A proposed replacement highway through Northland’s Brynderwyn Hills is facing fresh criticism, with conservation group Forest & Bird warning the project could become an expensive infrastructure mistake while threatening some of Aotearoa’s rarest native wildlife. Forest & Bird is calling on the Government to reconsider the preferred route for the Alternative to the Brynderwyn Hills…

Regional journalism is facing another major blow, with Stuff proposing to cut 18 newsroom jobs across six regions, raising fears that communities will lose access to the local reporting they rely on to hold decision-makers accountable. The proposed cuts affect newspapers in Taranaki, Manawatū, Wairarapa, Nelson, Timaru and Southland, with some districts potentially left with…

Aucklanders are being warned to keep batteries and electronic waste out of household rubbish and recycling bins after batteries were linked to at least 28 fires involving the city’s recycling facility and collection trucks over the past year. The warning comes ahead of International E-Waste Day on October 14, with Auckland Council urging households to…