Unruly freedom campers fined in conservation crackdown
Camping in a restricted or prohibited area was the most common offence.
AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
Latest fromDepartment of Conservation
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.
Huge endangered leatherback sea turtle washes up in Banks Peninsula
The local primary school children had the chance to see the animal up close.
Endangered leatherback sea turtle washes up in Pigeon Bay
The animal reportedly weighed 300kg.
Giant manta rays tagged off Northland in NZ first
A research team searched the waters between Bay of Islands and Doubtless Bay for rays.
Biggest-ever addition to a national park announced
An area of land half the size of Auckland is about to be added to Kahurangi National Park.
Brian Rudman: Sick to death of poison-based pest remedies
COMMENT: Try genetic tools or get used to predators.
'We've been left behind in the world': New call to discuss controversial gene technology
Conservationist says it's time to talk about controversial gene technology to beat pests.
Watch: Stewart Islanders' desperate bid to stop stranding
Amazing footage shows the heartwarming moment Stewart Island residents saves whales.
Kiwi-killing dog dodges DNA test
Saliva from more than one dog on dead kiwi allows culprit off the hook.
DoC attributes rat eradication to three-tonne 1080 drop
DoC recorded a decline in rat numbers from 37 to 0 per cent after the 1080 drop last year.
Staff at three depts had Barry complaints
Details of conduct criticisms about former minister will remain secret.
Cape Kidnappers beach walk could be closed permanently
Geologist's report finds reopening the beach now would risk more people being hurt.
DOC report labelled Cape Kidnappers an 'unacceptable risk' of rock fall 10 years before slip
An investigation analysing DOC's processes has been put in place after the slip.
Native trees 'dying from lack of water' while irrigator sprays road, Forest and Bird says
Owner of the farm says he is devastated by the incident in which the water was wasted.
More Hector's dolphin deaths prompts call for trawling ban
Three more endangered Hector's dolphins die in trawl nets, angering environmentalists.
Teen injured clearing weeds on remote island
Injured teenager part of team clearing weeds from offshore island.
The day Russia 'invaded' city - and Aucklanders panicked
Fears the enemy Russians were coming to New Zealand spurred fake news and forts.