Welcome to our environment section. New Zealand has a well established image as a clean, green country. On the back of this image we promote our biggest contributor to our GDP in agriculture. Agriculture relies on this clean, green image to achieve the best price for kiwi produce in foreign markets. It is our responsibility to protect this image for future generations not just so they can enjoy beautiful countryside but also for the future prosperity which is heavily linked to agricultural exports. Our environment section contains articles and news relating to the environment and sustainable farming practices.
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This is where we will publish the latest seasonal climate outlooks supplied by the NIWA National Climate Centre
Environment Waikato says it is very encouraged by the fact that compliance with earthworks rules is rising and that enforcement actions against people doing earthworks improperly have dropped significantly
Northland farmers Ken and Janine Hames had their first bash at the Ballance Farm Environment Awards last year and were delighted to win two category awards
Earlier this year the giant kōkopu released into the Nukumea Stream in Orewa had disappeared, but when scientists returned in June the fish were back
Meridian Energy Limited’s Te Uku wind farm project has won Environment Waikato’s inaugural earthworks site of the year award
Independent conservation organisation Forest & Bird welcomes the announcement by the Environmental Defence Society recently that it has won a High Court case challenging intensive dairy farming in the Mackenzie Basin.
Forget low-energy lightbulbs and solar-powered homes – curry spices could hold the key to reducing greenhouse gas emissions
A relevant issue being addressed at the 2010 EcoTourism NZ Conference will be that of tourism operations on working farms
Independent conservation organisation Forest & Bird welcomes the Government’s decision to maintain the protection of New Zealand’s core conservation land as a victory for the environment and the people of New Zealand.
Greenhouse gas research is already paying dividends with the finding that there is more soil carbon than in both the atmosphere and plants combined
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