Conservation

A special event organised by Greenpeace Aotearoa and Forest & Bird calling for an end to bottom trawling in the Hauraki Gulf will go ahead at Auckland's Mission Bay today after windy weather meant the… Audio

Some of Aotearoa's highest forests crumbled in the face of Cyclone Gabrielle due to deer being "way out of control" and destabilising the environment, says conservationist Dean Baigent-Mercer. To… Audio

Grab your gumboots! Alison Ballance squelches out into Nelson's mudflats with a team of Cawthron Institute researchers in search of cryptic seagrass flowers and their seeds. Collecting the seeds is… Audio

Nelson Haven is an eight-kilometre expanse of mudflats northeast of the Nelson township. At low tide, if you happen to don some gumboots and squelch your way out, you’ll find it's also home to an… Audio

The aftermath of cyclone Gabrielle is still being felt across many places on the North Island. In the wake of the cyclone many kiwi conservation project workers are still out there assessing any… Audio

A North Canterbury hunting competition is encouraging kids to shoot feral cats - and whoever bags the most between now and the end of June - wins a $250 prize.

The SPCA is investigating the death of… Audio

Ngapuhi is calling for a joint efforts to clean up Northland's biggest lake, Lake Omapere. Te Runanga-A-Iwi-O-Ngapuhi chairperson Wane Wharerau talks to Jesse about the scale of the problem and the… Audio

Going bush might cost you a little more in the coming months. Thanks to inflation, foul weather and the long tail of Covid, DOC says its had to review the price if its huts, lodges and campsites.

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The birds are back. After a long absence, 11 kiwi have returned to the outskirts of Wellington with a little help from some human friends. Veronika Meduna heads into the field to see how the work of… Audio

Kiwi have returned to the wild in Wellington after a long absense. Veronika Meduna heads out into the field to see how Capital Kiwi Project's mahi is paying off. Audio