Steve Taylor

Marnie Prickett says the government's draft legislation weakens the current protections over drinking water sources, such as aquifers, rivers or lakes.  Audio

For some of us, a day or an hour disappears in the blink of an eye. For others it might feel much longer. But why?  Audio

The water watchdog says it doesn't have confidence in Wellington Water to ensure sufficient supply for the region next summer. 

Wellington, the Hutt Valley and Porirua have had water restrictions in… Audio

Twenty-seven councils have been given until June 30th, 2024 to produce funded plans for installing protozoa barriers on water supplies.

Without them, hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders could be… Audio

Several councils and government ministries could be facing bills in the hundreds of thousands to fit essential filters to their drinking water supplies in the wake of Queenstown's cryptosporidium… Video, Audio

Boil water notices will remain in force throughout Queenstown, until the council can prove it's filtering protozoa, or parasites, out of the town's supply.

Drinking water for around 45,000 people is… Audio

"Get in quick" - that's the advice from DOC as bookings for the Great Walks have opened. They started at 9.30am this morning and Milford Track - the most famous of the walks - has already sold out… Audio

The Department of Conservation will now display Covid Tracer app QR codes on huts, toilets and shelters.

Previously, users were only asked to sign in at visitors centres and serviced campsites. Last… Audio

A backcountry expert is calling for a fundamental rethink at the Department of Conservation - away from a focus overseas visitors, towards better serving growing numbers of New Zealanders getting into… Audio

Kiwis are being encouraged to take advantage of the lack of overseas visitors booking spaces in huts on the Great Walks. The Department of Conservation began taking bookings yesterday and are… Audio

There is a sense of deja vu for the Phoenix and their fans heading into the new A-League football season. Just like 12 months ago, the Wellington side goes into the Australian competition with a new… Audio

If you were hoping to walk the Milford Track this year I'm afraid we have some bad news, The Milford Track is one of New Zealand's 'Great Walks' - a series of hiking and tramping tracks around the… Audio