Conservation

The whale was given the name Te Koha, meaning the gift, and was laid to rest with mana.

The Marlborough District Council approved the consent application, subject to 24 conditions.

A baby fur seal was spotted this afternoon in the capital.

Four pairs of tūturiwhatu / New Zealand dotterel are nesting in the airport's grassy areas.

There are growing concerns for the Hauraki Gulf's penguins with ten chicks found starving and dozens dead on Waiheke Island in the past few weeks. Audio

Can the ruru, royal spoonbill or rifleman finally beat the kākāpō?

Staff described Dora the kororā as a princess among penguins - charismatic, curious and a little bit cheeky.

An iwi ranger on the Far North's Karikari Peninsula says a furore over a beach access road is highlighting wider problems of vehicle damage to dunes and sacred places.

The Mangrove Photography Award winners show unique ecosystems above and below the waterline.

Beneath the surface of the Pacific record numbers of humpback whales make their way south on an annual migration - a population bouncing back from the 'brink of extinction' due to whaling.

A group of 22 inspiring explorers have returned from South Georgia after a week on one of the most remote islands in the world.

A "heinous" imposition of new rules has prompted fear they will push West Coast landowners to cut down trees to avoid the implications.

Whales enjoy throwing seaweed on their heads and holding it in their mouths as makeshift toothbrushes or for play, new research from Australia suggests.

A weasel has been found dead in a trap inside the conservation sanctuary at Zealandia in Wellington.

A spate of baby penguin deaths has raised concerns there could be a repeat of a catastrophic breeding season of five years ago, when there were mass fatalities of kororā. Audio

In the ever-shifting streams and channels of a braided river, creatures must adapt to change. Claire Concannon joins a researcher on the spectacular Cass River near Tekapo for a spot of electrofishing…

An environmental group has filed for a judicial review of a decision allowing 46 species of wildlife - including protected kiwi - to be killed during the construction of a bypass.

Bigger, heavier 'rivers in the sky' - like the atmospheric river that brought record rainfall to Auckland in January - are on the cards as the planet heats, the latest report on Aotearoa's climate…