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Christchurch households' rogue rubbish habit causes a stink
10 Jun 2020A campaign to stop Christchurch households from using their recycling bins to dump their smelly non-recyclable waste, is so far failing to change peoples' behaviour.
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Calls for sightings of possibly entangled orca
10 Jun 2020The Department of Conservation is calling on the public to report any orca sightings along the North Island's east coast.
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Birds find a 'home' in recovery centre during lockdown
5 Jun 2020While Covid-19 slowed the country to a standstill, one rehab centre continued to be as busy as ever.
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Air quality monitoring hits top gear in Central Otago town
5 Jun 2020Air quality sensors have been set up every 100 metres in Arrowtown, in what is believed to be the world's densest air monitoring network.
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Call for government to ban plastic drink bottles
4 Jun 2020Greenpeace is calling on the government to make New Zealand the first country in the world to ban plastic drink bottles. Audio
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Scientists reignite spat over dolphin plan: 'Statisticians call that polishing turds'
3 Jun 2020Marine scientists are again butting heads over a plan to protect endangered Māui and Hector's dolphins.
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Government pushes ahead with landmark freshwater reform
28 May 2020The government is pushing ahead with its landmark freshwater reforms that will introduce tough new rules to clean up the country's waterways.
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Newest breeding pair of takahē released into ecosanctuary
29 May 2020Two young takahē have been released into Orokonui Ecosanctuary near Dunedin.
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Covid-19 could revive single-use plastics - agribusiness head
11 May 2020The Covid-19 crisis could be a big setback to progress on eliminating plastics, a rural expert has warned.
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Okarito gecko species rediscovered decades later
25 May 2020DOC rangers have found the Okarito gecko, a lizard species last encountered decades ago, on the West Coast.
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Kakī population soars under predator control
23 May 2020The world's rarest wading bird is coming back from the brink of extinction.
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'Green tape' policies should be put on hold - Simon Bridges
The government should put off "green tape" policies in the farming and primary sector while it focuses on jobs and economic growth, National leader Simon Bridges says.
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