Conservation
What's really happening with whitebait?
It's been a tough season for many whitebaiters - some say it's been one of the worst they can remember. NIWA freshwater ecologist Mike Hickford and DOC's Director Aquatic Kirsty Knowles join Kathryn… Audio
Pest detection dogs headed for conservation camp
Sixteen pest detection dogs will be testing their abilities to bark up the 'right' trees at conservation camp.
Auckland Council's biosecurity dog team are spending the week on Motutapu Island, to… Audio
Tuatara are returning to the mainland - but feeding them could prove tricky
New research on the diets of tuatara living on Takapourewa/Stephens Island reveals that larger individuals are eating a surprising amount of seabirds - or at least seabird matter.
Kevin Iro - from league champion to ocean champion
Former Kiwi rugby league star Kevin Iro has gone from sports champion to ocean champion. After an exceptional 14 year professional and international sporting career Iro moved to the Cook Islands where… Audio
Season 2 Ep 1: Rabbits & other Pests
No-one knows for sure who first introduced rabbits to New Zealand, because no-one wanted to take the blame for what became one of New Zealand's biggest environmental and economic disasters. We start… Video, Audio
"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
Kauri: The fightback against dieback
Kauri dieback disease is killing our giants of the forest - are we any closer to a cure?
AudioIn 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 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…
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