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Suspect fish target in joint operation
Koi carp and rudd could have devastating impacts on waterways.
Watch: 'Disrespectful' - Tourists ignore warning signs, harass wild seals
Group, including children, were "posing for photos, crouching down to get closer".
Rāhui disregard: Tourists swamp Mermaid Pools despite plea to stay away
Unfamiliarity with Maori culture leads to a breach of rāhui at famous Northland pools.
Revealed: The spot that marks the true centre of New Zealand
It turns out there's an exact middle of Middle Earth. Artist Billy Apple just marked it.
Mermaid Pools in Matapouri a no-go zone
A rāhui is now in place over the Mermaid Pools and the access route.
Ceremony at dawn preceding rahui
Visitors to Matapouri should take note of a rahui on Mermaid Pools
Comment: Nature needs a game-changer
Comment: Environment Aotearoa 2019 report won't tell us how to fix our bleak situation.
Aerial 1080 improves kiwi chick survival - study
A study has shown 1080 aerial drops have had a positive affect on kiwi.
Ethical traveller: Teaming up on a 21st century guide to the outdoors
DoC has teamed up with Leave No Trace NZ on a 21st century guide for the great outdoors
Seal makes itself at home
Seal makes itself at home on outdoor sofa at Whitianga Waterways.
Goff says council can't save 400-year-old Titirangi kauri
Those fighting to save the ancient tree say the council can step in to protect it.
Tourist fatally injured on Moutohorā Island named
Police have named the 73-year-old tourist
Tourist's fatal fall on Moutohorā (Whale) Island
Tourist fell while on a guided trip of Moutohorā Island.
Motukawanui Island among top global conservation hopes
Northland island been listed alongside the Galapagos Islands in conservation importance.
Coromandel haven for rare frogs gets Govt protection
A Coromandel forest home to some of rarest frogs in the world granted new protection.
Unruly freedom campers fined in conservation crackdown
Camping in a restricted or prohibited area was the most common offence.
Kiwi birds named after youngest terror attack victims
Twelve kiwi will soon be released into the Pukenui Western Hills Forest.
Whale entangled in fishing gear freed in Kaikōura
The whale suffered deep cuts caused by the ropes.
Report card on NZ's vanishing nature: Must try harder
More work urgently needed to arrest decline of NZ's vanishing nature, report finds.
What whale poo reveals about Gulf's giant residents
Poop-scooping the North Island's community of Bryde's whales.
Snow Shuttle pilot a success for Ruapehu
Ruapehu transport scheme enters its second year at Tongariro National Park.
Local Focus: Meet the catfish killers
Locals pitch in to rid Rotorua of catfish. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Boaties urged to report sightings of entangled whale
The man who filmed the humpback whale says it was a "distressing" sight.
Hastings Golf Club goes predator free
Hastings Golf Club wants more birdies on its course, so it's going predator free.
Plague warning: Forest & Bird fears biggest 'megamast' in 45 years
Forest & Bird warns "megamast" in forests is likely to be the most widespread in 45 years.
Take nothing but memories, leave no geotags
DOC has teamed up with Leave No Trace New Zealand with a Kiwified code for outdoor ethics.
Rising seas threaten hundreds of campgrounds, habitats
Rising seas are putting hundreds of campgrounds and archaeological sites at risk.
Tensions as council mulls future of popular Waitākere Ranges
Proposal to keep much of the regional park closed - but not everyone agrees.
Jailed firefighter to go before parole board
Fires lit by Andrew Searle over the course of nearly three years cost $640,000 to put out.
Great Barrier among 'arks' to save world's most threatened species
Five NZ islands in global list of offshore havens to save Earth's most threatened species.
1080 drop wiped out 90pc of deer on Molesworth block
A bungled 1080 drop on a Molesworth Station block accidentally killed 90 per cent of deer.
Tree-mendous efforts pole-axe pernicious pines
Wilding pines removed by hand over decades of hard work. Made with funding from NZ On Air.