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Pakiri locals fight plans to take their sand for Auckland beaches
The fate of Pakiri's sand is again at the centre of a fight between sand mining companies who want to ship it to Auckland, and locals who want to keep it on their beach. Farah Hancock reports.
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Tiwai Point eyed up for hydrogen production
5 May 2021An Australian billionaire is looking at using the aluminium smelter site at Tiwai Point near Bluff for environmentally friendly hydrogen production.
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Twenty million trees for NZ's biggest harbour restoration project
4 May 2021More than 20 million native trees and other plants will be planted around New Zealand's biggest harbour in the ground-breaking $200 million Kaipara Moana Remediation project.
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The pony and the albatross chick: A tale of plastic peril
3 May 2021A Royal albatross chick has had a lucky escape after a plastic toy pony was served up for its dinner.
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Pūkaha Forest gifted to NZ for 'everyone to enjoy'
1 May 2021The Pūkaha Forest in northern Wairarapa was officially gifted to the nation by Rangitane today.
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New Zealand's glaciers melting faster, thinning by 1.5m a year
29 Apr 2021New Zealand's glaciers are thinning seven times faster than they were 20 years ago, a study has found. Audio
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New Zealand tourists welcome on West Coast, dogs not so much
23 Apr 2021A surge of New Zealand visitors to the West Coast has been a boon to communities, but the increased presence of dogs poses a problem for the wildlife-rich region.
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Helen Clark on her Climate Aotearoa book: 'Time for action'
21 Apr 2021In five years, Helen Clark wants to see Huntly power station no longer burning coal, a ban on fossil-fuel-powered cars into New Zealand, and agriculture paying for its emissions. Audio
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Mayor unclear on why council didn't withdraw support before consent hearing
13 Apr 2021New Plymouth District Council is at a loss to explain the timing of its flip-flop over its support for a composting plant which has stockpiled 20,000 tonnes of contaminated waste.
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Council no longer supporting controversial composter
12 Apr 2021New Plymouth District Council is ditching its support for a Remediation NZ, which has stockpiled 20,000 tonnes of contaminated waste at its Uruti site.
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Penguins protected, say Waiheke marina developers
11 Apr 2021Developers of a planned marina on Waiheke Island have hit back at claims construction would disrupt Kororā little blue penguins.
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School Strike 4 Climate returns after Covid-19: In photos
10 Apr 2021RNZ was there to capture in images the efforts of protesters, led largely by secondary school students, to force decision makers to make changes to curb climate change.
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School Strikes 4 Climate: Protestors call for less talk, more action
9 Apr 2021Students in Ōtautahi and Te Whanganui-a-Tara had a specific set of demands today as they took to the streets in the name of climate action.
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Students take to streets for School Strike 4 Climate
9 Apr 2021Thousands of students have marched in New Zealand's first School Strike 4 Climate protest since Covid-19 hit, taking demands to Parliament and clashing with Christchurch's mayor.
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Fact or fishy? Netflix's Seaspiracy film
9 Apr 2021A documentary about the fishing industry's impact on sea life and the oceans has caused a lot of debate. BBC's Reality Check team takes a deep dive to find the truth.
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Govt banning new coal boilers
8 Apr 2021The government has announced a ban on any new coal-fired boilers from the end of this year and a phasing out of existing ones by 2037.
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Meeting hears concerns over nitrate levels in Canterbury water
8 Apr 2021More than 100 people turned out at a public meeting to debate the level of nitrates in Canterbury's drinking water.
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Forestry taking a toll on East Coast communities
7 Apr 2021East Coast locals are disheartened by the prospect of more forestry in the area as the industry grows.
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Toxic waste buried at Tiwai Point smelter, former staff say
6 Apr 2021Investigators are looking into claims highly toxic waste has been buried in unmapped sites at Tiwai Point aluminium smelter.
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Oyster rāhui in place to protect Foveaux Strait
30 Mar 2021A rāhui has officially been enacted today to help protect the Foveaux Strait oyster fishery from the potential spread of a deadly parasite.
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Climate Change plan beset on all sides
Feedback closed yesterday on the Climate Change Commission's draft proposal to make Aotearoa carbon neutral by 2050 - with complaints the plan goes both too far and not far enough.
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Warning over toxic beach succulent that can temporarily blind
23 Mar 2021Sea Spurge is a tough European succulent that first invaded New Zealand shores in 2012 and is now starting to crop up on beaches around the country.
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Compost business grilled over stance on fresh water
25 Mar 2021A Taranaki composting business has been told its understanding of how to legally manage fresh water is at the very least, unusual.
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Native plants can boost crop yields, new study shows
The Plant and Food Research study found having more native plants near crops can attract insects that help with pollination and combat some harmful pests.
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