Three seals were killed by dogs on Christchurch beaches last year.

Residents in Wellington's York Bay can hear a constant chirping of tūī in their backyard.

A pod of dolphins swam into Devonport harbour this morning, delighting onlookers.

EXCLUSIVE: Young woman who drowned in Waikato River praised for helping friend to safety.

The Department of Conservation has defended 1080 use ahead of protests.

DOC wants to develop the site into a destination for cultural and educational purposes.

Pest control efforts credited as kiwi numbers boom in state forest.

Pair in harbour likely to be mother and her calf.

A monster from the sea has washed up near Wellington, we're not squidding!

Staff making 1080 baits at Whanganui's Orillion facility subject to death threats

Call to end whitebait sales to help alleviate pressure on the struggling native fishes.

A possum trapper was lost in the remote Waima Ranges for 22 hours before being found.

The surviving humpback whale of two stranded on Ripiro Beach will be euthanised today.

Firefighters Gavin Pryce and Andy Simons are heading to help with the Canada wildfires.

Heavy machinery has been brought in to help dig a trench to get water under the whales.

Adult and 40 pup seals are believed to have died from natural causes.

Forest and Bird has shut its own reserves to dramatise a need to close all kauri forests.

Historic clay pipe found on beach near site of explorer's Fiordland hut.

Scientists have found promise in a new pest-busting approach in a one-two punch of 1080.

Police are now involved after the killing.

An English immigrant was stunned to lose his 1895 piano because it had ivory keys.

Lauer land deal was a very good one for New Zealand, says former minister Mark Mitchell

Hunter Valley Station owner Matt Lauer says unfettered public access would remove control.

The $25 - $35 charge could cause problems unless it is well designed

The largest power poles proposed for Maungatapu will be 35 and 45 metres tall.

See the difference between a male and female wētā. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

As many as 50,000 kauri could be planted on 45ha now covered in gorse and pine

As we farewell the whale, we remember some of our favourite celebrity animals.

Wellington's first Matariki fireworks hinge on whether the whale stays in the area.

Some of New Zealand's deadliest recorded storms struck in the winter of 1863.