'People crying, they didn't want to leave'
Emotional scenes as whale rescue volunteers sang to and even named many of the pilot whales stranded - and those refloated - on Farewell Spit.
Emotional scenes as whale rescue volunteers sang to and even named many of the pilot whales stranded - and those refloated - on Farewell Spit.
Volunteers desperately trying to save 100 surviving whales that have beached on Farewell Spit are being warned about the risk of sharks in the water.
Rescuers who tried to refloat beached whales to return at first light.
A whale rescue expert is critical Department of Conservation crews didn't act sooner in last night's devastating whale stranding.
A fishing boat has run aground off the sensitive Otago coast.
Searchers are poised to go into the Southern Alps for an overdue Israeli tramper.
A plan to bring our national bird back from the brink and super-charge local kiwi conservation efforts is being launched today.
Dunedin's newest celebrity albatross chick could be reunited with its parents as soon as tomorrow.
Five birds protected under the Wildlife Act have been found shot dead near Little Barrier Island.
The war on plant and animal pests through more than 1400ha of bush, scrub and farmland between Whangarei and Dargaville is being ramped
Scientists just back from an annual white-capped albatross census in the remote and windswept subantarctic islands are hopeful for the welfare of the iconic endemic seabirds.
Volunteers are pollinating Dactylanthus plants on Mt Pirongia 'paint brush-style' in the hope to repopulate the maunga with the indigenous plant. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
A pussy could be on the loose in a Northland nature sanctuary.
A Northland man has been charged with lighting 10 fires in the Kaipara area that have destroyed areas of conservation land and a forest
The Hakarimata Track is not in danger from the fire, but remains closed this morning.
Scientists are this week heading to the subantarctic Auckland Islands for an annual survey of white-capped albatross and New Zealand sea lion numbers in the remote and windswept region.
A 300kg leopard seal looks to be in Auckland to stay, as the hefty visitor makes itself a summer spectacle for ferry commuters.
DoC's confusing direction signs raise the ire of Stephanie Holmes.
If people bother the rare penguin moulting in Dunedin it will be moved to a secret location, the Department of Conservation says.
Getting closer than 50m to a killer whale could set you back a couple hundred thousand or land you behind bars.
In the second of a five part series on Auckland's big blue backyard, science reporter Jamie Morton talks to seabird expert Dr Brendon Dunphy.
A protected green gecko which suffered severe burns to its four feet during a scrub fire in Northland is expected to survive but won't
Science reporter Jamie Morton talks to Auckland Uni conservation ecologist Dr James Russell about the challenge to sweep islands clear of pest predators.
Rocks have been cleared from the road and drivers should travel with caution.
A little blue penguin was spotted in central Christchurch today after making its way up the Avon River.
Freedive world champion William Trubridge has penned a letter to the fishing industry, calling for more action to protect New Zealand's endangered dolphin species.
The first of the two oystercatcher eggs has hatched on Mount Maunganui Beach sparking fears the chick and its sibling will become
COMMENT: In 1986, New Zealand pioneered the first offshore island rat eradication at Breaksea Island in Fiordland.
This week, the Herald takes a look at Kiwis who are dedicated to helping our animals. Today Jamie Morton talks to Project Jonah's Daren Glover.