Nature & Environment

Cutting down on meat helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with agriculture. But what about the meat that our pet dogs eat?

Flights were cancelled at Wellington airport on Saturday evening, due to gales.

Kerikeri reached a January high temperature on Saturday, exceeding 32 degrees.

A fire burning in Victoria, Australia was so fierce it generated its own weather.

A critically endangered forget-me-not is being saved from the brink of extinction.

Earth Sciences New Zealand is expecting the rest of summer to remain warm and wet for many regions.

It was another near-record year, but some places got more heat than others.

Analysis: It's reasonable to assume freshwater will be a hot topic in the general election, partly, perhaps, because cow herds are expanding.

The $69 million yacht is owned by Australian businessman and philanthropist Andrew Forrest.

Wainuiomata Regional Park forest is home to centuries-old trees, along with kiwi, but is under threat.

A biosecurity operation is underway in Auckland's Mt Roskill after a Queensland fruit fly was found.

A Taranaki biologist is overjoyed after discovering what is thought to be a new species of spider.

Bruce Mahalski objected to paying the fee, saying it implied he committed an antisocial crime when his motives were selfless.

Officials say dangerous heat and fire conditions will last until Saturday, with Friday looking particularly dangerous.

An amphibious excavator has begun dredging the pop-up garden patch growing out of a river in central Blenheim.

The first kākāpō breeding season in four years could be the biggest in decades, the Department of Conservation (DOC) says.

Most locals may not know the Kumutoto stream is flowing beneath their feet.

An environmental group calling for control of parchment worm in the Marlborough Sounds has criticised the Marlborough District Council for years of inaction.