Conservation

Māhia's police officer says it's "not every day that something like this happens".

After a month of careful hand-rearing and sardine smoothies, another set of fluttering shearwater chicks have been transferred to Wharariki / Farewell Spit.

Northland's groundbreaking mechanical caulerpa suction dredge could soon head to Aotea Great Barrier Island to help the fight against the invasive seaweed.

A little blue penguin that made headlines around the world after stopping flights at Wellington Airport has been released back into the wild.

The Westland District Council has resorted to designing special kea proof bins in a bid to keep the cheeky taonga out.

Humpbacks and other baleen whales have evolved a specialised "voice box" that enables them to sing underwater.

A swastika painted on Kirwans Hut was among the "mindless" vandalism at huts.

A virtual honesty box amid "the need for a culture change" is being suggested to help fund the upkeep of walking tracks around Aotearoa. Audio

An image of a possible mouse caught on Stewart Island/Rakiura pest monitoring cameras has sparked concern.

A poo pile-up forced the Department of Conservation to close a track at a national park to some people. Audio

The Mueller Hut Route has been closed to day trekkers because the toilets at one of its huts are almost full.

Scruffy, sick-looking penguins turning up on beaches around New Zealand during summer are undergoing part of their natural life cycle and nothing to worry about, a bird expert says.

Frolicking sea lion pups sneaking away in the night have chosen Dunedin roads as their playground.

A remote Fiordland kiwi population feared to be sliding towards extinction is turning the tide.