A red seaweed that is new to mainland New Zealand - Asparagopsis taxiformis - has been found at Tamaterau in Whangārei Harbour and at...

Biosecurity Minister, Andrew Hoggard says a new economic impact analysis report reinforces the Government’s commitment to "stamp out" any New Zealand foot and mouth...

Federated Farmers says farmers across the country will be breathing a sigh of relief following news the Government will pause the rollout of freshwater...

New Zealand’s first national tyre recycling scheme is now fully operational, with free collections starting today. Environment Minister, Penny Simmonds said the first priority product...

Chinese Minister of Ecology and Environment, Huang Runqiu will depart New Zealand today following the Fifth Ministerial Climate Change Dialogue between New Zealand and...

Waikato Regional Council says results from further testing of the contaminated Ohinemuri River have shown no mercury and lowered levels of arsenic. The Council has...

Local Government Minister, Simeon Brown, has welcomed today's passing of legislation which progresses preliminary arrangements for the Government’s Local Water Done Well reforms.“Councils and...

Auckland Council has cancelled micromobility operator Beam’s e-scooter licence, following an investigation into concerns raised around the operator’s compliance with licence conditions. In a statement,...

Preliminary results from sampling conducted after the Ohinemuri River turned bright orange on Friday have detected elevated arsenic in the discharged sediment. In a statement,...

Northland Regional Council has welcomed $660,000 of central government funding which it says will enable the removal of a flooding "pinch point" in the...

Waikato Regional Council has discovered the discharge point of the sediment that turned the Ohinemuri River bright orange on Friday. Regional Compliance Manager, Patrick Lynch...

An application for a waste-to-energy plant to be built in Te Awamutu has been called in by the Minister for the Environment and will...

Waikato Regional Council staff are checking an old mine shaft in the Karangahake Gorge this morning for the likelihood that it is the source...

Biosecurity Minister, Andrew Hoggard has announced a $10 million funding injection into the development of new tools and techniques to help contain and remove...

With just under a month until Conservation Week 2024, the Department of Conservation (DOC) is urging people to think hard about what action they...