Hauraki Gulf: How to save our big blue backyard
"When we stop putting ourselves above the environment, we will get change."
AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
Latest from Department of Conservation
Waipoua Forest's Four Sisters track closed over Kauri Dieback fears
Waipoua Forest's Four Sisters track closed over Kauri Dieback fears
Jet boat crash: Chopper crew rescue one but second man swept away
A man is missing after a horror jet boat crash on the West Coast.
Peak tourism: 1 million visitors to Aoraki Mt Cook a year
3.9 million Kiwis and 1.8 million foreign tourists visit conservation areas every year.
Big blow to kākāpō breeding programme as five birds die
Kākāpō breeding programme hits troubled times after one adult and four chicks die.
Local Focus: Half way to paradise
The Maraetotara River is reverting back to its former glory. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Kakapo chick receives pioneering brain surgery
Lump on kakapo chick's head was caused by failure of skull bones to fuse before hatching.
Great Walks tourist fee hike a success: DoC
Bookings by people living in New Zealand had increased from 39 per cent to 52 per cent.
Birdsong returning in South Island valley
Mohua numbers have increased 30 fold in 21 years.
In 2016 Kiwis crowdfunded to buy a beach. Now there's fears for its future
A long-visiting ecologist fears Awaroa Beach's people's paradise is being lost.
Local Focus: 1080 debate rages on
1080 protesters invade the "Whanganui Chronicle" office. Made with funding from NZ on Air.
Pike River re-entry: Everything you need to know
Eight years after the explosions that killed 29 men, miners try and recover the bodies
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.