Conservation

The owner of Gentle Annie Seaside Accommodation and Camping Ground in Mokihinui said his dad was mowing the lawn when he saw the weka.

The group has argued that the 2021 decision to grant permits for onshore exploration to two companies did not properly consider the climate change impacts or views of Māori.

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

The critically endangered birds are being release on Pukenui/Anchor Island.

Greenpeace had offered to survey the site for free, using deep sea cameras during an already planned expedition to survey seamounts and other underwater mountains, but the New Zealand government…

A regular population boom and bust cycle causes millions of kangaroos to starve, but while some urge proactive culling as the solution animal rights groups have condemned the "barbaric" practice.

Biosecurity Minister Andrew Hoggard said funding for caulerpa control in the Bay of Islands was based on earlier project success.

The government considers supporting bids to establish the first herds of special interest in Aotearoa, as hunter and conservation groups try to strike a balance in managing introduced species.

A funding boost has been announced for conservation body QEII National Trust, as well as a $750,000 injection for a Waikato conservation project.

Signs notifying people of the controlled area boundaries will be put in place in parts of the North Shore.

There's no evidence of a breeding population after the discovery of a second fruit fly on Thursday, according to New Zealand's head of biosecurity. Audio