Tuhoe representatives believe they had Cabinet numbers to secure ownership of Te Urewera National Park but say a nervous prime minister acting unilaterally stood in the way.

DoC restores an historic coal mine in the foothills of the Southern Alps as a heritage tourist attraction.

Once upon a time it seemed to me the Department of Conservation's basic aim was to lock up the vast areas under its control and throw away the key.

An Aussie climber has been trapped on Aoraki/Mt Cook since Thursday with a suspected collapsed lung.

National's stack of agreements with the Maori Party may spark Cabinet dissent.

Five Norwegian tourists would face charges over the shooting of protected kereru while in NZ in January, if they decide to return to the country.

Mining bid draws 40,000 people to the street in anger, reports Matt Nippert.

There are fears for New Zealand's most famous kauri, Northland's Tane Mahuta, after a deadly and infectious tree disease was found less than 500m from it.

Wildlife enforcement officials have identified the Norwegians suspected of having been involved in slaughtering protected native kereru in NZ.

"Always a possibility" is fast becoming the Prime Minister's stock reply when confronted with tricky-to-answer questions, writes John Armstrong.

Five Norwegian men who shot New Zealand wildlife were today ducking for cover as a row continued over their YouTube video of protected kereru being slaughtered.

Up to six Government departments face investigation in the hunt for the sources of leaked Cabinet papers.