A Hawke`s Bay businessman is taking the regional council to the Environment Court over its failure to regulate feedlots he says are polluting the district. Read...

Associate Environment Minister Eugenie Sage will be asking the Environmental Protection Authority to consider adding the weed-killer Roundup to a list of hazardous chemicals. Read...

Associate Environment Minister Eugenie said she will ask the Environmental Protection Agency to consider adding Roundup to a list of hazardous substances it is reassessing. Read...

If Gary Stead gets the rubber-stamped approval from the New Zealand Cricket board to be the next national coach, it will be a deserved appointment that comes with a proviso.This is captain Kane Williamson`s team now.The 28-year-old... Read...

Critics of the practice say the trend for piling up stones on beaches is ruining the environment. Read...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Four women who used to work for Nike have filed a federal lawsuit against the company, alleging it violated state and U.S. equal-pay laws and fostered a work environment that allowed sexual harassment.The Oregonian/OregonLive... Read...

New Zealand First Spokesperson for the Environment Jenny Marcroft welcomes the Government’s announcement to phase-out single-use plastic bags. Read...

EDITORIAL: This was a feelgood photo opportunity at the end of a tiring political week. No protest signs, no visiting Canadians, just the prime minister and the associate environment minister in a sunny cafe with a view of the sea, while small children read out letters about why plastic bags are bad. Read...

Single-use plastic bags will be banned in New Zealand and are to be phased out over the next 12 months, the Government says.Prime Minister Jacinda Arden and Associate Environment Minister Eugenie Sage made the announcement in Wellington... Read...

Single-use plastic shopping bags will be phased out over the next year, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Associate Environment Minister Eugenie Sage announced today. Read...