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Watch: Newshub's Isobel Ewing looked into the Recloaking Papatūānuku project, which aims to restore more than 2 million hectares of native forest around Aotearoa.
Environment

High-profile Kiwis back plan to restore native forest

Replanting native forests here in Aotearoa could cost billions less than paying other countries for carbon credits by 2050.
Watch: Newshub's Lucy Thomson digs in to why sitting in traffic isn't too flash for your health.
Environment

Sitting in traffic tied to high blood pressure risk in new study

And it has nothing to do with road rage.

Sixteen percent of our rivers are unsuitable for swimming and caution is advised for 14 percent.
Environment

'Human waste': Concerns for water quality ahead of summer swim season

Sixteen percent of our rivers are unsuitable for swimming and caution is advised for 14 percent.

Waerenga locals say a planned solar farm could increase the temperature in their valley by several degrees.
Environment

'It's too late once the green button is pushed': Concern proposed Waerenga solar farm will heat valley by 2C

Many locals argue the area, which is home to dairy farmers and fruit and vegetable growers will suffer.
Aerial view of the toppled pōhutukawa at Ōpua.
Environment

'Quite upsetting': Historic pōhutukawa that predated Europeans' arrival topples into sea

"I was really surprised when the whole tree went. The whole trunk just disappeared. It was quite slow-motion. It was a lot of noise, and she went magnificently. She just toppled."
A firefighter at the scene of Monday's Port Hills fire.
Environment

'Who knows what the summer is going to bring': El Niño expected to increase fire risk

Fire and Emergency is warning of an unpredictable summer ahead.
Raglan.
Environment

Raglan wastewater treatment plant on borrowed time

The beach-side community needs a new plan for its treated sewage.
A new Hauraki Gulf report offers hope for future - but warns failure to act will create 'zombie apocalypse-type scenario'.
Environment

Hauraki Gulf report offers hope for future - but warns failure to act will create 'zombie apocalypse-type scenario'

The report says we have to act now.
Related video: Last week, many of us wouldn't have even known there was a bird called the Pūteketeke - but it's just taken out the Bird of the Century competition.
Environment

'Incredible': Donations flock in after Bird of Century campaign

Forest and Bird said donations associated with the campaign were "several times higher" than in previous years.