Pollution
Twenty percent of Northland Dairy farms still too dirty
The dairy industry its cleaning up its dirty ways - but some regions seem to be doing better than others. Audio
Dairy farmers step up to protect environment
The number of dairy farmers flouting rules around polluting waterways has dropped to its lowest recorded level. Audio
Fewer dairy farmers polluting waterways
The number of dairy farmers flouting the rules around polluting waterways has dropped to its lowest recorded level in an audited industry survey. Audio
New proposal to reduce emissions in Wellington
The Wellington City Council has announced an ambitious plan to reduce emissions in the capital city. Audio
Jackson Browne: music, politics and ecology
Songwriter and recording artist who has a long history of political activism. He will perform with his six-piece band in Auckland in April. Audio
Emissions clamp-down may have cost for consumers
A Government move to toughen up on climate-damaging emissions means some goods and services may get more expensive. Audio
Heading down the Waimak
Large schools of kahawai are chasing krill in the Waimakariri River mouth in North Canterbury. The annual salmon run is about to start so it's a popular spot for local anglers. Fish and Game… Audio
Delhi begins car rationing to curb pollution
Authorities in India's capital Delhi have launched major restrictions on private cars to curb alarming levels of pollution.
First ever "red alert" for pollution in Beijing
Beijing has issued its first ever "red alert" for pollution, with authorities in the Chinese capital ordering half the citys cars of the road and advising schools to shut. Audio
Beijing on 'red alert' over pollution
Outdoor construction work is to stop and schools are urged to close as China's capital Beijing issues its first 'red alert' on smog levels.
Waikanae river wins award for most improved water quality
From contamination to clean up and a small stream on the Kapiti Coast which was once so polluted its water was white, has been awarded the country's most improved river. Audio
Whale's stomach full of rubbish
Taiwanese marine biologists have discovered a mass of plastic bags and fishing net in the stomach of a dead whale.
Residents reassured water safe after Opuha River poisoning
Health officials in South Canterbury are reassuring residents the water supply is safe, despite the discovery of DDT and arsenic in the Opuha River. Audio
Chemicals sat on riverbank for more than a month
DDT and arsenic sat beside a South Island river bank for more than a month because test results took longer than expected, says the Canterbury Regional Council. Audio
Space Between
Space Between is a sustainable zero waste fashion design project run through Massey University. Sonia Sly meets the designers and team behind the project to look at why they're reconstructing… Audio
Council removes embarassing dairy farm pollution data
A dairy lobby group appears to have pressured the Manawatu Wanganui Regional Council into removing potentially embarrassing information about dairy farm pollution. Audio
Near-$8 billion to clean up rivers
It could cost nearly $8 billion to clean up the Waikato and Waipa rivers and their tributaries.
Paris: 'journée sans voiture' (day without car)
The Mayor of Paris has banned cars for a day to cut down on pollution. Our correspondent Elaine Cobbe has been out and about on the Parisian streets. Audio
Study shows 90% of seabirds have plastic in their guts.
A new international study estimates 90 percent of the world's seabirds have pieces of plastic in their stomachs. The Tasmania based Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, CSIRO… Audio
ExStream - How River Life Responds to Environmental Stresses
The ExStream system allows biologists to study how river life responds to stresses such as sediment, nutrients, and changing water temperatures and flows Audio