Trees

Foreign investors are expected to chase more New Zealand forestry assets, as the government looks to step-up investment in the sector. Audio

Canterbury school kids are learning how to grow and care for trees with the Orchards in Schools programme. The Canterbury Horticultural Society supplies schools with apple, pear and plum trees… Audio, Gallery

Long-tailed bats are thriving in gullies and bush along the Waikato River, where it flows through central Hamilton. Video, Audio

Every tree tells a story. From the mighty Kauri in New Zealand to the Japanese Lacquer tree, whose sap was used by a sect of monks to mummify themselves. Trees are important to almost every aspect of… Audio

Researchers say that liquid fuels made from sawdust from specially planted plantation trees could be a winner in New Zealand. Audio

The New Zealand Biosecurity Institute says it was not consulted when a list of trees was published for the billion tree programme. The list was produced to encourage ordinary New Zealanders to help… Audio

Kath Irvine is a permaculture designer and has been designing and managing edible gardens since the late 1990s. She runs a series of workshops from her permaculture home garden, called Edible… Audio

Visitors to two of Auckland's favourite nature playgrounds - the Waitakere and Hunua Ranges - can now expect to see wire fences blocking routes, new caution signs, and compulsory hygiene stations at… Video, Audio

Trees and broken branches are still being cleared in Auckland after the big storm of a week ago. They've caused havoc with power lines and Graeme Peters of the Electricity Networks Association wants… Audio

DOC technical advisor Keith Briden warns of the major environmental dangers if Christmas trees are ditched in the wrong place. Audio

The tangata whenua of the ranges, Te Kawerau-a-Maki, is placing a rahui - or a cultural prohibition - on entering the park at an early morning ceremony tomorrow. Video, Audio

Authorities in Taranaki are investigating the poisoning of a Pohutukawa planted by two air force veterans as a symbol of friendship in 1951. Video, Audio

The Government's one billion a year regional spending plan aims to get more jobs in the regions with roles in planting and nurseries to plant 100 million trees a year - with the goal of planting a… Audio

Our expert guest today is one of New Zealand's most notable tree experts. Brad Cadwallader manages the New Zealand Tree Register an online record of all of our finest trees. Audio, Gallery

Rangiora Nursery grows more four million tiny trees a year for high-quality forest and shelter tree cuttings. Owner Derrick Parry employs up to 60 seasonal workers at the busiest times. Audio

We tend to think of trees as stationary and inactive, but they're actually dynamic beings who communicate and have memories, says biology professor David Haskell. Audio

Mels Barton of the Tree Council talks about what went wrong in the Unitary plan leading to protected trees getting the chop in Auckland. Audio

Carbon offsets are mainly sold to travellers as a way to offset the carbon associated with their journey But what actually happens with your money? George Block of consumer.org.nz weighs up NZ's… Audio