'I care about the environment, but' – Hilary Barry has no time for claims mowing the lawn is bad for the environment

Te Puke neighbours' flooding fight: 'We stress every time it rains'

Every time it rains, residents of a Western Bay of Plenty neighbourhood watch and wait for the flood waters to rise.

Threat to one of NZ's oldest burial sites the 'canary in the coal mine'

Wairau Bar, or Te Pokohiwi o Kupe, in Marlborough region is one of the country's most significant archaeological sites.

Council land banks to prepare for future natural disasters

The Hurunui District Council has purchased a block of land for $3.8m to prepare for future disasters.

Greens push to include agriculture in Emissions Trading Scheme

Steve Abel criticised Labour's decision to "review" their policy on agriculture's inclusion in the ETS, saying they should "just do it".