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Best of 2019: Baby great white shark smallest recorded in NZ
Baby great white shark a rare find on Northland's 90 Mile Beach delights shark experts.
Claims shark dragged, kicked, left to die on Orewa Beach
Witnesses say great white shark was deliberately caught and brought on to beach to die.
Great white shark washes up on Auckland beach
It comes after Orewa beach was closed on Monday following a sighting of two large sharks.
Best of 2019: Beached monster manta ray stuns scientists
Scientists have travelled to the Far North after the sea surrendered a 4.3m manta ray..
Pod of pilot whales spotted, locals asked to report sightings
The pod was last spotted close to shore off Marsden Point yesterday.
Fireworks display dropped to protect seabirds
Video from Oamaru event in June showed protected birds were disturbed.
Injured orca freed from crayfish line
Orca tangled in crayfish line has been freed after four days.
DoC calls for patience around Cape Kidnappers track opening
Gannet Beach Adventures owner Colin Lindsay is frustrated by the delay.
'Not nice birds': Owner regrets allowing weka onto his island
Owner wishes he'd let kiwi be released on his land 23 years ago, instead of weka.
Hapu irate at breaches of rāhui at Mermaid Pools
Hāpu to seek police help in enforcing a rāhui over the Mermaid Pools.
Dotterel chicks in uphill battle
Beachgoers, dog owners being urged to take care around dotterel chicks at city beaches.
Notorious criminal Dean Wickliffe denied parole
The Parole Board found the inmate's release plan to be lacking in detail.
Baby dolphin died 'horrible death' entangled in discarded fishing braid
A discarded fishing braid sliced through the calf's flesh.
Editorial: Right to protest is no license to threaten or abuse
Editorial: Conservation staff should not have to tolerate threats from 1080 opponents.
'She's on my hit list' - DoC staff threatened, abused, over 1080
Pictures and personal details of DoC staff are being shared online among 1080 opponents.
White Island eruption: Was tragedy a management failure?
Monday's tragedy has prompted wider questions around how NZ's volcanic risks are managed.
Why were tourists allowed to visit White Island?
Visiting an active volcano involves risk.
Bird's eye view: Stars go on show round the clock
The international fame of Dunedin's albatrosses is set to soar.
The remarkable rescue of Flint, the DoC rat hunter, on Campbell Island
Flint, the DoC Jack Russell, was rescued after being lost on Campbell Island for days.
Welcome to New Zealand's own Alcatraz
Public welcomed back to explore remarkable history of island fortress.
Local Focus: Access closed to popular DOC campsite for 12 years
Calls to open new campsite at Jock Sutton. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Access closed to popular DOC campsite for 12 years
Calls to open new campsite at Jock Sutton. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Amazing video shows hatching of 2000th kiwi
Livestream video of incredible moment a kiwi hatches. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Kiwi linked to PM's daughter Neve hatches at Tararua wildlife centre
A kiwi named by PM Jacinda Ardern has hatched
Treasury blames pop-ups for X-rated and alt-right site searches
Finance Minister says he wants assurances about why staff tried to access the sites.
DOC staff attempt to access porn sites 148 times
DOC staff unsuccessfully attempted to access porn sites 148 times this year.
Dead, washed up rats to be sent for toxicology testing
The theory that it was 1080 is highly unlikely, a DOC manager says.
Fire threatens Dunedin water supply
Main water catchment contaminated after blaze by ash and fire suppressing chemicals.
NZ's newest political party launched
Gene technology could be a powerful tool in reducing predators, says Vernon Tava.
Dog owners warned after potentially poisoned rats wash up on beaches
Dog owners are being warned after hundreds of rats washed up onto beaches in Westport.
Party launch tinged with sadness after air-crash tragedy
Green-turned-Nat set to launch his own environmental party.
Hundreds of the world's most threatened gulls set up colony in Napier
Napier has a new colony of the world's rarest gull
Court gives Northland boat builder green light to use reserve
Legal battle spanning more than two decades in Northland almost over