Sniffer dogs were used to check predator-free islands off Northland's coast after a boat broke a mooring and drifted onto rocks, sparking a conservation scare.

About 40 firefighters have managed to contain a large bush fire beneath the summit of Roy's Peak, Wanaka.

Southlanders dressed as forest gnomes took to the streets of Wellington today to gather signatures against the proposed Fiordland monorail and tunnel.

The Green Party has called on the Government to put an end to shark finning in New Zealand waters.

A callout on Friday afternoon has ended up being one of a DoC ranger's better work stories.

As mining makes a political comeback Catherine Masters finds strong local opposition to the prospect of a Northland gold rush