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Māori fume at jagged Te Mata Peak track
Another u-turn over the Te Mata Peak track. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
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Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.
Audrey Young: Ardern's Waitangi mission
COMMENT: Winston Peters should deal with iwi over royalty for bottled water exports.
Wetlands wipe-out: 'We must protect the last 10%'
Conservation Minister says NZ must protect the last 10 per cent of its natural wetlands.
Swamp kauri court case could sink Northland enviro group
Court costs and battle fatigue could force a Northland environmental group into recess
Council may face legal action if homes flooded
A resident's association has put the Christchurch City Council on notice.
Fed Farmers drop Northland GMO appeal
Federated Farmers signals the end of lengthy legal saga over GMO regulation in Northland.
What new govt may mean for science, environment
What could a change of government mean for New Zealand's environment and science sectors?
Most Kiwis back charging for water use - survey
Most Kiwis across town and country think water use should come with a cost, survey finds.
Q&A: When taking water hurts our fish life
Changing the flow rates of our rivers hurt the fish within them. A scientist explains why.
Passions high over natural assets
What policies are parties proposing to manage and protect our natural resources?
Election 2017 policy: Affordable housing
How will each party make housing more affordable?
Local Focus: Mining in the Coromandel?
MBIE appeal could make it easier. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Company taking water owned mainly abroad
NZ Pure Blue Springs reveals Chinese and Australian investors own 61 per cent between them
Feelings run high over homeless village
Village offering transitional housing for the homeless has stirred neighbours' opposition.
French Connection: Boosting our greenery
The final part of the Herald's French Connection series looks at unlocking green spaces.
EMA launches election manifesto for business
The Employers and Manufacturers Association has released a top list 10 of election issues
Anger at council move to abandon 35 properties
A fight is brewing over a council move requiring more than 30 property owners to move.
Tauranga tops in speedy subdivisions
Two more subdivisions are proposed for Greerton and Papamoa involving 403 homes.
Dairy expansion 'making us sick': Greenpeace
A public health group is backing a new Greenpeace call to halt dairying expansion.
Plan to export spring water: 6.9m litres a day
NZ Pure Blue wants to take 6.9m litres of water a day from Blue Spring to send offshore.
Labour policy takes aim at dairy pollution
Labour's new freshwater policy would make it tougher for farms to intensify operations.
Nausea, headaches after aerial spraying
Aramoho residents say Council did not give enough warning about weed spraying.
Who owns our water? A battle boils
Consents given to firms to take our water opened taps on furious row.
Higher seas may force NZ towns to retreat
Some coastal communities may have to be pulled back in the face of sea level rise.
Q&A: Why do we live in flood zones?
Why do so many New Zealand communities lie in flood zones? An expert explains.
Maori Party claims GE-free victory
The Maori Party is claiming a major victory against GE trials in New Zealand.
Hawke's Bay likely to remain GM free
Nervous time for Hastings and Hawke's Bay producers as RMA changes debated last night.
RMA reforms return to Parliament today
RMA reforms will take NZ "down a racially divisive abyss", Winston Peters says.
New environment watchdog an ex-Nat MP
Parliament's next environment watchdog will be a former National MP.