Conservation

Almost 20 years after the idea for a pest-free sanctuary was first raised for the site of Nelson's former water works in the Brook Waimārama Sanctuary, the first two species to be reintroduced are…

Members of the Kaikōura community are concerned its pāua fishery is being stripped by the huge demand from the public.

The Queenstown Lakes District Council says restrictions will remain until demand falls to more sustainable levels.

Lighting open air fires is being banned in parts of Otago from today, due to an extreme fire danger forecast over the weekend.

A recording from the Heaphy Track in Kahurangi National Park is being analysed to determine if it is the South Island kōkako. Audio

The Raukūmara Pae Maunga restoration project is underway with the first lot of workers being sent into the ancestral forest to cull deer and goats.

Species from around the world that are "hitching a lift" on ships threaten Antarctica's pristine marine ecosystem.

A $5000 reward is being offered to help catch those responsible for killing at least eight fur seals on the Kaikōura coast late last year.

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Summer science continues with a play of a science related episode from RNZ's Black Sheep podcast. Invasive tells the story of one man who released thousands of invasive fish into New Zealand's rivers…

A video of a body boarder wildly swinging his board at a New Zealand sea lion at a Dunedin beach reveals ignorance of the threatened species, a DOC biodiversity ranger says.

Around 50 people in about an hour have been spotted trying to get pāua from a South Island reserve where it is illegal to take them.

Canterbury Regional Council will work with local communities, private landowners and iwi to improve the health of rivers, which have deteriorated over the past few decades.

Conservationist Kerry-Jayne Wilson, author of New Zealand Seabirds: A Natural History, says the best way to protect threatened birds is for people to take care around them and be aware of their… Audio

Bindi Irwin wants to make sure her daughter understands life and death from a young age because that was a "gift" her parents gave to her.

The Department of Conservation has made moves to fix "organisational deficiencies" highlighted by a near-fatal jet boat crash with a kayaker.

Forest and Bird fears the Waitākere forest and wetlands are at risk, with concerns a warming climate is partly driving the growth of deer and pig numbers in the area.

One of the rarest wading birds in the world has had a busy festive season, with 18 chicks hatched between Christmas Eve and Boxing Day.