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Environment headlines with summaries.
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Philippines Super Typhoon Rai death toll surges
More than 200 people are now known to have died after a powerful storm struck the Philippines on Thursday, police are quoted as saying by local media.
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Demand for organic fertilisers rising
Rising costs for synthetic fertilisers and farmers becoming more aware of their environmental footprint is pushing up demand for organic fertilisers.
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Waikato farmers told to check effluent management systems or face prosecution
Waikato Regional Council is asking farmers in the region to pick up their effluent management practices after monitoring yielded mixed results.
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Penguins rescued at Banks Peninsula after rain sweeps away nest boxes
17 Dec 2021More than 20 penguin chicks have been rescued after torrential rain swept away their nesting boxes in Canterbury. Audio
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Franz Josef floodwalls have 20 years left
16 Dec 2021Franz Josef township has about 20 years before the massive stopbanks protecting the community will no longer be up to the job of holding back the wild Waiho (Waiau) River, experts warn.
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Lower North Island residents asked to watch out for wallabies
15 Dec 2021The Greater Wellington Regional Council is asking the public keep an eye out for the marsupials in Upper Hutt and Featherston.
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Govt must consider environment in budget process more - Watchdog
The environment watchdog says the government's budget process needs to be improved to take better care of the environment.
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Commission calls for safety precautions on Te Araroa trail
12 Dec 2021The Walking Access Commission wants to see the country's longest walking trail made safer.
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Stock grazing to end in Queen Elizabeth Park
11 Dec 2021A Wellington Regional councillor is celebrating the end of grazing in a Kāpiti Coast park that is a significant wetlands site, calling it a big win for nature.
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Sea the past: Otago Museum to host prehistoric beasts
New exhibitions at the museum will feature real fossils that are millions of years old and life-sized fossil casts up to 13 metres long. Audio
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Pollution regularly reaches harmful levels in some areas - report
10 Dec 2021A new comprehensive report shows air pollution is generally decreasing in most places, but still regularly reaches harmful levels.
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Otago council ramps up campaign against rabbits
9 Dec 2021Lax Otago landowners will soon have to foot the bill if the regional council has to step in and deal with their rabbit problems.
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More testing at Wainono Lagoon to find 'mystery' behind algae
9 Dec 2021Algae planktonic cyanobacteria has been discovered for the first time at the lagoon, giving it a green tinge and prompting a public health warning.
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Wood over beaches in central Gisborne a summer 'eyesore'
9 Dec 2021It's not just R&V that has gone in Gisborne for summer, a day at the beach might be out too.
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Pūtiki Bay little blue penguin likely killed by dog - DOC
3 Dec 2021A pregnant kororā or little blue penguin which was found dead at Pūtiki Bay several weeks ago was likely attacked by a dog, the Department of Conservation says.
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Warning after potentially toxic algae found at Wainono Lagoon
4 Dec 2021A popular fishing spot in South Canterbury has been declared unsafe due to the presence of potentially toxic blue-green algae.
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Scientists choose cryopreservation to store plant material for decades
2 Dec 2021Some of New Zealand's native plants are undergoing cryopreservation freezing as scientists explore conservation techniques that could protect at-risk species for future generations.
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The great annual Hunua Ranges kōkako nest survey is underway
2 Dec 2021With breeding season in full swing, a team of conservationists and rangers is keeping a close eye on how many chicks are hatching.
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'It's awesome': Kaikōura locals ready to dive for pāua after 5 years
2 Dec 2021Five years after the earthquake which devastated seabeds along the Kaikōura coastline, people are once again able to gather pāua from its shores.
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Waiheke Island rāhui over concern for kaimoana officially recognised
30 Nov 2021Auckland iwi Ngāti Pāoa are relieved that their calls for a rāhui to be placed around Waiheke Island have finally been heard.
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Haast's Eagle research points to bird being carnivorous predator
1 Dec 2021The largest eagle in the world, which resided in New Zealand, may have been bald and a carnivorous predator, according to new research.
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More value for Kiribati in taking control of fisheries - scientist
Hawaii's Kewalo Marine Laboratory scientist Robert Richmond spoke to Worldwatch about PIPA and the decision to open the region to commercial fishing. Audio
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NZ could buy carbon reduction credits more cheaply than domestic action - study
28 Nov 2021A new study indicates new international carbon markets will allow countries to co-operate and make deep and comparatively cheap global climate gas reductions.
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COP26's ocean acidification failure: States must protect the world's oceans
20 Nov 2021The COP26 summit may come to be regarded as a failure or an important milestone, but it certainly failed to address the other climate change problem - ocean acidification, wites Karen Scott.
