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OPINION: Good on Miraka for eschewing electric power for its future tankers, opting for the much more practical heavy-vehicle ‘green’ choice, hydrogen, putting NZ’s first H-powered tanker on the road.

A critically threatened endemic freshwater fish found only in Canterbury has been discovered at a Craigmore Sustainables farm near Timaru.

Farmers are overjoyed to see a halt to freshwater farm plans put in place by the previous government.

Taranaki Regional Council is working to eradicate pest plants from 570 sites around the region – about three times as many as six years ago.

Climate Change Minister Simon Watts says updates to the New Zealand Emission Trading Scheme have been made to ensure New Zealand has a more credible market.

An extract from the humble daffodil will be put to the test in New Zealand after UK research discovered its potential to cut methane emissions from livestock.

New Zealand’s wine industry needs to change the way it talks about packaging, say industry leaders in an “expanding niche market”.

Federated Farmers says changes to drinking water rules announced today are a major win for farmers, rural communities, and common sense.

A recent study shows that the shift to renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind power, has led to increased food prices and a decrease in agricultural output.

The dry weather in some parts of the North Island has received medium-scale adverse event classification from the Government.