New Zealand Police have helped a grieving Japanese family to visit the Te Urewera site where their relative died in a fire nine years

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.

There's never a dull day for rescue helicopters.

A little blue penguin was spotted in central Christchurch today after making its way up the Avon River.

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.

Scientists are seeking to solve one of the most intriguing mysteries of the disease that's killing our kauri - why it's attracted to the native tree's scent like we're drawn to coffee.

The fire burning in Matai in the Far North is no longer a threat to people or their homes.

Five helicopters with monsoon buckets have been dispatched to the Far North in a bid to bring a large scrub fire under control.

A group of trampers has been struck down with a gastro bug in the Nelson Lakes National Park.

DoC says there is significant arsenic, mercury and cyanide contamination of the soil at the Alexander River mine site.

Locals were unable to save whale that repeatedly stranded on popular beach.

Cheetahs are among an increasing number of protected species being used for animal research in New Zealand.

The harbourmaster who was stood down from his job for rescuing an orca trapped in a cray pot this week says he would do it again if he had to.

A petition in support a Whitianga harbourmaster stood down after helping rescue an orca has attracted hundreds of signatures.

The Nelson Marlborough Conservation Board supports the proposed extension to the mountain bike season on the Heaphy Track.

A decision on whether the Department of Conservation will allow the Waitaha River power scheme will be made by mid-2017.

No, it's not the Sheraton or the Four Seasons - New Zealand's latest accommodation provider to list its wares on Booking.com falls a little further off the beaten track.

Kākā numbers are on the rise, looking for food around houses and farms. But these curious birds will eat anything, including lead which makes a sweet change from totara berries. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

COMMENT: The launch of the Hauraki Gulf's first marine spatial plan is a major achievement and not to be under-estimated, writes Gary Taylor.

Proposed new marine protected areas, rules for polluters and changes to commercial fishing methods have been revealed in a long-awaited master plan for the Hauraki Gulf.

Kaikoura's fur seals famously splashed and frolicked in a pool at the foot of a waterfall. And then the earthquake came.

Kakapo numbers have increased 20 per cent after the most successful breeding season in 25 years.

Taranaki Iwi and environmental groups are bitterly disappointed. "The failings of our government and the failings of DOC especially, means we have to go out and fight these corporations off". Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Temperatures plummeted below freezing the night two men died on a tramp in the Tararua Forest Park.