Kaipara district libraries have gone fines-free to help people borrow books among other things. Photo / Supplied Library now fines-free Kaipara district libraries will no longer charge for overdue items in order to remove...

Kauri are some of New Zealand’s most important taonga – both ecologically and culturally. But the trees are being killed by incurable kauri dieback disease – caused by a pathogen called Phytophthora agathidicida –...