Bottles now appearing on local streets are up to 3.3 litres in size, the equivalent of 300 small canisters.
Environment
Wed, Sep 3
Companies polluting land or water are now risking fines of $3000 – four times the amount they’ve been up for in the past.
Tue, Sep 2
Officials said the receptacles were particularly bad for the environment and could be mistaken by marine life for food when they reached the ocean.
Mon, Sep 1
Burrow holes, droppings, dead animals and damage to gardens are among the problems caused.
The council's goal was to reduce the amount of waste ending up in landfills, beginning with a six-month trial in some areas of South Auckland.
Sun, Aug 31
From tomorrow, the archaic rule described by James Meager as an oversight, would be fixed to ensure both adults have equal fishing rights.
McCallum Bros halts sand extraction at Pākiri after years of legal battles, shifting focus to new mining plans at Bream Bay.
Sat, Aug 30
Landowners in north Marlborough are frustrated at the lack of action on riverbank erosion threatening their properties, but the council says it can’t intervene without footing a bill of more than a billion dollars.
Wolf snake, a type of non-venomous boa, was found wrapped around the toe of a jandal in the suitcase.
Fri, Aug 29
The health of the Tāmaki Estuary is under scrutiny as environmental advocates raise concerns about sewage overflows, climate change and biodiversity loss.
Thu, Aug 28
After the last ice age, huge ice sheets melted and global sea levels rose, forcing the hunter-gatherer human population inland.
Wed, Aug 27
Damage by four wheel drive vehicles was causing deep ruts in the paper road and drivers had also veered onto private land, says Ngati Hinewaka's chairperson.
Te Ao Māori
Sun, Aug 24
Researchers have tracked New Zealand's southern right whales, discovering a spot in the ocean where they converge.
In a post on social media, Greenpeace said it was "preventing [the vessel] from carrying out destructive bottom trawling".
Sat, Aug 23
Thousands of balls washed ashore in Sydney last October, leading to the closure of two beaches.
Fri, Aug 22
"Māngere deserves clean parks, safe footpaths, and spaces that reflect the strength of our people," said Fegafeuō Tuigamala at a recent board meeting.
A spill of more than 16,000 litres of diesel from a fatal tanker crash has led to pollution fears at the Puarenga Stream in Rotorua.
Wed, Aug 20
Two emergency mobile alerts were officially issued during the Kamchatka tsunami event of July 30-31 to warn people of dangerous tsunami activity in coastal areas - but some people got them repeatedly.
The 198m stack, once the tallest structure in New Zealand, hasn't been used in two decades.
Police said the pair, who are due to appear in court tomorrow, deviated from the agreed plan for coming down – and in turn – got stuck in a tree.
Tue, Aug 19
The puppies, estimated to be about six weeks old, were discovered by a member of the public in Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki.
OPINION: The AI future will require massive amounts of power and embracing nuclear energy is an obvious, clean solution that could boost the NZ economy for generations.
In June Zealandia rangers discovered the bodies of mustelids who had weaselled their way inside the sanctuary.
Sat, Aug 16
Researchers this week officially named Janjucetus dullardi, a cartoonish creature with bulging eyes the size of tennis balls, in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.
Fri, Aug 15
An expert panel will decide whether Trans-Tasman Resources gets the green light to mine in the South Taranaki Bight.
