New ZealandGreat Walks tourist fee hike a success: DoCBookings by people living in New Zealand had increased from 39 per cent to 52 per cent.09 May 02:39 AM
New ZealandA Kiwi helping kiwi: Wendy Sporle honoured for conservation workA lifetime of work has seen kiwi conservationist Wendy Splore honoured.30 Dec 06:00 PM
TravelThe Russian town plagued by hungry polar bearsResidents of a remote Russian town are under siege from hungry polar bears.17 Oct 08:26 PM
New ZealandBig bird: Kererū crowned New Zealand's Bird of the YearHumble kererū beats out the kākāpō and kakī to win Bird of the Year competition.14 Oct 08:12 PM
TravelBaited: Endangered sharks impaled to protect touristsShocking pictures show how endangered sharks are being impaled to protect tourists.05 Oct 01:10 AM
TravelDiCaprio's beach is closed indefinitelyOne of Thailand's most famous beaches has been closed indefinitely to prevent damage.03 Oct 07:15 PM
TravelScotland: Local sentiment stacks up against tourist stone pilesCleanup to remove pyramids of stones on Unesco-listed beaches and on the Isle of Skye.20 Sep 10:09 PM
Travel40 per cent of young turtles killed by ocean plasticPlastic pollution threatens sea turtle population, who mistake rubbish for food.16 Sep 11:47 PM
New ZealandYellow-eyed penguin chick euthanised after suffering severe flipper injuryThe chick attracted attention for its speedy trek up the coast of the South Island.28 Mar 01:53 AM
New ZealandWorld-famous kākāpō Sirocco reappearsNew Zealand's "spokesbird for conservation" has been found after being lost for two years.07 Feb 09:09 PM
New ZealandMajor conservation blow: Kakapo dies from heat stressThe unseasonably dry weather claims its first casualty.04 Dec 07:31 PM
New ZealandFarmers to fence off waterways - GreensA Green Party policy would require all farmers to fence off rivers, lakes, waterways and wetlands from stock with a buffer zone for vegetation by mid-2017.07 Sep 12:00 AM
New ZealandDolphin adopts new calfA bottlenose dolphin thought to have lost its calf has adopted a baby of another species.15 Aug 06:00 PM
New ZealandGreens focus on cleaning up riversThe Green Party is aiming to make every river in New Zealand clean enough to swim in.12 Jul 11:03 PM
New ZealandWhalers turn to conservationA group of former whalers are lending their hand to humpback conservation efforts in the Cook Strait.12 Jul 02:03 AM
New ZealandProtest banners at party conferenceAnti-oil exploration protesters have put up banners in Wellington ahead of the National Party's Annual Conference.27 Jun 10:33 PM
WorldIconic elephant killed by poachersSatao, one of Kenya’s largest elephants, has died after being shot by poachers using poisoned arrows.14 Jun 09:35 PM
New ZealandDoC accord will fund new projectsAn accord committing the Department of Conservation to maintaining the gains made by a privately backed environmental group has been signed in Nelson today.22 Mar 01:42 AM
