Nature & Environment

Nitrogen can hide no longer. A new interactive map has been launched showing which rivers, lakes and estuaries are under pressure from agriculture.

Swiping left shows total nitrogen levels in excess… Audio

Nearly 600 properties in Napier have been officially flood damaged - but there are fears more haven't been reported.

Trees and slips blocked roads, lamp posts toppled over, debris fell from cliffs… Audio

Tears were shed at Whakatane Hospital as staff remembered the harrowing experience of caring for victims of the Whakaari eruption, almost a year ago.

Twenty-two people died following the eruption on… Audio

Dozens of giant weta have been set free on Motuihe Island in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf as part of efforts to bolster numbers of these rare and threatened creatures.

A breeding and conservation… Video, Audio

It's a year this week since the deadly Whakaari eruption. It prompted a massive nation-wide health response, ranging from ambulance officers on the ground to the country's top burns surgeons.

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Jonty Mills, CEO of Water Safety New Zealand, shares some tips about how to safe out on the water.  Audio

It's the 50th anniversary of a very special album that changed the story of conservation globally.  Audio

Rotorua's Canopy Tours operators have been putting their efforts into nearby conservation projects which have seen a huge increase in wildlife. Conservationist Tony Roxborough has given it his… Audio

The designers of a new online map hope it will aid farmers in their attempts to ease pressure on New Zealand's waterways.

The interactive map allows users to see how nitrogen levels have changed in… Audio

Recent research from Victoria University of Wellington has revealed thousands of coastal homes could face huge hikes in insurance premiums, or an inability to get insurance at all, within fifteen… Audio

An American scientist who warned against tourists going onto Whakaari/White Island years before it exploded is hesistant about allowing people to go back.

In 2012, Erik Klemetti - an associate… Audio

GNS Science is one of 13 parties charged by WorkSafe over the Whakaari White island explosion. Professor Troy Baisden, president of the New Zealand Association of Scientists, talks to Colin about the… Audio

Penguin expert and Antarctic explorer Lloyd Spencer Davis blends natural history, evolutionary biology and stories of adventure in his new book A Polar Affair: Antarctica's Forgotten Hero and the… Audio, Gallery

Dr Alyce Swinbourne is a wombat specialist based at the School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences at the University of Adelaide. She says the animals use their amazing armoured backsides (made up of… Audio