Environment

Single-use plastic bags will be banned New Zealand-wide from July.Associate Minister for the Environment Eugenie Sage has confirmed retailers would no longer be able to […]

Greater Wellington Regional Council conducted a coastal bird survey recently to assess where wildlife would be most affected by an oil spill around our region’s […]

Michael Freeman, Project Manager for the Raumati South Residents’ Association’s ant eradication programme says their ant baiting weekend has finished and an ant control zone […]

The European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly to ban single-use plastic items including straws, food containers and cotton bud sticks, in a bid to tackle marine […]

Are you known to take care of the natural environment in your community? Do you pride yourself on doing what you can to take care […]

Greater Wellington Regional Council is advising people not to swim or walk dogs off-lead in and around the Waikanae River below SH1 due to high […]

In the past several Kāpiti Coasters have provided homes for Kaimanawa wild Horses. Now 70 Kaimanawa horses face a grim future and more homes are […]

Kāpiti’s Waikanae River, has been chosen by the Department of Conservation (DOC) as a priority river catchment for restoration from mountains to sea. The announcement […]

Kāpiti gardeners, hikers and walkers are encouraged to look out for the infamous Alligator weed (Alternathera philoxeroides) known as the choker.Greater Wellington Pest Plants team […]

A superb article about an iconic Kāpiti family is featured in an article by Lee-Anne Duncan and photos by Tessa Chrisp of This New Zealand […]