Environment

A Clean Sweep? by Kate Evans: we are the only nation still trawling in the South Pacific. Can the practice be fixed, or should it be phased out entirely?

A high-tech search of the seabed near Pātea has found an unexpected bounty of reefs teeming with life, alongside a zone targeted by a would-be seabed miner.

Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency is reporting that four people have died in a 5.2 magnitude earthquake that jolted the largest city in Papua, Jayapura, on Thursday.

An international law expert believes Japan is passing the risk of its upcoming release of treated nuclear wastewater into the ocean onto Pacific leaders.

The tall stalks and black heads of plantain could help clean up the country's waterways, according to a dairy industry trial.

The destination management plan is a collaboration involving Destination Queenstown, Lake Wanaka Tourism and the council.

Christchurch Airport's renewable energy precinct is closer to fruition.

A landslide came crashing down on popular Cathedral Cove, with witnesses describing the moment as "frightening" and "scary".

They can hunt, they can fish, they build little nurseries for their babies. Oh and some of them also engage in a bit of sexual cannibalism. Claire Concannon goes on a nighttime stroll in Kirikiriroa…

With the Bug of the Year 2023 competition coming to the closing stages, it's not surprising that things are getting heated. In this breaking news story we learn how voting preferences have caused a…

Australia's environment minister has declined to grant permission for a new thermal coal project owned by mining magnate Clive Palmer near the Great Barrier Reef.

The West Coast Regional Council says it is aware of 'seepage" from a stopbank at Franz Josef.

Five European countries on Tuesday called time on PFAS - also known as 'forever chemicals'.