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Someone left what appeared to be an old caravan or camper fit-out at the freedom camping site in Lowburn.

Old camper fit-out dumped at Central Otago freedom camping spot

Someone left what appeared to be an old caravan or camper fit-out at the site in Lowburn.

Environment

2:02pm

Rockpool (file image)

Rockpool rule-breakers to face $250 fine

Fishery Officers will be able to issue the fines to those gathering shellfish illegally around Auckland and Coromandel intertidal zones from November 26.

Environment

11:29am

The aftermath of the fire at the golf shop at the Gulf Harbour Country Club.

Fires, rubbish and roaming dogs plague Gulf Harbour Country Club's fairways

A community trust is exploring a bid to take over once-prestigious golf course on Auckland's Hibiscus Coast.

Environment

8:07am

What we've learned from 400,000 Vote Compass users as election day looms

What we've learned from 400,000 Vote Compass users as election day looms

Go to 1News.co.nz/VoteCompass to see how your views line up with the parties' policies.

Environment

6:05am

Wellington's south coast businesses warn they'll have to relocate or close, with the plant months away from being fully operational.

Moa Point affected businesses grapple with another summer lull

Businesses on Wellington's south coast warn they'll have to relocate or close, with Moa Point months away from being fully operational.

Environment

6:00am

2:26

Someone left what appeared to be an old caravan or camper fit-out at the freedom camping site in Lowburn.

Old camper fit-out dumped at Central Otago freedom camping spot

Someone left what appeared to be an old caravan or camper fit-out at the site in Lowburn.

Environment

2:02pm

Rockpool (file image)

Rockpool rule-breakers to face $250 fine

Fishery Officers will be able to issue the fines to those gathering shellfish illegally around Auckland and Coromandel intertidal zones from November 26.

Environment

11:29am

The aftermath of the fire at the golf shop at the Gulf Harbour Country Club.

Fires, rubbish and roaming dogs plague Gulf Harbour Country Club's fairways

A community trust is exploring a bid to take over once-prestigious golf course on Auckland's Hibiscus Coast.

Environment

8:07am

What we've learned from 400,000 Vote Compass users as election day looms

What we've learned from 400,000 Vote Compass users as election day looms

Go to 1News.co.nz/VoteCompass to see how your views line up with the parties' policies.

Environment

6:05am

Wellington's south coast businesses warn they'll have to relocate or close, with the plant months away from being fully operational.

Moa Point affected businesses grapple with another summer lull

Businesses on Wellington's south coast warn they'll have to relocate or close, with Moa Point months away from being fully operational.

Environment

6:00am

2:26

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Brando Yelavich wants the Thames-Coromandel District Council to waive his dumping fees.

Explorer pleads for help to clean up rubbish in roadside bush

Dead cats in bags, stolen vehicle parts and bottles dating back to the 1950s are among nearly four tonnes of rubbish Brando Yelavich has dragged from the Coromandel bush.

Environment

Sat, Oct 31

Queenstown Lakes District Council introduced new freedom camping rules in December, restricting campers to designated sites.

Poo in bushes: Calls for freedom camping ban at Wānaka lakeside

There are just three spots designated for overnight camping on Beacon Point Road overlooking Lake Wānaka, with the site overwhelmed by campers fighting over them.

Environment

Sat, Oct 31

Significant ponding of dairy effluent on a farm in Te Kōwhai near Hamilton.

Farmer fined near $100k for 'entirely avoidable' effluent discharge

The farm near Hamilton was found with "significant ponding" of dairy effluent after being irrigated onto already saturated soils.

Environment

Wed, Oct 28

Mill Bay pictured looking towards Manukau Heads. (File image).

Air, coastline searches continue for missing Auckland kayaker

The man was last seen on a blue and white kayak about 1km offshore between Mill Bay and Manukau Heads.

Environment

Tue, Oct 27

Hand-planted kauri dotting Otago man Peter Parsons' farmland in Taieri.

Otago man fills farmland with sprawling kauri forest – by hand

It's likely to be the largest hand-planted New Zealand kauri forest in existence.

Environment

Tue, Oct 27

The photograph, made up of 107 individual images, captured the night sky above the Fiordland landscape, with the Milky Way stretching about the mountains. Source: Mikel Iraeta

'Almost impossible': Milford Sound photo wins international award

The breathtaking image, made up of 107 photographs, captured a rare clear night over the Fiordland landscape with the Milky Way stretching over the sky.

