New ZealandWaitomo loos foul image for touristsA set of "absolutely disgusting" toilets at the entrance to one of New Zealand's best short walks has drawn complaints that they are a blight on tourism.16 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandCampers fear DoC dealsDoC is in talks about handing over camping grounds to private companies to run them at a profit.15 Jan 04:30 PM
TravelUnder the volcanoesAuckland is home to more than 50 volcanic cones and craters. Diana Clement explores just a few.14 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandCall for compromise in Coromandel beach disputeA row over developing Coromandel's Kennedy Bay could be solved by the sort of compromise proposed for nearby New Chums, one of the parties says.13 Jan 08:24 PM
New ZealandFour whales die but one savedFour whales stranded at Port Waikato yesterday are to be buried in sand dunes just metres from where they lay.13 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandPike River: Recovery op abandonedPolice Commissioner Howard Broad has announced police are all but giving up hope of recovering the remains of the 29 Pike River miners.13 Jan 05:46 AM
New ZealandFour whales die in Port Waikato strandingFour adult whales have died after beaching themselves at Port Waikato but Conservation Department staff have successfully refloated a fifth.13 Jan 12:56 AM
New ZealandPike River victims' families to be told news tonightThe heads of police and the Department of Conservation will deliver news in person today to the families of the 29 dead workers in the Pike River mine.13 Jan 12:34 AM
TravelCampers denied choice spotsGreedy campers are rorting the Department of Conservation online booking system to give themselves more room.08 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandOverstayer spends 20 years in NZ outdoorsWith a tent and an airbed packed into his Mercedes-Benz, Jurgen Karl Ahrens made the New Zealand outdoors his home.07 Jan 04:30 PM
KahuHow free are our beaches?Who are we really fighting for access to our beaches? Herald journalist Yvonne Tahana and photographer Richard Robinson took to the road to find out...07 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandInquiries continue into Kaikoura seal massacrePolice and DOC investigations are continuing into the massacre of fur seals at Ohau Point, a popular seal viewing point 22km north of Kaikoura.06 Jan 03:15 AM
New ZealandSixty more signs going up after hot pool deathMore signs will be installed at Rotorua's Kuirau Park as a safety measure following the death of a 10-year-old boy last week.06 Jan 12:38 AM
New ZealandHundreds of snapper dead on beachesFisheries officials are investigating the death of hundreds of snapper washed up on Coromandel beaches.04 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandWashed up whale will be left to rotA whale that washed up last week around 40km north of Muriwai beach on Auckland's west coast will be left to rot, the Department of Conservation says.28 Dec 02:08 AM
New ZealandDramatic leap caught on cameraWhen Mandy Hague went to White Island to count seals, she had no idea she would get a photo of a mako shark leaping from the water.27 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandVisitors ignore warning and risk deathWhite string across the Coromandel's iconic Cathedral Cove rock archway has failed to stop visitors from posing for photos.27 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandCathedral Cove visitors warned of archway dangersVisitors heading for Cathedral Cove on the Coromandel this year should take care when walking through the cove's iconic archway, the Department of Conservation (DOC) warned today.23 Dec 03:54 AM
New ZealandGoing to the beach? Keep an eye out for sharksWarm early summer seas around northern NZ are attracting increasing numbers of sharks. 21 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandRussian billionaire to build walkway on Northland coastA Russian billionaire has been given permission to build a 233m walkway along an untouched Northland coastline to get better access to his fishing boat.16 Dec 03:57 AM
New ZealandDOC find seal killers tough to catchCalls from the public about a mass seal slaughter near Kaikoura are drying up, while the killers remain at large.16 Dec 02:52 AM
New ZealandPublic-private deal in offing for Coromandel beachA proposal to put the iconic New Chums Beach on the Coromandel Peninsula into public ownership through a private-public deal is being considered by the Department of Conservation.16 Dec 12:08 AM
EmploymentCalls for opencast mine at Pike RiverGrey District Mayor Tony Kokshoorn is calling for Pike River to be made into an opencast coal mine, amid efforts to keep the 114 skilled miners made redundant today on the West Coast.14 Dec 04:42 AM
TravelTiritiri Matangi: Gulf retreatTiritiri Matangi, a 75-minute ferry ride from central Auckland, is a brilliant conservation success story.12 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandSnorkelling death leads to calls for lifeguardsThe second death in two years at a popular marine reserve has prompted calls for lifeguard patrols.12 Dec 04:30 PM
