Pollution
Samoa continues to find ways to manage plastic litter
With a number of Pacific countries banning plastic bags in response to plastic litter pollution in the ocean, Samoa continues to face a dilemma on how to manage their waste. Audio
'Poo tracker' shows extent of sewage in Auckland's beaches
A dramatic animation, dubbed the poo tracker, has emerged showing raw sewage sloshing around Auckland's beaches for days after it's been raining. The city's ageing sewerage system can't cope with… Audio
Takapuna swimmers want better warning signs
Better signs wanted to warn swimmers at Auckland's Takapuna after reports of raw sewage flowing into the water. Audio
Restoring one million metres worth of waterways
The Million Metres Streams Project has a goal to restore a million metres worth of waterways, by planting native trees along the banks of rivers and lakes across the country. They're almost at the… Audio
Sensing water quality
Over the past decade water quality and the health of our streams, lakes and rivers has become a major deal for many New Zealanders, and as the recent election campaign showed it's become a political… Audio
Timaru residents heckle minister over log burner ban
Angry Timaru residents have heckled the Environment Minister at a meeting about the city's looming log burner ban this morning.
Voting for a new pay-for-your-plastic world
New World announced a vote on whether customers should pay for single-use plastic bags, and already over 120,000 people have cast their votes. Audio
Ecologist Mike Joy: cleaning up our waterways
With a growing number of our lakes and rivers unsafe for swimming - and some beaches too, eco-warrior Dr Mike Joy is determined to get more people behind cleaning up our waterways. Audio
Better traffic flow to minimise toxic emissions
The UK is looking at changing traffic light phasing and getting rid of speed humps to help lower nitorgen dioxide pollution. Audio
Cost of pollution set to rise in order to meet climate targets
Changes to New Zealand's emissions trading scheme are imminent, to fall into line with the Paris agreement commitments, and along with those changes, the cost of polluting is set to rise. But the… Audio
Log burner ban sparks anger in Timaru
The regional council's ban on older log burners has ignited anger among residents.
Govt plans to burn millions of waste tyres every year
The government plans to burn millions of tyres each year as a heat source to make cement, in a bid to deal with the "long-standing" problem of waste tyres. Video, Audio
5am Pacific Regional News and Sport for 17 May 2017
The latest Pacific regional news and sport. Audio
Scientists name worst plastic pollution in world
A UNESCO World Heritage site in the Pacific has the worst plastic debris problem in the world, researchers say.
Dairy NZ: time for celebration?
The dairy industry is celebrating the environmental achievements of farmers excluding stock from waterways. According to Dairy NZ's three year progress report on it's Water Accords the vast majority… Audio
Moves by dairy farmers to clean up waterways is years too late
Freshwater ecologist Gerry Closs says the dairy industry has taken too long to clean up its act when it comes to waterways and wetlands. Audio
Dairy water accord achieves some targets, but vital ones missed
Dairy NZ's three year report on the water accord was released this afternoon and shows targets have been met, but as Kate Gudsell reports there are still big strides to be made. Audio
Water pollution inevitable even if nitrogen use curtailed now
Nitrogen leaching from agricultural soils was estimated to have increased nearly a third between 1990 and 2012... and now a water quality scientist is warning New Zealand's water will be polluted for… Audio
River campaigner challenges effluent rules
Northland's river campaigner Millan Ruka is challenging the Northland Regional Council over the way it measures the effect of dairy effluent draining into rivers, as Lois Williams reports. Audio
Piha residents could be forced into helping clean up lagoon
Piha residents could have to prove their septic tanks are working properly and are regularly maintained in a bid to stop human waste polluting the Piha lagoon, Video, Audio
