Environment
Forestry company utterly careless says Crown at sentencing
A forestry company which had initially denied responsibility for its part in widespread damage to homes, farms and infrastructure near Tolaga Bay in the 2018 storms is being sentenced today.
Ernslaw… Audio
Forest and Bird upset with update to freshwater regulations
Forest and Bird is devastated by what it calls the government's disregard for rare wetlands in its latest update to the Essential Freshwater 2020 regulations.
The update removes protections that… Audio
'Our environmental laws are broken': Australia govt announces major reforms
A new nature protection agency will be formed as part of an overhaul of the country's environment laws, a Cabinet minister says.
Meet Big Manly's dotterel defenders
On Whangaparāoa's Big Manly Beach, little shore birds are fighting to survive. Audio
History with Dr Grant Morris
This week Dr Grant Morris looks at the history of entrenchment and supreme law in NZ after the NZ Government backed down on its controversial entrenchment clause in the 'Three Waters' bill. But what… Audio
Conservation successes in the Cook Islands
The kākerōri or Rarotongan flycatcher is a South Pacific conservation success story. Once reduced to just 29 birds, it has been rescued from the brink of extinction by a rat control programme managed… Audio
Conservation successes in the Cook Islands
The kākerōri or Rarotongan flycatcher is a South Pacific conservation success story. Once reduced to just 29 birds, it has been rescued from the brink of extinction by a rat control programme managed…
AudioAvoiding climate breakdown depends on protecting biodiversity
Opinion -Thousands of delegates have gathered in Montreal, Canada, for a once-in-a-decade chance to address the accelerating pace of species loss and the dangers of ecosystem breakdown.
Kiwi couple go sapphire hunting every winter
It might not be everyone's cup of tea, but every winter Lynette Bailey and her husband Gregg Smith leave New Zealand and head to Queenland where they go 12 meters underground. The pair purchased a… Audio
The enchanting world of carnivorous plants
When 10-year-old Ross Taylor laid eyes on a North American sarracenia, it was love at first sight. Fast forward to today, and Ross has a sprawling collection of sarracenia - aka pitcher plant - at his… Audio
"It certainly defies belief' - 200 trees deliberately poisoned
Police have been notified about the poisoning of more than 200 pine trees on council land in the small Southland town of Tuatapere.
A good news bird story from Rarotonga
Alison Ballance brings us the conservation success story of the kākerōri, or Rarotongan flycatcher. Once reduced to just 29 birds, it was rescued from the brink of extinction by a rat control… Audio
Engineer fined over huge fire at Napier Port
The Singapore-registered ship Kota Bahagia burst into flames on 1 December 2020 as employees were gas cutting on board.
Stats NZ confirms drop in household climate emissions during 2020 Covid lockdown
New data confirms the Covid-19 lockdown restrictions in 2020 caused a drop in household climate emissions.
Four-wheel-drivers ignore warnings to spend Crate Day on riverbed near endangered birds
A group that looks after Ashley River said the four-wheel-driver's actions were "glaringly predictable and disappointing".
EPA staying quiet on operator's possible breaches in Kupe gas field operations
It has emerged that Beach Energy Resources is the subject of an ongoing investigation into its operation at the Kupe gas field off the coast of Taranaki.
Rhino horn bust believed to be first of its kind in NZ
Six carved items made from rhinoceros horn have been seized by authorities in Auckland.
Environment 'think-tank' appeals against establishment of first open-sea fish farm
An environment 'think-tank' is appealing against the first open-sea fish farm being set up - saying it could negatively affect rare dolphins and the local ecosystem.
Ramping up: $1m boost for land-based whitebait farm in Southland
A land-based whitebait farming operation is being trialled in Southland with an aim of ramping up production to enter the market.
Sponges possibly 'canary in the coal mine' for marine heatwave impacts
Earlier this year, NZ recorded the largest-ever sponge bleaching event off its southern coastline - with major repercussions likely for the ecosystem.