Environment

Fri, Oct 23

 Buffalo mozzarella cheese is prepared at a dairy in Caserta, near Naples, southern Italy, 2006.

Italy's buffalo mozzarella output in jeopardy due to truckers' protest

The disruption is particularly damaging to buffalo mozzarella because the production of the protected cheese depends on a tightly timed supply chain.

Environment

Fri, Oct 23

Onepū Charitable Trust is installing a wooden pole barrier at Kāwhia Beach to block vehicle access.

'Sick and tired': Trust blocks vehicle access to beach

"We used to go and gather about a dozen sacks of pipi for the marae, and they’re no longer there. They are dying," Merv Ranga said.

Te Ao Māori

Fri, Oct 23

Ōnuku Rūnanga started harvesting the undaria this week, and had brought two business partners on board to help turn it into a high value food ready for export.

Canterbury rūnanga turning marine pest into business opportunity

Ōnuku Rūnanga started harvesting the undaria this week, and had brought two business partners on board to help turn it into a high value food ready for export.

Te Ao Māori

Thu, Oct 22

Perennial or native plants will be replacing annual flowers at many Hastings street and roundabouts.

Kicked to the curb: Street flower displays axed in cost-cutting move

The Hastings District Council says it will save $150,000 a year in the long term.

Environment

Wed, Oct 21

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Why this El Niño is set to be one of the strongest on record

Why this El Niño is set to be one of the strongest on record

Intensifying weather event is expected to peak in December, with forecasters warning of rising temperatures and changing rainfall patterns globally.

Environment

Tue, Oct 20

Fishery officer Gemma Cunnington, and Honorary Fishery Officers Jason Bartlett and Karl Fowke inspecting oysters.

Fifteen people caught flouting fishing rules in Auckland

More than half of them were for undersized snapper.

Environment

Mon, Oct 19

Torrential rain caused flooding and slips in Wellington early Monday morning.

'We'll be essentially homeless': Wellington flood victims fear what's next

Flood-hit Wellington homeowners say they feel abandoned six months on from the floods which devastated the region and killed one person.

Environment

Sun, Oct 18

Mount Dixon is inside Aoraki Mount Cook National Park (File image)..

Person dies following avalanche on Mount Dixon

Emergency services were called to the mountain located in the Southern Alps within Aoraki Mount Cook National Park just after 10am.

Environment

Sun, Oct 18

A 'Kiwi Zone' sign by the road leading to isolated Wharengaere Bay.

Northland woman pleads guilty after dog kills four kiwi

It is Rose Paraha's second conviction for owning a dog that killed wildlife - in 2019, she pleaded guilty to owning a dog that caused the deaths of six kiwi.

Environment

Sun, Oct 18

A roof engulfed in flames is seen during the Norte Fire on Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, in San Juan Capistrano, California.

Coastal homes burn as hot winds fuel California fires

By Saturday, about 16,000 residents had been ordered to evacuate, said Fire Chief TJ McGovern, of the Orange County Fire Authority.

Environment

Sat, Oct 17

The missing teen safely on board the NZDF helicopter

The moment missing Hawke's Bay teen was winched to safety

The Royal New Zealand Air Force have shared photos of the dramatic rescue of a student who spent a night lost in Ruahine Forest Park.

Environment

Thu, Oct 15

The proposal would reduce the number of roles at the Ministry by 400, from 1675 to 1275 by April 2027.

New ministry MCERT proposes cutting 400 roles in restructure

The mega-ministry formed in July has proposed cutting 400 roles.

Environment

Wed, Oct 14

The Sunrise Hut pictured in Ruahine Forest Park. (File image).

Teenager missing on Hawke's Bay school tramp found safe

"We are thrilled to let you know that our student was located by the search and rescue helicopter and is now with his parents," Taradale High School said.

Environment

Wed, Oct 14

Kōwhai trees - and their donated replacements - were taken from Opito Bay.

'Particularly low': Coromandel tree thieves stoop to cemetery raid

More than one person believed to be behind the thefts – given the number of plants taken and that there’s more than a hundred kilometres between the locations.

Environment

Tue, Oct 13

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