Conservation
Dealing with fast spreading pest hits new milestone for Otago Regional Council
Efforts to remove wilding conifers from the Queenstown Lakes have hit a major milestone, shifting from management to maintenance only.
Pacific leaders call for whales to receive legal personhood
They say whales are a canary in the coalmine for the health of our oceans, and the world needs to act urgently to protect these taonga by giving them legal personhood. Audio
'Bolshie approach' over pampas grass upsets West Coast landowners
Ikamatua landowners ordered to remove pest pampas grass by the West Coast Regional Council are upset at a "bolshie approach".
Ruapehu's tourism future is complicated and confusing
Snow season is fast approaching but the North Island's only commercial skiing mountain has an uncertain future Audio
A tale of two islands – erect-crested penguins
The Bounty Islands are tiny in terms of area – just some bits of granite jutting out of the ocean. But they are huge in terms of seabirds. James Frankham joins a team researching the erect-crested… Audio
Citizen scientists asked to get their cameras out this April
The City Nature Challenge is back for 2024, with the goal of getting citizen scientists to document the plants and animals they find in their urban jungles. Audio
Our Changing World – Erect-crested penguins
Erect-crested penguins lead largely unknown lives on some of New Zealand's most remote subantarctic islands. A research team travels south to unlock this enigmatic species' secrets. Audio
Pacific, Māori leaders seek legal personhood for whales
Kiingi Tuheitia and a Cook Islands leader are inviting other Polynesian countries to get behind the proposal.
DOC spent nearly $500,000 to kill one stoat
It took eight months to capture the critter, documents show.
Sighting of second 'bolshy' myna bird sparks hunt
A hunt will soon get under way in Christchurch's red zone for a pair of invasive myna birds.
Water park closed after invasive gold clams found
Freshwater gold clams are prolific breeders, able to produce 400 juveniles a day and up to 70,000 juveniles a year.
Government halts plan for Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary
The sanctuary bill would have created a 620,000sqkm "economic no-go zone", Fisheries Minister Shane Jones says.
'Huge few months in Taranaki' as more kiwi released
About 110 kiwi are due to be released in the next few months, boosting the existing population and relieving pressure on sanctuaries.
The mystery of how godwits sleep in flight
Kuaka bar-tailed godwits make the longest non-stop flights, and researchers are using hi-tech tags to solve the mystery of how and when they sleep. Audio
Our Changing World – Can godwits fly and sleep?
Kuaka godwits make the longest non-stop flights, and researchers are using hi-tech tags to solve the mystery of how and when they sleep. Audio
Ulva Island redeclared rodent-free month after rat sighting
Four weeks of intensive surveillance and monitoring failed to uncover any more rats.
Kaikōura’s endangered seabirds struggle for food
A lack of food has seen volunteers supplement feeding Hutton's shearwater chicks with "sardine smoothies" to give them the best chance at survival.
Rare bird returns to Wairarapa wetlands
A distinctive booming sound is returning to the Wairarapa Moana. Most of the surrounding wetlands have been lost after land was drained for farming. Now, after years of rehabilitation work, more of… Video, Audio
The stuff of life - Carbon capture in our ocean ecosystems
What roles do our ocean ecosystems play in capturing carbon? Kate Evans speaks to iwi Māori working to improve the health of an estuary in the Bay of Plenty, and to scientists studying the fiords of… Audio
Whale euthanised after stranding near Christchurch
The decision to euthanise the whale was made in consultation with iwi, based on the animal's welfare.
