Nature & Environment

Residents have spotted the species twice in the past few months, and an expert weighs in on if we should be worried. Audio

The panel only met with two groups when it was preparing its findings.

The collision left one crew member of the Solong cargo vessel missing and presumed dead.

Four people were charged with endangering transport, which carries a maximum 14-year jail term.

Late last year, a massive ocean swell damaged coastlines and property thousands of kilometres away..

It might be slow-moving, but the orange roughy holds top spot in the Fish of the Year - for now.

One Restore Passenger Rail protester has been found not guilty of endangering transport during protests against climate change, but there is still no verdict on the other three accused.

Almost 300 glaciers have now vanished completely from New Zealand's mountains.

On Auckland's North Shore, a public golf course is fighting council plans to use their course as a floodwater catchment.

A decision to continue allowing vehicles on beaches in the Catlins will be revisited after an endangered sea lion was harassed by motorists.

Explainer - The current GMO regime is out of date, experts agree. But proposed changes sideline Māori, some say. Audio

Campaigners have accused the European Commission President, whose own pony was killed by a wolf in 2022, of personal motivations for targeting wolves.

After two days of deliberations, a jury has retired for the weekend without reaching a verdict in the trial of Restore Passenger Rail protesters.