Eugenie Sage

Pressure is piling on the government to urgently fix a law so companies caught dumping contaminated waste water down the drain can be fined.

It comes after RNZ revealed hundreds of companies have… Audio

Metal recyclers fear the government's increasing waste levy will make metal recycling unprofitable - meaning no cash back for scrapping your car or other metal. Video, Audio

It's the last day for submissions on a Government proposal which would make it illegal to sell the remains of extinct species like moa bones, which have fetched thousands of dollars on sites like… Audio

After years of lobbying successive governments, iwi on the East Coast have finally received funding and support to restore the dying Raukumara Forest. The government has invested 34 million dollars to… Audio

Businesses producing harmful products such as tyres, plastic packaging and electronics will soon have to start cleaning up their own trash.

A new government policy aims to shift the burden of waste… Audio

The government has announced its first project as part of its scheme to push the creation of environmental jobs and initiatives.

Te Arawa Lakes Trust has received $2.5 million in funding to support… Audio

Moa bones are expected to get greater protection under new proposals announced today. The government is proposing to create regulations under the Wildlife Act to ban the sale of moa bones and other… Video, Audio

It will become illegal to sell moa bones and those of other extinct species if a proposal to increase protections becomes law.

Conservation minister Eugenie Sage has released a discussion document… Audio

An estimated 1.1 billion plastic shopping bags have been saved from New Zealand's environment since they were banned a year ago. Indira Stewart talks with Eugenie Sage, the Associate Minister for the… Audio

Tourism operators are welcoming plans to waive DOC fees so they can work on conservation land for for free for the next year.

Tourism Minister Kelvin Davis announced $25 million has been earmarked to… Video, Audio

Marine scientists are again butting heads over a plan to protect endangered Māui and Hector's dolphins.

A threat management plan for the dolphins was the subject of vicious debate when it was… Audio

The Government is pushing ahead with tough new rules to improve freshwater quality in New Zealand, with some concessions to ease the financial burden on farmers.

The wide range of restrictions and… Audio

The Government has launched a new plan aimed at stopping the thousands of seabird deaths that happen from commercial fishing each year. More seabirds breed in New Zealand waters than anywhere else in… Audio

First-term MP Chlöe Swarbrick has been propelled up the Green Party's list to sit just behind the two co-leaders and ahead of the ministers.

The party's candidate ranking - published this morning -… Audio

The government will spend more than $13 million fixing damage to two of New Zealand's Great Walks, in the hope that the popular tramping routes could re-open for the summer season.

More than 440… Audio

After a budget announcement the Government normally introduces some legislation under urgency - this year it worked on six. Audio

The Conservation Minister has unveiled plans to make New Zealand predator free by 2050, but admits we don't yet have the science to get there.

The plan includes short-term goals, like wiping out… Audio