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New Zealand awarded dubious ‘Fossil of the Day’ at COP30 climate talks
Source: Radio New Zealand View of the logo of COP30 UN Climate Change Conference, in Belem, Para state, Brazil, taken on 6 November 2025. AFP / Ludovic Marin New Zealand...
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Greenpeace – New Zealand “wins” unenviable climate inaction award at COP30
Source: Greenpeace It’s the award no country wants to receive. New Zealand has been presented with the ‘Fossil of the Day’ at COP30 in Brazil over recent backtracking on methane targets....
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The fuel of ‘last resort’: How imported gas became New Zealand’s first choice
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ For a government facing blackouts and business closures in an election year, importing gas is an attractive choice. For others, it’s the worst possible option....
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Ascott Launches Holistic Disability Inclusion Playbook for Accommodation Sector, Setting New Hospitality Benchmark
Source: Media Outreach One of the world’s first open-access playbooks providing hospitality operators with a holistic, practical framework to embrace disability inclusion Supported by SG Enable, World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance...
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Minerals Council – Fast-track the right track
Source: New Zealand Minerals Council The Green Party’s announcement today that it will revoke fast-track mining consents is performative nonsense, says New Zealand Minerals Council chief executive Josie Vidal. “Today we...
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Restoration critical for mauri of Moawhitu
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 17 November 2025 The Pou Taiao of Ngāti Koata, Neil Deans, says Lake Moawhitu was once an important kainga and mahinga kai site and used...
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Greenpeace welcomes commitment to revoke seabed mining licence, calls for permanent ban
Source: Greenpeace Greenpeace Aotearoa is applauding the Green Party’s commitment to revoke any Fast-track consents, licences, or permits issued for coal, seabed, and hardrock gold mining projects, describing it as a...
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94 year old helps DOC upgrade popular track
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 17 November 2025 Peter is part of the Mount Somers Walkway Society, founded around 40 years ago. The volunteer group of mainly retired farmers is...
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Tongariro National Park tracks re-open following massive wildfire
Source: Radio New Zealand The charred landscape of the Tongariro Alpine Crossing. Supplied/DOC The charred landscape will add to the experience for those walking the Tongariro Alpine Crossing, the Department...
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10 things you should know about the enigmatic eels of Aotearoa
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Eels in a stream | : Sarah Wilcox. Sleek, strong and slithery yet secretive about their sex lives. Eels/tuna are the top predators of the...
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Hornet incursion: No plans to spray invaders – yet
Source: Radio New Zealand A hornets’ nest. Supplied Spraying to eradicate the yellow legged hornet is not currently in Biosecurity New Zealand’s plans. Biosecurity New Zealand North Commissioner Mike Inglis...
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Tāmaki Makaurau welcomes thousands of delegates at world’s largest Indigenous education conference WIPCE 2025
Source: World Indigenous Peoples’ Conference on Education (WIPCE) 2025 Haere mai e ngā iwi taketake o te aoHaere mai ki ahau o Ngāti WhātuaKi Te Kahu Tōpuni o TupeririHaere mai,...
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Further measures to reduce fisheries bycatch of hoiho (yellow-eyed penguin)
Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries Have your say Following on from the emergency closure of commercial fishing around the Otago Peninsula announced on 16 September 2025, we are consulting...
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Tongariro Alpine Crossing reopens
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 16 November 2025 DOC Central North Island Operations Director Damian Coutts says both DOC and Fire and Emergency New Zealand are confident the track is...
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Family puts bach rebuild on hold to accommodate nesting kororā
Source: Radio New Zealand A Taranaki family has paused a bach rebuild due to nesting kororā. Ngati Mutunga A Taranaki family has paused work on the rebuild of their coastal...
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Tongariro National Park fire pānui #3
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 14 November 2025 The Fire and Emergency drone team are conducting regular thermal imaging flights to determine if the fire is fully controlled. No new hot spots have been identified...
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Tracks cleared as more damage found
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 14 November 2025 Most of the damage has occurred in the DOC Greymouth District, and rangers have been diverted from other routine maintenance work to...
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EIT launches new landscaping pathway to meet growing demand in green industries
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology 24 seconds ago EIT is launching a new hands-on training pathway designed to prepare aspiring landscapers and horticulture workers for careers in New Zealand’s fast-growing...
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Noisy little blue penguins nest under Coromandel home, leaving couple at wit’s end
Source: Radio New Zealand Imagine sharing your home with noisy flatmates who party throughout the night and then move into your bedroom. That is what one Coromandel couple say it...
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Noisy llittle blue penguins nest under Coromandel home, leaving couple at wit’s end
Source: Radio New Zealand Imagine sharing your home with noisy flatmates who party throughout the night and then move into your bedroom. That is what one Coromandel couple say it...
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Little blue penguins nest under Coromandel home
Source: Radio New Zealand Imagine sharing your home with noisy flatmates who party throughout the night and then move into your bedroom. That is what one Coromandel couple say it...
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Beyond 1.5: Why the global climate target still matters
Source: Radio New Zealand Two activists, sitting on the floor alongside the grave of Charles Darwin, after they sprayed “1.5 is dead” over it in protest against climate change in...
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Greenpeace – Winston Peters and NZ First Hand Victory to ACT over Corporate Bill of Rights
Source: Greenpeace Despite ACT failing to pass three earlier versions of the Regulatory Standards Bill, they have succeeded passing it into law today, due to the backing of NZ First and...
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Greenpeace – Cook Islands seabed mining decision delayed following local opposition
Source: Greenpeace Greenpeace says news a decision on whether seabed mining can occur in the Cook Islands will now be delayed until at least 2032, is evidence of the growing opposition...
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‘Controlled burn’ near Tongariro ruled out as wildfire cause
Source: Radio New Zealand The fire impacted varied terrain including, sub-alpine scrub, alpine scrub, wetlands, frost flats and pockets of kaikawaka forest. Supplied/DOC Fire and Emergency has confirmed a “controlled...
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Question Time directs rare query to non-ministerial MP
Source: Radio New Zealand VNP/Louis Collins The first task for MPs when the House meets at 2pm on a sitting day is an hour-long barrage of questions at the government...
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Tongariro National Park fire pānui #2
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 13 November 2025 Further good news from the fire ground: no new fire activity was identified yesterday by ground crews and drone surveys. With more...