Conservation

International conservation group Oceana has released a report on boats that it says suspiciously turn off their tracking devices when they're near protected marine areas. Two researchers sifted… Audio

An expedition into Fiordland reveals that takahē numbers are on the rise, and there will soon be a new takahē population in Northwest Nelson. Audio

It's feared a proposed conservation order to protect Golden Bay's world-renowned freshwater springs won't come quickly enough to stop local farmers taking more water from the aquifer that feeds it… Audio

As a DoC ranger, and Kaitakawaenga doing conservation work on Maori land in the North Island, Dr Rob Whitbourne has hands-on experience of the local environment. After spending much of his life… Audio

Wellington's ZEALANDIA wildlife centre is going beyond its predator proof fence and expanding its conservation aims with a new research centre and ambitious new long term goals. In just 22 years the… Audio, Gallery

Could chemical camouflage save rare birds by putting predators off the scent? Ecologists are testing the idea in the Mackenzie Basin. Video, Audio

The Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage says New Zealand lags behind other parts of the world when it comes to waste management. Audio

Some retailers are opting to get rid of straws or offering biodegradable ones after their plastic counterparts pollute coastlines and take up to 200 years to break down, Nita Blake-Persen reports. Audio

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

The man who built the controversial track says it's possible to remove it but it won't be easy. Meanwhile Erik Frykberg reports competing petitions for and against saving the perpetuate talks about… Audio

Hundreds of people continue to walk the tracks in the Waitakere Ranges and as Nita Black-Persen reports, not everyone knows about the rahui or the spread of kauri dieback disease. Audio

An Auckland iwi fears there are mixed messages about what walkers and trampers should do in Auckland's Waitakere Ranges because of kauri dieback disease. Audio

The first ground visit to the Hutton's shearwater breeding colony since the November 2017 Kaikōura earthquake shows damage not as bad as feared. Audio

The Queen Elizabeth II National Trust is celebrating 40 years of helping landowners protect 4,400 pieces of land with high conservation values Audio

The 1769 Garden commemorates the first encounter between Maori and the crew of the Endeavour, under the command of Captain James Cook, at Gisborne in October 1769. Audio