Conservation
Kerry-Jayne Wilson: flying with the seabirds
New Zealand is the seabird capital of the world! We also have more than twice as many threatened species of seabirds than any other country. Our seabirds are more threatened than our land birds and… Audio
Bindi Irwin: 'Our grief walks beside us every day'
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.
Boat crash report highlights DoC 'organisational deficiencies'
The Department of Conservation has made moves to fix "organisational deficiencies" highlighted by a near-fatal jet boat crash with a kayaker.
Concerns over deer and pigs in Waitākere Ranges and wetland
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.
Eighteen kakī chicks hatch over three days
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.
Department of Conservation trialling ground-based hunters to target Himalayan tahr
Ground-based hunters are being trialled this summer on the West Coast as the of Department of Conservation continues to manage tahr populations.
'Only one photograph of it in flower' - Kaimaumau fire an eco 'disaster'
The Kaimaumau fire is being described as an ecological "catastophic disaster" by Forest and Bird.
D'Urville Island stoat eradication plan put on hold
A large-scale stoat eradication programme on d'Urville Island can no longer go ahead because of problems with land access.
Unwelcome visitors
How to deal with unwelcome visitors. Katy Gosset learns about a native fungus that might help in the battle against wilding pines. And two national research programmes combine on an expedition to… Audio
Our Changing World - The pine-fighting fungus
Katy Gosset finds out about a native fungus that could help slow the spread of invasive wilding pines. Audio
DOC urges upper South Island residents to look out for at-risk dolphins
People are being urged to keep an eye out for Hector's Dolphins along the northern coastlines of the South Island this summer.
'No room for complacency' despite positive signs for 25 native bird species - DOC
National bird threat rates are remaining steady, with no more birds added to the near-extinct group.
Dead leopard seal found decapitated on island near Southland
The Department of Conservation is appealing for information after a dead leopard seal was found decapitated in Southland at the weekend.
Thirty-three pilot whales die in Far North stranding
The Department of Conservation were informed on Saturday of the stranding of 49 whales in Parengarenga Harbour on the east coast south of Cape Reinga.
The NZ-based Instagram shop for fans of plus-size vintage clothing
Walk into an op shop and you usually see "one bedraggled rack" of plus-size clothing, often lumped in with maternity wear, says Kelly Christie. To meet the demand for good-quality… Audio
Appeal for information after kea shooting
The Department of Conservation and iwi are appealing for information from the public after two kea were shot dead in Golden Bay.
Penguins rescued at Banks Peninsula after rain sweeps away nest boxes
More than 20 penguin chicks have been rescued after torrential rain swept away their nesting boxes in Canterbury. Audio
Researchers have made new discoveries about the Tohorā
Researchers have made new discoveries about the Tohorā or Southern Right Whale's migration and feeding patterns.
The whales were nearly hunted to extinction in the waters around Aotearoa a century… Audio
Lower North Island residents asked to watch out for wallabies
The Greater Wellington Regional Council is asking the public keep an eye out for the marsupials in Upper Hutt and Featherston.
Conservation laws need total makeover - Environmental Defence Society
The Environmental Defence Society says the conservation laws need a fundamental makeover and the minister's plans for reform will make a difference.
