Conservation

People are being urged to watch for exhausted seabirds and tiny nestlings blown from their nests in the wild weather.

The decision to pause is pragmatic but also disappointing, says the Conservation Board chairperson.

It slowly emerged from the water as onlookers gasped. Audio

The breeding season has been the most successful on record for toroa, the northern royal albatross, at the Otago colony.

The South African black cobweb spider - known as a false katipō for its similarities - is bolder and faster than the native species. Audio

The 6500km voyage from Greenland to Alaska was only made possible only melting ice caused by climate change.

The Environmental Law Initiative has filed court proceedings against the oceans and fisheries minister, saying the ban fails to protect hoiho, or yellow eyed penguins, from the risk of extinction.

After falling to about 160 birds in the 1990s, the rowi population is now up to about 700 in the West Coast sanctuary. Audio

Comedian John Oliver's intervention propelled the grebe to fame. But for some, the 'bird of the century' is no fleeting infatuation.

Predator Free South Westland aims to eliminate every possum, rat and stoat from 100,000 hectares that covers from the Southern Alps to the sea.

The latest IUCN Red List finds Arctic seals and tropical birds under severe threat, but green sea turtles offer a rare success story.

The trick is figuring out each dog's reward. Audio

Marineland can no longer support the whales, but attempts to relocate them to China have been blocked by government.