playing basketball, it's the government's RMA replacements.
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Kaikōura recreational pāua fishing delayed until April
19 Dec 2022The delayed start to the new season followed a review after pāua were over-fished last summer.
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'A very dire picture': Serious scallop decline prompts fishery closure
13 Dec 2022All areas of the Coromandel scallop fishery will close as the shellfish population continues to decline.
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Airborne microplastics in Auckland equivalent to millions of plastic bottles per year
12 Dec 2022Seventy four metric tonnes of microplastics have been found in Auckland's atmosphere, the equivalent of three million plastic bottles per year, researchers say. Audio
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Bug of the Year caters even to those who despise critters
2 Dec 2022The Bug of the Year campaign coincides with a pollination workshop which aims to improve understanding about bugs and give people added insect-ive to vote. Audio
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Iwi's bid to stop company from bottling billions of litres dismissed
2 Dec 2022The Court of Appeal has dismissed Ngāti Awa's appeal to stop a company from taking a billion litres of water from an aquifer near Whakatāne.
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