The surviving humpback whale of two stranded on Ripiro Beach will be euthanised today.

Firefighters Gavin Pryce and Andy Simons are heading to help with the Canada wildfires.

Heavy machinery has been brought in to help dig a trench to get water under the whales.

Adult and 40 pup seals are believed to have died from natural causes.

Forest and Bird has shut its own reserves to dramatise a need to close all kauri forests.

Historic clay pipe found on beach near site of explorer's Fiordland hut.

COMMENT: What's the point in restoring a mutilated piano?

Geese could be eating all the flounder. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Scientists have found promise in a new pest-busting approach in a one-two punch of 1080.

Lauer land deal was a very good one for New Zealand, says former minister Mark Mitchell

Hunter Valley Station owner Matt Lauer says unfettered public access would remove control.

The $25 - $35 charge could cause problems unless it is well designed

The largest power poles proposed for Maungatapu will be 35 and 45 metres tall.

See the difference between a male and female wētā. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

As many as 50,000 kauri could be planted on 45ha now covered in gorse and pine

As we farewell the whale, we remember some of our favourite celebrity animals.

Wellington's first Matariki fireworks hinge on whether the whale stays in the area.

Some of New Zealand's deadliest recorded storms struck in the winter of 1863.

The rodent was found by a DOC ranger on Saturday, it had been sighted 12 days earlier.

Primary children are helping to replant our dunes. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Allegations 49 cows were buried at an archaeological site on Motutapu Island investigated.

DoC rangers discovered the whale on Saturday, the cause of death is unknown.

A long-running conservation mission aims to restore Waikato's Karioi as a seabird kingdom.

The fireworks could be called off due to the presence of a whale in the harbour.

But this tale could end up in disappointment for fireworks fans.

Forest and Bird considering legal action after NZSki granted consent to build on wetland.

Sir Peter Gluckman says "the science is as settled as it will be" on genetic modification.

Don't forget the scroggin, and the power bill - for ID - on New Zealand's Great Walks.

Outgoing PM's science adviser Sir Peter Gluckman reflects on his decade in the top role.

A seal has been spotted soaking up some mid-winter sun on Auckland's North Shore.