Conservation
"Bug of the Year" competition launching soon
Following in the footsteps of the vert popular Bird of the Year competition the Entomological Society of NZ is putting together a Bug of the Year to promote Aotearoa New Zealand's native insects. Dr… Audio
Kauri: The fightback against dieback
Kauri dieback disease is killing our giants of the forest - are we any closer to a cure? Audio
In pictures: 'Unbelievable' mass whale stranding on Chatham Islands
The second mass stranding of pilot whales at the Chatham Islands in less than a week is being described as unbelievable by the mayor.
Stark drop in visitors to some landmarks
The Department of Conservation has released its annual visitor insights report which provides a snapshot of visitors to conservation areas and the quality of their experience.
More than 250 whales die after Chatham Islands stranding
More than the 250 stranded whales have died on the Chatham Islands. Whale rescue organisation Project Jonah's General Manager Darren Grover spoke with Nathan Rarere. Audio
Sea-level rise effects on estuaries and wetlands to be tracked
Special monitoring equipment is being installed in Bay of Plenty estuaries to understand how wetlands will fare as sea levels rise.
'I thought, 'No, it can't be'' - Student's surprise discovery stuns experts
When a biology student lifted a rock under a tree on a tiny island that lies between Australia and New Zealand, he could hardly believe what he saw.
More than 200 pilot whales euthanised after stranding on Chatham Islands
More than 250 whales that stranded on the Chatham Islands have died or had to be euthanised.
'Backcountry vandalism': Outrage over DOC plan to remove dozens of huts
A former Department of Conservation ranger says plans to remove 55 backcountry huts in Te Urewera is "a shocking abuse of departmental power".
Francoise Malby-Anthon on love and elephants
Francoise Malby-Anthony has spent the last 35 years in South Africa - 25 of them running an elephant reserve called Thula Thula. Francoise's first book was called An Elephant in My Kitchen -- that… Audio, Gallery
Australia to set aside 30% land mass to protect endangered species - Minister
The land will be used for conservation in a bid to protect the country's unique plants and animals.
'We can turn things around,' expert says, despite dismal fate of many bird species
New Zealand has the fifth largest proportion of birds at threat of extinction globally, in the grimmest release of The State of the World's Birds report yet. Audio
The prickly prize of ongaonga
It's spectacularly spiky and delivers a painful or even deadly sting. Why are a team of conservationists growing and planting up Orokonui Ecosanctuary near Dunedin with more and more native tree… Audio
'The great silencing of the dawn' - An echoing loss in Asia Pacific rainforests
Dawn and dusk choruses just aren't what they used to be as the world gets quieter, says acoustic ecologist Eddie Game. Audio
Tourist host confident Fiordland crested penguin numbers are on the rise
A West Coast tourism operator says an increase in tawaki sightings suggests more are navigating the Tasman Sea to nest in nearby rainforest.
Tawaki penguins heading into forest to nest
If you happen to be on the West Coast in the next month or two, keep a close eye out for the world's third rarest penguins - Tawaki.
Also known as the Fiordland Crested Penguin, there are only about… Audio
Whales stranded in Tasmania, two years on from similar event
The mass stranding of about 230 whales has occurred at Macquarie Harbour near Strahan on Tasmania's west coast.
Iwi-led Southland charity opens another nursery on first anniversary
An iwi-led Southland environmental charity is helping rangatahi into new careers and turning its attention to large-scale restoration projects.
DOC takes action as stoat footprints found on previously predator free island
Stoat footprints have been discovered on a previously predator free island in southwest Fiordland, triggering an incursion response from the Department of Conservation.
Mary Livingston - 40 years of marine science
Mary Livingston recently retired from a 40-plus year career in marine science. Her work has taken her around the world including South America and the Antarctic. Audio
