Conservation

Jackie Spencer is investigating how the introduced venomous redback spider is affecting the threatened Cromwell chafer beetle, and what role rabbits play in the one-sided battle

A kiwi chick has been delivered to its new home in a chilly bin after hatching in a car in Taranaki. Audio

Bookings on the South Island's famous tramping tracks are running at an all-time high, raising concerns about overcrowding and potential damage to New Zealand's reputation. Audio

In an ambitious world-first, scientists are using crowd-funding to pay for genome sequences for all 125 living kakapo - the first time an entire population will be sequenced.

Australasian bitterns are one of New Zealand's most cryptic and threatened wetland birds, and the males attract females with a deep foghorn boom.

An American trophy hunting club auctioning hunts in New Zealand will use the money it raises to kill vulnerable species, an animal protection group warns. Audio

The Department of Conservation is looking at ways to ease chronic overcrowding on the Tongariro Crossing, including a "sister crossing" in Taranaki.

A team of biologists and chemists are developing super lures, based on pheromones found in animal urine, that they hope will be more attractive and longer lasting than food lures

John Darby began building floating nest platforms for Lake Wanaka's grebes three years ago - and they're a resounding success

The 2016 kakapo breeding season is underway, with the exciting news that a female with Fiordland genes has mated for the first time with two first-time males

A British ship carrying New Zealand and Australian officers is back after a five-week operation to prevent illegal fishing in the Southern Ocean.

The Hawke's Bay Regional Council's Investment Company has still not secured an institutional investor for the controversial Ruataniwha Dam.