Conservation
Govt accused of trying to bypass laws to speed up mining plans
Official documents show the government has been working on plans to bypass environmental protections, Forest & Bird says. Audio
From chopping trees to saving them
Gary Coker has gone from chopping trees down to giving zip line tours through them. Gary Coker's the Conservation Manager at Canopy Tours in Rotorua which started in 2012 as a tourist attraction and… Audio, Gallery
Illegal fishing linked to Hector's dolphin death
Officials are trying to identify who caused the death of a Hector's dolphin on the West Coast earlier this year.
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 27 June 2017
The Parties to the Nauru Agreement are planning a change of tack - they are going to try and be nicer to other bodies in the region; Conservation eradication efforts reviving endangered bird species… Audio
Future of our oceans: Rochelle Constantine and Simon Thrush
Marine scientists Rochelle Constantine, a senior lecturer in the School of Biological Sciences & Institute of Marine Science. says we're not doing enough to protect our oceans and marine life. She's… Audio
Remarkables National Park would boost recreation, conservation
High country land near Queenstown, including the Remarkables, is internationally significant conservation land, Federated Mountain Clubs says. Audio
DOC issues ambivalent coal mine submission
The Department of Conservation is being accused of failing in its conservation role after it made a neutral submission on a proposed West Coast coal mine.
Brighter Future? Does tourism trump taonga?
As part of RNZ's election year series "Is this the Brighter Future?", which examines the Government's record since it was elected in 2008, our reporters look at the impact of tourism on the… Video, Audio
Illegal wildlife trade threatening Pacific species
An increasing number of land and marine species in the Pacific are being threatened by illegal trade overseas. Audio
Making Motutapu a Legacy
Motutapu Island in the Hauraki Gulf is pest-free DOC-owned land and home to brown kiwi, saddlebacks and takahe – but the main activity comes from a commercial beef farm. Audio, Gallery
Making Motutapu a Legacy
Motutapu Island in the Hauraki Gulf is pest-free DOC-owned land and home to brown kiwi, saddlebacks and takahe – but the main activity comes from a commercial beef farm.
AudioCritter of the Week: blind electric ray
DoC's threatened species ambassador, Nicola Toki, talks about the blind electric ray or Typhlonarke aysoni. The critters look like a small blob of brown jelly but they can produce a powerful electric… Audio
Hauraki Gulf Bryde's whale crisis averted
Conservation crisis averted in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf - Bryde's whales no longer under threat, University of Auckland marine scientist, Rochelle Constantine tells Kathryn Ryan why. Audio
Yellow-eyed penguins could be extinct in 25 years - study
Yellow-eyed penguins could be extinct from New Zealand's coasts within 25 years unless urgent action is taken, a new study warns. Audio
How do dingoes help dirt?
Kathryn Ryan talks to Associate Professor Mike Letnic, the senior author of a study which has found the removal of dingoes from eastern Australia has negatively affected everything from vegetation… Audio
Tourism boss calls for full review of Conservation Act for private operators
Tourism operators want to be able to build their own tracks and huts in national parks.
Transport officials will not act on seal kill-permit
Transport officials have been given permission to kill seals along the damaged Kaikōura coastline but have promised not to do so.
'The mauri of our natural world has been diminished'
The government has outlined its plan to deal with New Zealand's "unenviable record of extinction". Audio
Dr Julian Fennessy - Sticking your neck out for giraffes
Australians Dr Julian Fennessy and his wife Stephanie are co-founders and directors of the Giraffe Conservation Foundation (GCF) - the only NGO that concentrates solely on the conservation and… Audio
Scientists keep eye in the sky on rare NZ birds
A satellite is now being used to count the endangered northern royal albatross, which breeds on the Chatham Islands.
