Environment

Greenpeace could be thrown out of the UN body overseeing deep-sea mining for obstructing a research expedition.

Volunteers Robert and Robyn Webb rescue and treat about 1300 birds every years for 35 years - but a lack of funding is putting their work at risk.

The Grey District Council wants a private landfill urgently shut down after it was found to be leaching contaminants into nearby land.

Rapid erosion from the sea and Waiau River threatened properties in Bluecliffs last month.

Kaitiakitanga, or guardianship, is driving a project to restore wild mussel beds around the ocean floor at the top of the South Island after years of overfishing.

A man seen with a chainsaw near a locked gate in a commercial forest in Wakefield denied cutting an illegal access track around it for mountain bikers and motocross riders.

A Welsh springer spaniel has saved Matiu / Somes Island from potential disaster after sniffing out an Argentine ant nest on building materials destined for the island's new wharf.

The discovery of dead tench in two Paraparaumu lakes suggests the invasive species has been illegally released, Kāpiti Coast District Council says.

Former Green MP Catherine Delahunty is worried the bill will make it easier to mine on conservation land.

Australian scientists said on Friday they found only a few relatively healthy areas.

A wildflower and no-mow trial in Hamilton parks and reserves has shown good results, but whether it will be repeated is still to be decided.

Last week, the small Southland township was evacuated so an old dumpsite containing hazardous material could be cleared.

"It would be unwise to bother," Andrew Hoggard told councils this week, but he says he was misunderstood.