Conservation

Conservation Minister Maggie Barry is visiting sub-antarctic islands to see what a predator-free New Zealand would look like.

Helensville farmers Dianne and Richard Kidd have wanted to enter the Farm Environment Awards for years, but it wasn't until last year that Auckland farmers were invited to enter – so they did, and…

Taranaki's status as "the second best region to visit in the world" is putting pressure on the Pouakai Crossing and creating a muddy mess.

Tramping groups say tourists are spoiling Kiwis' great outdoors experience. DOC says the wilderness experience is still possible - you just won't have a 20-bunk hut to yourself.

The conservation group Sea Shepherd has released pictures showing a dead protected minke whale on board a Japanese whaling ship, allegedly inside Australia's whale sanctuary.

A company doing seismic surveys near Cook Strait says it would fund a necropsy on any whale stranded near active operations.

The endangered sparrow-sized mohua appears to be gaining a foothold on Blumine Island.

Holiday-makers are being asked to help control a pest ant that can kill native insects, lizards and newborn chicks.

The Japanese organisation overseeing whaling operations in the Southern Ocean says it stands by a deal to avoid confrontation with Sea Shepherd.

One of the calves born at Auckland Zoo on New Year's Eve survived, but the other had to be euthanised.

Conservation group Sea Shepherd has found four Japanese whaling ships in the Southern Ocean, but is still looking for the Nisshin Maru.

China will slap a total ban on the domestic ivory trade within a year, its government has announced.

The sleek, speedy cheetah is rapidly heading towards extinction according to a new study into declining numbers.

A new campaign is under way to combat the heavy wasp population in Nelson-Tasman.

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal on whether the Ruataniwha irrigation project can go ahead in Hawke's Bay.

The reintroduction of kōkako into pristine NorthTaranaki bush is being jeopardised by a proposed upgrade to State Highway 3, conservationists say.

The Marshall Islands has announced a plan to put some of its income from tuna towards conservation and climate adaptation.

Four tourism leaders have put forward the possibility of privatising New Zealand's Great Walks, which lost more than $3 million last year. Audio