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Trapping to help wild whio
13 Feb 2025The Eastern Whio Link project is protecting a population of 'scrappy little ducks'.
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Govt considers halving companies needing to report greenhouse gas emissions
11 Feb 2025Just a year after the country's "world leading" climate disclosure rules came into force, the bar looks likely to be lowered.
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Over 100 venomous snakes found in Sydney backyard
7 Feb 2025The snakes can be venomous to humans and, if bitten, can cause symptoms of swelling, nausea, vomiting, headache, diarrhoea and muscle pain. Audio
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Your friendly local environment centre
6 Feb 2025The Tairāwhiti Environment Centre is empowering the local community to minimise waste and learn about biodiversity.
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New Zealand's newest 'Dark Sky Sanctuary' announced
4 Feb 2025The sanctuary stretches from Bennett's Bluff to the northern boundary of Mt Aspiring National Park. Audio
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Avian botulism outbreak: 40 black-backed gulls die near Timaru
29 Jan 2025Botulism looks to be the cause at Washdyke and tests will rule out any exotic disease, the Department of Conservation says.
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Fears world's largest iceberg could hit South Atlantic island
24 Jan 2025Iceberg A23a spans an area twice the size of London and has been carefully tracked by scientists since 1986. Audio
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Green hydrogen: Is it time to switch off the taxpayer tap?
21 Jan 2025Green hydrogen - which has been described by fans as the "swiss army knife" of clean energy - has enjoyed a wave of private investment and government subsidies.
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DOC cashes in on West Coast's skink 'insurance' population
20 Jan 2025Nearly a decade after almost going extinct, Aotearoa's endemic cobble skink population is making a surprising comeback.
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More flames, less insurance as New Zealand wildfire risk grows
15 Jan 2025As the death toll rises from LA's wildfires, experts say New Zealand is set to get more flammable, and make it harder for some to get insurance.
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Hoiho at risk: 'It is unthinkable that we could lose them'
14 Jan 2025The yellow-eyed penguin could become extinct within two decades, says DOC, with the number of known nests dropping by 80 percent over the past 15 years.
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Neighbours in stoush with school over tree removal
14 Jan 2025Neighbours of Wellington Girls' College say the culling of the trees will ruin the character of their suburb.
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'Sweet and sour' - NZ scientists head to Antarctica
14 Jan 2025A group of 20 scientists from New Zealand - and abroad - are about to head to the bottom of the world to study the impacts of climate change on Antarctica's Ross Sea.
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Bringing back lizards in Central Otago
9 Jan 2025Conservationists are bringing endangered skinks back to the dryland wilderness of Central Otago.
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What a rare summer La Niña could mean for Australia
The great rainmaker, La Niña, could be back for the fourth time in five years, increasing the prospect of a soaking start to 2025. Video
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Lifeguards swap beach patrol for dolphin rescue
7 Jan 2025The Bottlenose dolphin was trapped in the shallows of an estuary in Otago.
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Nature's milestones you may have missed
6 Jan 2025From cliff-scaling skinks to takahē on tramping tracks.
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How to recycle your Christmas tree
4 Jan 2025If you bought your live tree in the first flush of festive spirits, chances are it'll be looking past its use-by date by now. Here's how to get rid of it without causing an eyesore.
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Tasmania's coast glows with algae - a sign of environmental imbalance
1 Jan 2025The state's southeastern ocean is experiencing a rare bioluminescent red algal bloom that bursts into vibrant blue at night.
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Chch quake recovery leader Peter Skelton becomes a knight
31 Dec 2024Sir Peter Skelton - who was also an Environment Canterbury Commissioner - has been made Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to environmental law.
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Heat wave caused 'catastrophic loss' in bird species
27 Dec 2024A marine heat wave has killed approximately half of Alaska's common murre population, marking the largest recorded die-off of a single species in modern history, research has found.
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Do EVs still stack up after a tough year?
20 Dec 2024Subsidies are gone, road user charges are in, and ACC levies are up. So do electric cars still make financial sense?
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