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· May 16, 2026
Source: Greenpeace Greenpeace says that its free drinking water testing event in Ōtautau, Southland, revealed that while town water supplies in the area are relatively safe, private bore water tests showed...
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· May 15, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government Conservation Minister Tama Potaka has announced $1 million from the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy (IVL) to upgrade tracks and campgrounds around Tarawera and Ōkataina....
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· May 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Zespri Kiwifruit is loaded onto the Atlantic Erica at the Port of Tauranga. Supplied Kiwifruit orchards are humming mid-harvest, but Zespri is concerned port bottlenecks are...
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· May 14, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is amending the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act to speed up access to new agricultural and horticultural products for farmers, growers and industry, Environment Minister Nicola Grigg announced today. The...
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· May 14, 2026
Source: Greenpeace A new Danish study has linked elevated levels of nitrate in drinking water to an increased risk of stomach cancer. Greenpeace Aotearoa says it’s yet more reason to lower New...
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· May 14, 2026
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 14 May 2026 The call comes after a male New Zealand sea lion/pakake pup was found dead on a Catlins coastal road with injuries consistent...
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· May 14, 2026
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 25 March 2026 Source: Office of the Minister of Conservation As part of this next phase, the focus shifts to scaling up predator elimination across New...
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· May 14, 2026
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 14 May 2026 The Department of Conservation has been working with pest control developer, Connovation, to develop and register a ready-made bait containing the toxin...
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· May 14, 2026
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 14 May 2026 The trip into the Matemateāonga Range was Department of Conservation Ranger Shane Woolley’s last helicopter mission prior to his retirement at the...
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· May 14, 2026
Source: Media Outreach HKUST Led Project Marks Hong Kong’s First Scientific Payload on the National Space Station HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 13 May 2026 – The...
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· May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Craspedia argentia seedlings in their new home at Mahaka Katia Scientific Reserve. RNZ / Katie Todd One of New Zealand’s rarest plant species is getting another...
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· May 13, 2026
Source: Federated Farmers From a billion-dollar apple brand to grassroots rural leaders, this year’s Primary Industries New Zealand Awards (PINZ) finalists reflect a sector overflowing with talent. Three finalists in each...
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· May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Milford Track. Tess Brunton / RNZ The popular Milford Track was mostly sold out within half-an-hour of bookings opening, with thousands queuing online to secure a...
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· May 13, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government After 15 years of negotiations three Hauraki iwi Claims Settlement Bills – Ngāti Rāhiri Tumutumu, Ngāti Tara Tokanui, and Ngāti Hei have passed final reading in...
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· May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Somerview Farm’s Campbell Sommerville (left) and Ashburton Forks Catchment group facilitator Will Wright look through a net scoop’s worth of river flora and fauna. RNZ/Anisha Satya...
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· May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A view from Nga Tapuwae o Toi walkway. Supplied Whakatane council is looking to restore a walk that is said to capture the essence of the...
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· May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Conservation Minister Tama Potaka. RNZ / Mark Papalii The government is pushing on with conservation reforms it says cut red tape and enable fees for foreign...
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· May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Proposed changes to climate legislation are an attack on the rule of law, the Environmental Defence Society says....
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· May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Jake Osborne / DOC Follow Our Changing World on Apple, Spotify, iHeartRadio or wherever you listen to your podcasts There are 235 adult kākāpō alive today...
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· May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Paparoa Track is a Great Walk which covers 55km from Blackball to Punakaiki crossing the Paparoa Range on the West Coast. RNZ / Tess Brunton...
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· May 12, 2026
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 12 May 2026 The boys are from an Otago Boys High School’s geography class and are looking at how landscapes and plants change over time...
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· May 12, 2026
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 12 May 2026 DOC Westport Principal Ranger Biodiversity Sean Judd says a group of four people – including a woman and three men, one of...
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· May 12, 2026
Source: Greenpeace The government has announced plans to pass a law retrospectively preventing companies from being sued for the damage that their climate pollution is causing ordinary New Zealanders. Greenpeace Aotearoa...
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· May 12, 2026
Source: Federated Farmers Federated Farmers is applauding moves by the Government to encourage greater private investment in the work farmers and other landowners do to protect biodiversity and reduce climate change...
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· May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A Wellington man who severely injured his spine and is tetraplegic has climbed the equivalent of Mount Everest in a year. Andrew Leslie walked to the...
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· May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Rachel Leota has been appointed Corrections acting secretary and chief executive. Supplied / LinkedIn Corrections has announced a new acting chief executive, weeks after saying one...
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· May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Hump Ridge Track near Tuatapere. RNZ / Tess Brunton Bookings for the Great Walks start to open on Tuesday with the Department of Conservation expecting...