Environment

Specialist teams are working with NZTA to reduce risks of avalanches in the area. Video

A new lab is cruising the streets of Wellington, homing in on our urban carbon emissions.

Federated Mountain Clubs has launched a last-minute bid to halt a controversial West Coast hydro scheme.

A garage in Te Horo is buzzing to the sounds of backyard builders making traps to protect birds moving between the coast and the Tararua range.

Victoria University's Mike Joy asked: "How about we bring back hanging for industry CEOs?" on social media.

Explainer - A major decision is about to be announced by the PM, but what does it mean and why does it matter?

The skeleton was nearly complete and the skull was in such good condition that its teeth still bore a coating of enamel, the study's lead author says.

A23a has held the "largest current iceberg" title several times since the 1980s, occasionally being surpassed by larger but shorter-lived icebergs.

In Aotearoa, a small community is celebrating a huge win against 80 years of sand mining on their coastline. Audio

The lions were hunted to the brink of extinction in India, before a ban on killing the cats was put in place in Gujarat a century ago.

Any plastic fish containers with a lid, cap or stopper, containing less than 30ml of soy sauce have been banned.

Twice believed to be extinct, takahē are now returning to our wild spaces.

Most of us know what New Zealand's human population is, and the Department of Conservation says we can now say the same for our plants and animals. Audio