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Fatbergs causing problems in New Plymouth
Fatbergs form in pipes when fat from cooked meat is washed down the sink.
Cities are not only tackling Covid, but its pollution, too
New York Times: Remnants of pandemic testing the resolve to rid the planet of its waste.
India mulls lockdown of smog-laden New Delhi
A million Indians die each year because of air pollution-related diseases.
Exclusive: Jacinda Ardern on climate, cows, and the next oil and gas ban
Jacinda Ardern talks planes, trains, cows - and what happened to the next oil and gas ban.
Focus Exclusive: Jacinda Ardern calls time on climate inaction
As COP 26 takes place in Glasgow, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern talks to us about New Zealand's commitment to emissions reduction in an extended joint interview with the Herald, US broadcaster NBC and news agency AFP as part of Covering Climate Now, a coalition of international media reporting climate change. Video / NZ Herald
Manatees dying as pollutants kill seagrass
Algae blooms and contaminants are killing the mammals' food source.
We didn't start the fires: Burning complaints to council halve
Air quality in Hastings is now the best it has been since continuous monitoring began.
'Aggressive and unsustainable': Wellington lobby group taking airport to court over planned expansion
The group says the expansion will "vastly" increase pollution – but the airport disagrees.
Mt Everest in crisis: Calls to end world's most coveted climb
Climbing to the highest point on earth has been the ultimate dream for many hikers.
Croaking before they croak: The frog, a blinking light on extinction's dashboard
Joe Bennett listens to the frogs at night; poignant as the whole species is vulnerable.
Ghost gear: The 13-year-old Hawke's Bay journalist exposing a global fishing problem
Chloe Croft says it's an issue NZ isn't too concerned about, but "it will be soon enough".
Auckland's bright lights harming ecosystems, spoiling our galaxy view
Researchers measure night sky brightness over more than 100 sites across several years.
Growing SUV popularity coincides with surge in vehicle emissions
A tenth of the country's total greenhouse gas emissions come from private transport.
NZ's plastic shame: which countries are getting our waste?
Thousands of tonnes of our plastic waste is still shipped overseas. But to where, exactly?
District council works urgently to upgrade treatment plant
Increase in population of Te Kauwhata adds to pressure on upgrade plans
Bad weather pushes wastewater pipe at Paremata to breaking point
The break in the pipe caused wastewater to overflow into Porirua Harbour.
Contaminated water and waste at Ruakākā site removed since last year
Site operators to be billed once clean-up sorted in Ruakākā.
Climate change: NZ imported more than million tonnes of 'dirty' coal
Coal imports from Indonesia in 2020 was 1.084 million tonnes, just over one billion kg.
Potential paint spill in Wellington Harbour near Point Jerningham
A pollution response team will be dispatched to the area in the next hour.
'Tough few weeks': 'Unprecedented' poll result for Judith Collins
Seymour rises as National falls to one of its worst results in UMR poll.
New plastic bans target cutlery, meat trays, takeaway containers
Days of plastic cutlery, PVC meat trays and polystyrene takeaway containers now numbered.
Poor winter air quality in Wairoa sparks health concerns
Wairoa exceeded national air quality standards twice last year and once in 2019.
NSW to ban single-use bags and other plastic items
Plastic bags, straws and coffee cups are among items to be consigned to history.
Scientists reveal how lockdown cleared the air
A new study reveals the full picture of how lockdown temporarily cut NZ's air pollution.
'Environmental disaster': Ship carrying chemicals sinking off Sri Lanka
The stern of the ship is now touching the ocean bottom at a depth of 21 meters.
NZ still sending plastic waste to developing countries
Since 2019, more than 10,000 tonnes of NZ's plastic has gone to Malaysia alone.
Electric vehicle hopes rest on Ford's plug-in pickup
Electric vehicles face the ultimate test: Will Americans drive a plug-in pickup?
Huge 'eyesore' of scrap metal 'dumped without consent'
Phil Goff says the illegal dump is the biggest Auckland Council has ever seen.
'Breaking point': Urgent action needed on Napier's urban waterways
All eight waterways recorded average nitrogen, phosphorous levels over upper guidelines.
'We've set up a monster': Pollution in Selwyn River up 50% in 22 months
Lower nitrate targets due in three years, but with no timeframe for them to be achieved.
Tiwai Point smelter clean-up cost rising
Smelter's owners will raise provision for clean-up after audit finds more waste on site.
Hefty fine for company behind chemical spill that killed hundreds of fish
Regional council estimated up to 1000 fish died along 6km stretch of Mt Somers waterway.