Environment

It's spectacularly spiky and delivers a painful or even deadly sting. Why are a team of conservationists growing and planting up Orokonui Ecosanctuary near Dunedin with more and more native tree…

A software tool that revolutionises how the Bay of Plenty Regional Council records its pest data and one of its developers are both finalists in the Biosecurity New Zealand Awards.

New Zealand King Salmon has deepened its interim loss as it faced increased fish deaths, a lower harvest and a fall in biomass at sea.

More than a thousand species of palm tree are at risk of extinction, according to a study.

Dawn and dusk choruses just aren't what they used to be as the world gets quieter, says acoustic ecologist Eddie Game. Audio

Emergency responders are optimistic about new technology designed to contain marine oil spills.

Environmental testing shows rivers and lakes in low lying areas of the country are generally in a bad state.

A penguin conservationist in Akaroa says people concerned about little blue penguins in Wellington need to take action themselves.

It's been 70 years since fresh mountain water rippled through the east branch of Glenariffe Stream in Canterbury's Rakaia Gorge. Now, thanks to a generous bequest, it will soon flow again.

The government says the country needs to be doing more to match recycling practices in other parts of the world.

An University of Otago study has found microplastics are present in three-quarters of commercially caught wild fish in New Zealand's southern waters. Audio

The airport plans to meet growing demand for air travel without expanding its current noise boundaries.

With freak flooding events increasing in frequency, Central Otago's mayor is pushing for a rethink on wastewater disposal and questioning whether it should be discharged into waterways.

Many rural landscapes will change - from acres of grazing cattle and crops - to paddocks of solar panels.