Conservation
Nuts about Koura
Jan and Roy Johnstone's small farm in South Otago's Puerua Valley was owned by Jan's uncle before they bought it thirty years ago and they've been planting native and food producing trees there ever…
AudioJapan's whaling decision draws international criticism
Japan's decision to resume whaling in the Southern Ocean has drawn international condemnation. University of Waikato Professor Alexander Gillespie, an expert in international law and conservation… Audio
Bat photographer Merlin Tuttle
Merlin Tuttle is a photographer with difficult subjects. His quarry are extremely fast, small and normally only come out when it's dark. Bats. While trying to get the best snap Merlin Tuttle has… Audio, Gallery
Beehives may harm conservation efforts - report
The Department of Conservation is worried large-scale honey operations could be having a negative impact on conservation.
Swift-watch ruffles a few feathers on Auckland's west coast
For the past few days, the country has been all a-flutter as rumours have been flying about that the American song bird, Taylor Swift, had landed in New Zealand. Audio
Preventing seabird by-catch in commercial fishing
It's estimated thousands of seabirds are killed in the waters around New Zealand's Exclusive Economic Zone every year due to commercial fishing. One of the biggest culprits is longline fishing... as… Audio
NZ lobbies to protect red knot habitat in China
New Zealand and China are working together to protect a small stretch of wetlands vital for the survival of the red knot, or huahou bird.
What are the barriers to making New Zealand predator free?
In the long term some experts believe many native species will be driven to extinction by introduced cats, rats, stoats and possums - the only survivors would be those living in predator free… Audio
Yellow-eyed penguin numbers take a steep dive
The endangered yellow-eyed penguin population is at its lowest in 25 years. Audio
Tolaga Bay environmental project, Uawanui
Four years ago the Tolaga Bay community asked the Allan Wilson Centre for evolutionary biology to help it clean up the areas waterways and create a healthier, more collaborative community. Together… Audio
Food for Thought
When Bruce and Denise McGill began farming organically 30 years ago they found that stock were just as healthy and production levels could be maintained, but they quickly learnt that the organic… Audio
Food for Thought
When Bruce and Denise McGill began farming organically 30 years ago they found that stock were just as healthy and production levels could be maintained, but they quickly learnt that the organic…
AudioTasman kaka project about to take flight
A project to restore dwindling kaka numbers is being hailed as one of the Abel Tasman National Park's most significant conservation projects yet.
DoC staff to take industrial action
The GM of the Morgan Foundation Geoff Simmons talks about what needs to happen to save species New Zealand could lose. Audio
Godwits' status lifted to near threat
New Zealand's bird of the year has had its threat status upgraded in the latest international Red List of threatened species.
Saving the rarest of the rare - Endangered Species Foundation
The newly launched Endangered Species Foundation has identified some key threatened species that need urgent conservation work Audio
New conservation group joins the fray
A new conservation organisation has just been launched which aims to save some of New Zealand's most endangered plants and animals. Audio
Native plant back from brink of extinction
A chance discovery of seeds in a garden shed has been used to save the white-flowered ngutukākā.
Wilding pines go up in flames in name of science
Scientists set fire to blocks of wilding pines to study whether chemicals used to control the weedy trees change the fire hazard. Audio, Gallery
