Conservation, environment, water and wildlife
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Saving Auckland's iconic whales
They're big, shy and seriously endangered – meet the magnificent Bryde's whale.
Fish forever
Our rich marine ecosystems and the simple pleasure of spending a day out fishing – plus our $1.6 billion fishing industry, and the thousands of jobs it supports – are all put at risk by ...
Hope for our dying kauri
New Zealand’s iconic forest giants are dying from a creeping fungal disease that leaches their lifeblood. But a breakthrough by a local biotech company means kauri may still be with us in the millennia to ...
Whale of a victory!
Anyone who read our story on the effort to save the 200 Bryde’s whales left in New Zealand (issue 5, Aug-Sep13) will be over the moon to hear about this breakthrough – well done Dr ...
Keep New Zealand Beautiful Week
Reader submittedYou can get involved and help clean up New Zealand! This is the week to do it, and they make it super easy. But registrations close tomorrow, Wed 18 Sept, so hurry!
Fracking explained in a simple animation
German website Kurzgesagt has gone viral with their new animation explaining the controversial natural gas harvesting technique commonly known as fracking. The complex maneuver has become more profitable than ever as nearly all of the easy to reach fossil fuels ...
Our snapper struggles – are rec fishers or the commercial fleets to blame?
There's a massive fight going on at the moment between recreational and commercial fishers about who takes a hit over the poor state of our snapper fishery. The solution seems obvious to me – instead of one ...
Timber scam sees Congo rainforest hammered
Another reason to only buy FSC certified wood products and paper. "BBC Television's Panorama programme has spent six months tracking illegal logs from the Congo rainforest to western Europe. The investigation has revealed that new EU ...
Which 'outstanding' water bodies in the Gisborne region need protecting?
The Tairawhiti Environment Centre in Gisborne is calling for feedback about important rivers and lakes in the region that need protecting. "We would appreciate your feedback on the issue of fresh water bodies within the Gisborne ...
Should we be washing our clothes less?
Reader submittedJust read a great little blog from Tullia Black about clothes washing. When I think about clothes and sustainability, my usual thought process is around where they're made, under what conditions, what they're made of, ...