Environment

Promoting Sustainable Living at Toi Ohomai Market

Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology, in collaboration with the Department of Conservation, will be hosting its first Sustainability Market as part of Conservation... Read More

Peaceful Karangahake protest ends with arrests

Five people from Karangahake and other parts of the Coromandel have been arrested for occupying conservation land at Mount Karangahake. The arrests follow what... Read More

Buzzing to support the bees

September is Bee Aware Month, and Apiculture New Zealand brings you another jam-packed campaign to celebrate New Zealand bees. Bees have a huge impact on the... Read More

Healthy Oceans school competition show sharp think

Whakatane Ki Mua and Waste-Zero-Whakatane teamed up to create a Plastic-Free July competition for school kids with the generous support of Diveworks Whakatane.... Read More

$1.5mĀ fund to help landowners in Rotorua

A $1.5 million fund to help landowners in the Lake Rotorua Catchment try alternative land uses is open for expressions of interest. Anna Grayling, Principle Advisor... Read More

MPI to get tough on stink bug ships

Biosecurity officials are promising to take tough action against cargo vessels believed to be infested with brown marmorated stink bug during the upcoming risk... Read More

Not all plastic in waters is from NZ - Govt

The vast lack of knowledge about the main contributors to plastic in New Zealand's waters has been highlighted at Parliament today. The environment select... Read More

Papamoa to get a clean up

G.J.Gardner Homes has teamed up with Keep New Zealand Beautiful for a nationwide clean-up week September 10 to 16. The Tauranga branch have decided to hold an... Read More

Tauranga gets ready for new glass collections

Tauranga City Council is currently delivering around 53,000 glass collection crates across the city in preparation for the new rates-funded kerbside service that... Read More

Minister has run-in with 1080 protesters

Protesters have biffed fake 1080 pallets all over Parliament's steps and scattered dead birds, as their campaign to ban the poison continues. A large and... Read More

Searching for community civil defence champions

Champions who can help in a time of crisis are the pieces of gold being sought in Western Bay communities by newly appointed Emergency Management and Community... Read More

Spring clean at Pilot Bay

Relics from the 1980's were found during a Pilot Bay clean up on Sunday September 9. Envirohub's Pilot Bay Spring Clean on Sunday for Sustainable Backyards Bitesize... Read More