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Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere opening underway
Source: Environment Canterbury Regional Council Date: 02 May 2025 We have started the process of opening Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere to the sea. Machinery is onsite and a sea connection will...
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Greenpeace calls on Luxon to show leadership on dairy pollution as Canterbury floods highlight growing climate crisis
Source: Greenpeace Greenpeace Aotearoa says that the damage caused by this week’s Canterbury floods is yet another reminder of the risk of continuing to ignore the climate crisis fuelled by the...
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Greenpeace – Luxon celebrates Trump’s 100th day in office with a spray tan
Source: Greenpeace The Prime Minister has been spotted getting a very orange spray tan in Auckland, which Greenpeace says is undoubtedly part of Christopher Luxon’s inexplicable efforts to mimic Donald Trump....
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Pest eradication to remove wallabies and possums from Kawau Island gets under way
Source: Auckland Council Auckland Council has been working with landowners and residents on an operation to restore native forest on Kawau Island by removing wallabies and possums. After years of...
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Saudi Ministerial visit sends strong signal for NZ Trade and Investment growth
Source: New Zealand Government Trade, Investment and Agriculture Minister Todd McClay has wrapped up a successful programme hosting Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture, His Excellency Eng Abdulrahman...
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Politics – Greenpeace calls on Chris Hipkins to take a courageous stand against seabed mining
Source: Greenpeace Greenpeace is calling on the leader of the opposition, Chris Hipkins, to take a public stand and pledge that seabed mining will never happen under a Labour-led government. A...
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Universities – Climate effects of volcanoes beneath the waves – UoA
Source: University of Auckland (UoA) Volcanoes erupting underwater have a distinctive effect on the climate, according to research led by University of Auckland and Tongan scientists. Research on Tonga’s devastating...
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions for the 2023/24 Financial Year Report and Inventory
Source: New Zealand Ministry of Health Summary This document provides the report and inventory for the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of Ministry of Health – Manatū Hauora (the Ministry) for...
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Jobs for Nature supercharges river restoration |
Source: Department of Conservation By Sarah Wilcox It’s more than 4 years since the $1.2 billion Jobs for Nature programme was set up as part of the COVID-19 recovery package....
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A booming good summer for male kākāpō on the North Island mainland
Source: Department of Conservation Date: 01 May 2025 Source: Released by Ngāi Tahu 01/05/2025 11-year-old Taeatanga, one of the three male kākāpō currently living within the sanctuary as part of a fenced...
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Training for trapping in Taumarunui
Source: Department of Conservation Date: 01 May 2025 Invasive predators like rats, stoats, and possums are putting pressure on nature, and are part of the reason New Zealand has one of...
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Coda unveils ESG roadmap to drive data privacy, ethics, and sustainability
Source: Media Outreach SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 30 April 2025 – Coda, a leader in digital content monetization, today released its inaugural Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report,...
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Schneider Electric advances in product environmental data transparency
Source: Media Outreach Enabling customers to make better informed sustainability and business decisions 14 environmental data attributes now covering 70% of product turnover HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire...
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Greenpeace slams deep sea mining application as a ‘total disregard for international law’
Source: Greenpeace Greenpeace has slammed an announcement by The Metals Company to submit the first application to commercially mine the seabed. Greenpeace International Senior campaigner Louisa Casson said: “The first application to...
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Ranger’s dream to protect an ancient kānuka ‘island’
Source: Department of Conservation Date: 30 April 2025 The 13-hectare forest near Eyrewell in North Canterbury is in the Motu Kānuka Scientific Reserve, which sits within a vast sea of privately...
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We want to be here long-term: A 20-year journey towards sustainable dairy farming
Source: Environment Canterbury Regional Council Reducing nitrate in the water And slowly but surely, it’s paid off. The 221ha property with 630 cows, located on the outskirts of Culverden in...
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Changemakers Program Gains Traction as Hang Lung Partners with Tenants in Vibrant Sustainability Community
Source: Media Outreach Enhanced Changemakers Program and LVMH Group collaboration drive momentum for shared ESG commitment HONG KONG SAR and SHANGHAI, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 29 April 2025...
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HKSTP Tech Companies Shine at GITEX Asia 2025 in Singapore
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 29 April 2025 – Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) has triumphantly wrapped up its high-impact delegation...
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Governance – Joint committee will help public access to Waitākere, Outdoor Access Commission says
Source: Herenga ā Nuku – the Outdoor Access Commission Auckland councillors’ proposal for tangata whenua to be part of a committee overseeing the Waitākere Ranges will support public access to the...
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Northland Regional Council News 29/04/25
Source: Northland Regional Council Climate Resilient Communities Fund open for applications Northland Regional Council is inviting applications to the Climate Resilient Communities Fund. The fund aims to build community resilience to...
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Greenpeace – Luxon’s war on nature opens gate for more dairy conversion
Source: Greenpeace Greenpeace Aotearoa is calling out the Luxon Government for “leaving the gate wide open” to more dairy conversion with no plan to protect fresh water from pollution. Temporary rules...
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Fiordland’s Lake Marian Track temporarily closed for construction
Source: Department of Conservation Date: 29 April 2025 Lake Marian Falls and Lake Marian Track are about 30 km from Milford Sound/Piopiotahi on the lower Hollyford Road off State Highway 94....
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Leaves of hope; first signs of mistletoe success at Pirongia
Source: Department of Conservation Date: 29 April 2025 Long-term restoration efforts began at Pirongia in the early 2000s, and DOC’s Waikato team has been working with Pirongia Te Aroaro ō Kahu...
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Events – REPORTERS FACING MULTIPLE CHALLENGES COVERING THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY – AUT
Source: Auckland University of Technology (AUT) The challenges faced by journalists covering the climate emergency will be at the heart of a public symposium at Auckland University of Technology (AUT)...
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New rules for ground-based space infrastructure
Source: New Zealand Government New legislation to deter foreign interference and protect New Zealand’s national interests and national security will be in place for operators of ground-based space infrastructure (GBSI) by...
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Ready, set, go… every 10 minutes on Route 7!
Source: Environment Canterbury Regional Council Date: 28 Apr 2025 Route change part of wider improvements The change to Route 7 is part of a larger collaborative project to improve public...
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Waitākere Ranges co-governance: better councillors needed to protect democracy
Source: ACT Party Auckland Council’s plan to set up a co-governed committee to manage the Waitākere Ranges shows why Kiwis need councillors who believe in democracy, says ACT Leader David...