5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (418+ words) Waikato Regional Council and the Department of Conservation are encouraging people to learn about the challenges facing the Hauraki Gulf and actions underway to protect and restore one of New Zealand’s most important marine ecosystems through a new exhibition at…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (242+ words) The Government has announced it will introduce a nationwide rural recycling scheme from March next year in a bid to significantly increase the recovery of farm plastics. Minister for the Environment, Nicola Grigg said the new, regulated Rural Recycling Scheme…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (140+ words) Two hundred contractors, consultants, and local authority staff working across erosion and sediment control are expected to attend a free hands-on day for the earthworks industry to be held at Whangārei’s Barge Showgrounds on Wednesday 16 September. The first of its…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (535+ words) A 13-year University of Auckland study of the city’s air quality has found road dust was a significant contributor to PM₁₀, tiny airborne particles associated with respiratory and cardiovascular problems. The study, published in the Journal of the Royal Society of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (720+ words) The Government has released the independent Crown Review into the failure of the Moa Point Wastewater Treatment Plant and the flooding event that occurred earlier this year. Local Government Minister, Simon Watts said the February failure of the Moa Point…...

2+ week, 8+ hour ago   (195+ words) Leading voices in conservation, community action, mātauranga Māori and environmental advocacy will gather in Kirikiriroa this week for the inaugural Endangered Species National Hui, focused on some of the most urgent questions facing the country. The two-day hui, Taonga Tuku…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (511+ words) RMA Reform Minister, Chris Bishop and Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Simon Court, have launched an illustrative National Policy Direction (NPD) for New Zealand’s new planning system for feedback. The Ministers said the illustrative NPD release responds to the strong interest through Select…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (471+ words) Auckland Council is inviting communities in Rānui and Henderson to put forward ideas that will help strengthen local wellbeing, connection and resilience through two new community-led funds. The funds are the next stage of a longer-term programme of recovery mahi…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (285+ words) Changes to emergency management legislation will give authorities the tools they need to keep their communities safe, says Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery, Mark Mitchell. The Minister said giving emergency management authorities more powers to take precautionary actions before…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (748+ words) Tauranga City Council has accepted the findings and recommendations from an external review into the 22 January landslide at Mount Maunganui Beachside Holiday Park, which stated the tragedy was “preventable” and identified systemic failures within the council. Six people lost their…...