Opinion: It's time for the Government to pay for our conservation future

Opinion: New Zealand's endangered wildlife was in the headlines today when guarding minister Maggie Barry announced the Department of guarding draft threatens Species Strategy in Wellington. Here at Forest & Bird, we give the strategy a four out of 10. While it has some worthy actions, it isn't supported with the funding Doc needs to take charge  about protecting native species, meaning they will continue to act as an ambulance at the bottom of the cliff.

Plane making emergency landing in Palmerston North.

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A plane has made an emergency landing in Palmerston North after changed from Nelson. Air New Zealand confirmed the aircraft landed without anyone hurt at 4.45pm. A fire service spokesman said earlier the issue was with the plane's landing gear, which was not safe for people in the plane. 

Keep saving water Auckland

Auckland households face water restrictions until the end of the month despite hitting savings targets.

Aucklander's daily water drinking has dropped to 382 million litres, well within the necessary range of 400 million litres or fewer.

Water care congratulated residents but warned that if savings did not continue, partially treated water might need to be released into the system and then people would have to boil water.