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Environment Minister David Parker told TVNZ’s Q&A on Sunday that tough measures to curb nutrient run-off from farms could stall […]
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted resource consent to a proposed irrigation dam that will be the largest built […]
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Changes in the way New Zealanders use land are negatively affecting the water quality of our lakes and rivers and […]
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A report that aims to provide scientific context for the divisive issue of water quality in New Zealand is being […]
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NASA researchers have discovered a strain of bacteria in a lake in California that uses arsenic as one of its […]
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