EnvironmentDog helps find rare bird colony 'not seen for decades'Tui the golden retriever 'real key tool' in finding new population of whio.10 Jul 10:28 PM
New Zealand'Bittersweet': Pike River widow on permanent memorial plansDoC is working with families of the victims on the memorial.07 May 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Muggy, warm and humid': Heavy rain for upper North Island tomorrowMetService says rain is on its way, with possible good news for South Island firefighters.14 Dec 11:31 PM
New ZealandMan missing in West Coast national parkA search and rescue is underway for a 28-year-old English man who has been missing at Paparoa National Park since Saturday night.08 Aug 12:14 AM
New ZealandCave Creek disaster 20 years laterVirginia Pawsey says today will be a day to remember her son, who died in the Cave Creek platform collapse, and reflect on the passage of time.27 Apr 10:15 PM
EnergyOpencast Pike River mine mootedOfficials are investigating a proposal which could lead to the Pike River mine being turned into an opencast coal pit stretching into a national park.27 Feb 04:30 PM
EnergyPike River: 'Simple plan' beset by problemsThe riches of the Paparoa Range were enticing, but the cost of extracting them was greater than anyone imagined, writes Grant Bradley26 Nov 04:30 PM
Opinion<i>John Armstrong:</i> Better to bury failure than risk defeatBetter an utter, total if humiliating backdown than a messy compromise that keeps the mining issue alive into election year.20 Jul 09:30 PM
New ZealandNo open cast mining on conservation land - PMThere will be no open cast mining on Great Barrier Island or Coromandel, John Key assured Parliament today, while under attack over the Govt's mining plan.23 Mar 05:34 AM
