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NationalFebruary 21

Helping save beaches by recycling beer bottles

Kiwi beer brand DB Export is recycling its used bottles to make a man-made sand - an effort the company hopes will help preserve our beaches.
Helping save beaches by recycling beer bottles
Helping save beaches by recycling beer bottles
DunedinMarch 25

DCC in drive to cut food wastage

Don't throw out that slightly dated banana.
DCC in drive to cut food wastage
DCC in drive to cut food wastage
OpinionFebruary 2

Forestry waste may help replace our fossil fuels

Alternative fuels - including from forestry residue and waste - will come up with answers to help replace fossil fuel petroleum, writes Jim Childerstone.
NewsDecember 10

Intensive land use bad news for water

Nutrient loads are expected to increase in Otago water, as land use intensifies, which will lead to worsening water quality, the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment warns.
The MixAugust 23

Oceans of concern

Out in the oceans, climate change is pushing marine chemistry towards a critical trigger point, reports Tom McKinlay.
The MixJuly 5

Car takes back seat in Freiburg

Simone Pflaum is helping create her own dream city.
Car takes back seat in Freiburg
Car takes back seat in Freiburg
EditorialOctober 21

Unclear world of clean and green

The clean, green image on which we New Zealanders pride ourselves and the "100% pure" brand we market to the world are becoming increasingly sullied.
The MixMay 25

The planet can't cope

We're killing off the world and it has to stop, the World Wildlife Fund says. Geoff Cumming, of The New Zealand Herald, reports.
The planet can't cope
The planet can't cope
BusinessMarch 5

Coal pitched against environment

The value of 80 million tonnes of high quality export coal is about to weighed up against nationally endangered and vulnerable animals and other rare flora and fauna - all residing in and around the Denniston Plateau looming above Westport, on the West Coast.
DunedinFebruary 24

Council acts over harbour erosion claims

Dunedin City Council staff will conduct a fact-finding mission at Te Rauone Beach, on Otago Peninsula, after claims urgent action is needed to address erosion in the area.
Council acts over harbour erosion claims
Council acts over harbour erosion claims
QueenstownFebruary 11

Photos: South Westland beach cleanup

Otago Daily Times reporter Marjorie Cook travels South Westland with a team cleaning plastic debris from remote beaches.
NewsJanuary 30

ORC defends measures to enforce coal ban

Otago regional councillors deny suggestions their proposed enforcement process for those who continue to burn coal is too lax.
ORC defends measures to enforce coal ban
ORC defends measures to enforce coal ban
NewsJanuary 20

Farmers warned to conserve water

The Otago Regional Council is warning thousands of farmers with consent to take irrigation water from rivers to conserve as much water as possible to reduce the pressure on rapidly dwindling rivers.
NewsJanuary 3

Eye-catching rape crop fuelling the country's future

Large colourful crops of oil-seed rape may become a more common sight on Otago farms in the future as the biofuel revolution gathers momentum.
Eye-catching rape crop fuelling the country's future
Eye-catching rape crop fuelling the country's future
QueenstownOctober 25

Dublin Bay consent given; appeal possible

A building platform resource consent has been approved for a Dublin Bay property owned by Aucklander Ted Hewetson, the husband of celebrity chef Annabel Langbein, but an appeal is already being considered by the Upper Clutha Environmental Society.
DunedinAugust 29

Cellphone cameras a tool for 'dobbing in a digger'

Cellphone cameras could soon be used to gather evidence of environmentally damaging deeds in back-country Otago.
Cellphone cameras a tool for 'dobbing in a digger'
Cellphone cameras a tool for 'dobbing in a digger'
NationalAugust 10

Permanent depots set up for electronic waste

Although the popular eDay computer waste programmes will not go ahead this year, permanent electronic waste depots have been set up around the country, including three in Otago, and they will also take televisions - for a fee.
NewsAugust 3

Wood burner use determines emission level

How wood burners are used is a major contributor to winter air pollution in urban areas, new research is finding.
NewsJuly 7

Environmental award for LPHS pupil

Having a green thumb and a passion for recycling has paid off for a pupil at Logan Park High School, in Dunedin.
Environmental award for LPHS pupil
Environmental award for LPHS pupil
SouthlandJuly 6

Environmentalists honoured

Southland's environmental champions were honoured at the Southland Environment Awards presented in Invercargill last night.
NationalJune 24

Birds affected by Awakino oil spill

Up to 20 birds have been coated with oil after a major spill which clogged a King Country river on Wednesday.
Central OtagoJune 6

Week of environment events

The Emissions Trading Scheme comes under the spotlight this week as part of the World Environment Day activities in Central Otago.
QueenstownMay 30

No cheap solution to algae problem

An investigation into the vexatious algae contamination of Wanaka drinking water has concluded a treatment system to eliminate the problem would be prohibitively expensive.
No cheap solution to algae problem
No cheap solution to algae problem
DunedinMay 30

Report into erosion of sandhills expected in July

A long-running investigation into shoring up Dunedin's defences against the sea is finally about to reach the decision stage.
DunedinMay 4

Residents group seeks support for plans to change

A group of Northeast Valley area residents is making its own plans to tackle issues of climate, energy and economic changes it says are coming.