Capital's thriving kiwi project - a tourism prospect?
Ten North Island brown kiwi transferred from South Taranaki are the latest addition to a thriving po...
Conservation
‘Surreal’: Leonardo DiCaprio praises kiwi conservation group
Hollywood actor and environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio has praised a Wellington-based conservation g...
Prince William delivers surprise address at Steve Irwin Gala
William, Prince of Wales gave a surprise address at the Wildlife Warriors’ Steve Irwin Gala in Las V...
Forest and Bird, opposition critical of Govt's mining plans
The potential of scaling up existing mineral mining has been criticised by the opposition and conser...
Plan hatched for whitebait to make a comeback in Auckland
A considerable effort is underway to save the country's rarest whitebait species. More than 1000 sho...
Countrywide whale and dolphin headcount to track mammal migration
Marine mammal enthusiasts are encouraged join the fifth annual countrywide whale and dolphin count a...
A hundred feral cats caught in Queenstown Lakes' Rees Valley
Feral cats are causing the deaths of countless native taonga, conservationists say. The apex predato...
World's rarest whale found by Dunedin man having cuppa on couch
A breakthrough in the study of the world's rarest whale was found by a Dunedin man having a cup of t...
Snip 'n' Chip sought for Tasman cats
It looks likely that Tasman cats will have to undergo the 'snip 'n' chip' after the measures receive...
Ōpōtiki animal sanctuary pleads for cats to be registered
While Ōpōtiki District Council has a register for horses in town, a cat register was considered too ...
Hunters, DOC and Govt work to bring down wild goat populations
The second nationwide wild goat culling competition kicked off at the start of this month, aimed at ...
'Neighbour against neighbour': Tasman community divided over dog rules
New proposals limiting where dogs can be exercised have stoked tensions between dog owners and conse...
Conservationists concerned seabird bycatch law 'too little, too late'
Conservationists are concerned the recent tightening of commercial fishing bycatch rules to provide ...
How a nearly extinct croc returned from the brink in Cambodia
A tiny snout poked out to widen the crack of the slowly shattering eggshell. The Siamese crocodile w...
Fisheries minister plays down coral catch, wants limits reviewed
Shane Jones wants international coral limits reviewed to avoid bans on fishing when bottom trawlers ...
