Freshwater
Commercial use of water - who pays?
While some groups are calling for companies to be charged for the commercial use of water, others say no one should own water and no one should pay.
Council to sell rights to bottled water company
A campaign is under way to stop the Ashburton District Council selling the right to extract billions of litres of local water to a bottled water company. Video, Audio
Council wary of planned Māori freshwater role
The Northland Regional Council is uneasy at plans to give Māori more authority over freshwater.
Long walk to lobby for clean water
A group of campaigners has walked more than 300km to present a petition to Parliament to make New Zealand's fresh waterways swimmable. Video, Audio
'Up to 100 years' to restore Waikato River
The Waikato River Authority is estimating it could take 100 years to restore the Waikato and the Waipa, which have failed a comprehensive quality assessment. Audio
Everyday stories, the degradation of NZ Rivers
Tina Ngata, an educator from Gisbourne, Paula Fern, a mother from Hawkes Bay and artist Sam Mahon, from North Canterbury are among a host of ordinary New Zealanders speaking out at what they say are… Audio, Gallery
Sewage video scrap: Was the loo paper planted?
The Horowhenua District Council is blasting a Facebook video showing toilet paper and raw sewage entering the Mangaore Stream as a "complete distortion of the facts". Video
Woman 'horrified' she swam in E coli river
A woman who jumped into a popular Gisborne swimming spot without realising it was contaminated with E coli is demanding better warning signs. Audio
Cattle in Otago rivers OK - DoC
Cattle are forbidden from standing in Canterbury's high country lakes but it transpires they are allowed to stand - and poo - in Otago rivers.
Wanted: Farmers for groundwater study
Farmers in Canterbury are being invited to join a three-year research project on groundwater quality.
Fish & Game says cattle in high country lake a PR disaster
Fish and Game says a photo of a herd of cattle in a Canterbury high country lake, is a public relations disaster for the country's clean, green image. Audio
Damselflies - fast blue and slow red
PhD student Tanya Dann has been investigating the different speed lifestyles that two New Zealand damselfly species have Audio
Damselflies - fast blue and slow red
PhD student Tanya Dann has been investigating the different speed lifestyles that two New Zealand damselfly species have
AudioKokopu condos and tuna townhouse
A housing project for native fish in suburban streams is hoping to provide safe refuges for giant kokopu and long-finned eels Video, Audio
Kokopu condos and tuna townhouse
A housing project for native fish in suburban streams is hoping to provide safe refuges for giant kokopu and long-finned eels
Video, AudioTaranaki environmental watchdogs worry about freshwater rules
Environmental watchdogs in Taranaki say proposed freshwater quality rules for the province could put people's health at risk. Audio
Watchdogs question water quality rules
Environmental watchdogs in Taranaki say proposed freshwater quality rules for the province could put people's health at risk.
Freshwater management 'at crucial point'
Water experts have been told ensuring that the governance and management of freshwater recognises Māori interests is a critical challenge for New Zealand.
Water NZ wants more iwi-council cooperation
Water New Zealand is encouraging local governments to form partnerships with iwi to co-manage natural resources.
