Environment

Surveying lakebed plants using an underwater ROV, Lake Wanaka. (Photo: NIWA)

Environment

8 months ago

Otago's hidden wonder: The quest for underwater forests

Decades after their initial discovery, a team of NIWA scientific divers, including freshwater ecologist Mary de Winton, who participated in the original studies...

Swarbrick criticises the government's decision as a direct assault on the planet, stressing the detrimental effects of coal, the "dirtiest of fossil fuels," on climate change.

Environment

8 months ago

New Zealand's RMA changes spark controversy amid climate crisis concerns

Resources Minister Shane Jones has announced alterations to the RMA that aim to streamline the consenting process for coal mining, bringing it in...

The CEFA framework provides a systematic method for dissecting the economic and fiscal implications of climate change.

Environment

8 months ago

New Zealand treasury and ministry for the environment develop framework to assess climate change impacts

In an initiative to tackle the growing concerns around climate change, the New Zealand Treasury, alongside the Ministry for the Environment, has developed...

The sea lions' expanding footprint across Dunedin's beaches mirrors the species' recovery.

Environment

8 months ago

Record sea lion pup numbers in Dunedin mark a conservation triumph

Dunedin's sea lion population has experienced its most successful breeding season to date, with the Department of Conservation (DOC) Coastal Otago's biodiversity team recording...

The data also pinpointed hot spots across New Zealand where landslide risk and sediment wash into streams are significantly higher compared to the national average.

Environment

8 months ago

North Island home to 60% of New Zealand's erodible land, Stats NZ data shows

Data released by Statistics New Zealand (Stats NZ) on Wednesday reveals that 60% of New Zealand's highly erodible land is located in the...

Greenpeace has received hundreds of requests for free mail-in drinking water testing, particularly from Canterbury.

Environment

8 months ago

Greenpeace raises alarm over Canterbury's nitrate water contamination, offers free testing

Greenpeace Aotearoa is escalating its efforts to address the concerning levels of nitrate contamination in Canterbury's drinking water by announcing a series of free...

Environment

8 months ago

Seabed mining firm exits EPA hearing, raising concerns over New Zealand's environmental oversight

Trans-Tasman Resources (TTR), an Australian-owned company planning to undertake seabed mining off the Taranaki coast, has exited the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) hearing, sparking...

Customers now face an additional charge when purchasing tyres from retailers, with the fee embedded into the cost of newly imported vehicles at first registration.

Environment

8 months ago

New scheme sets sights on slashing tyre waste

A landmark initiative, Tyrewise, has been unveiled by the Ministry for the Environment, New Zealand, as the nation's first comprehensive strategy to repurpose...