Environment

10-year study: Forests don't fall silent from 1080

A 10-year study has found no significant negative impact of 1080 poison on bird and insect populations in the Wairarapa and instead points to the biodiversity... Read More

"Wicked" pohutukawa poisoners at it again

A second pohutukawa tree at The Heads has been poisoned and is dying beside what a Whakatāne resident describes as 'the sad skeleton” of a tree vandalised... Read More

August the month of full moons

August is a big month for the Moon. Not only are there two full moons this month - making the second a blue moon - but both are also supermoons. And, by some... Read More

Whakaari risk couldn't be eliminated, expert says

A risk management expert has told a court it was not safe to operate any tours on Whakaari White Island - but the fact it is the country's most active volcano... Read More

New programme connects people over sustainable kai

Iconic charity Keep New Zealand Beautiful is launching their new Kai Connections programme, a fun, easy and educational way for students, whānau and friends... Read More

120,000 plants to be planted as part of Bay Link

With the Bay Link project completing one major infrastructure element after another, people will also start to see more landscaping and streetscape works taking... Read More

Bird of the Century to celebrate 100 years

Forget Bird of the Year. In 2023, the stakes are even higher. Introducing: Bird of the Century. 'This year, voters are not just electing their Bird of the... Read More

Tauranga couple awarded highest honour

Ann and Basil Graeme of Tauranga have been awarded Forest & Bird's highest honour of Distinguished Life Membership for their service to conservation nationally... Read More

Whakaari:Tour operators paid hundreds of thousands

A tour company with exclusive access to Whakaari/White Island paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in licensing fees every year. White Island Tours general... Read More

Waihī Beach floods: "We may have lost somebody"

Flash floods ripped through the seaside town of Waihī Beach on May 29. Twenty-seven people were evacuated including residents from eleven council owned... Read More

Geothermal project referred for fast tracking

Taheke Geothermal Project in the Bay of Plenty has reached a "major milestone" after the Minister for the Environment accepted the project's resource consent... Read More

'Cool roofs' tested in climate hot spots

Scientists will test ‘cool roofs' in countries that are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of global warming. As the world warms up, scientists... Read More