Eugenie Sage

The powerful hunting lobby has won concessions in the heated fight over the cull of thousands of Himalayan Tahr from the Southern Alps. The Minister of Conservation, Eugenie Sage, has been forced to… Audio

It's not clear whether thousands of tonnes of plastic being sent from New Zealand to Malaysia for recycling is ending up on bonfires. Since China banned plastic imports at the start of the year… Audio

MPs acknowledge the efforts of suffragists in the past, how far the country has come and also what needs to be done as it marked the 125th anniversary of women attaining the right to vote in New… Audio

Auckland's Waiheke Island is being used to test out how New Zealand can achieve its goal of being predator free by 2050. The government wants the country rid of all stoats, rats and possums by then -… Audio

A conservation group opposing the drop of 1080 in the Hunua Ranges south-east of Auckland is back in court today. The Friends of Sherwood Trust won a temporary injunction in the Environment Court… Audio

The Land Information Minister, Eugenie Sage, is shunting responsibility for the lack of access to the Hunter Valley onto the previous government. The former anchor of NBC's Today show Matt Lauer… Audio

The Greens' Eugenie Sage says her hands were tied when she gave approval for a Chinese water bottling company to expand. The Green party has campaigned hard on banning new water bottling consents and… Audio

Recycled materials are being stockpiled around the country while authorities struggle to work out what to do with it all. Last year, China stopped taking 24 different types of waste. A report out… Audio

Taranaki Taku Tūranga - which aims to eradicate pests from the entire region -- will get an injection of nearly $12 million over five years from the Predator Free 2050 fund. Video, Audio

The Associate Minister for the Environment says she's inclined towards a ban on plastic bags, but work on the issue is still underway. Audio, Gallery

National is incensed government MPs have cleared the Environmental Protection Authority's chief executive Allan Freeth of misleading a select committee earlier this year. Dr Freeth told the committee… Audio

We ask Minister of Conservation, Eugenie Sage whether her vision has changed since she started the role and what issues the department is facing. Audio

New Zealand is turning the tide on the production and use of plastic in a bid to help clean up the oceans. Some scientists estimate that if nothing is done, by 2050, all the plastic in the ocean will… Audio