Nearly 10 per cent of our coastal marine area is now safeguarded by reserves. But are we really doing enough? Science reporter Jamie Morton poses five key questions.

A devastated dog owner says he has himself to blame for the canine's slaying of a protected fur seal.

If your stance on foreign ownership of prized New Zealand countryside is black or white, the case of Robert "Mutt" Lange reveals issues that are far from clear-cut.

Check Ditch Keeling's voicemail announcement. "I'm in the middle of killing something right now," it says. "Leave a message and I'll get back to you just as soon as it's dead.

A man whose dog attacked and killed a protected New Zealand fur seal pup on a West Auckland beach has been fined $1000 and will have his dog put down.

Sixty whales from a stranded pod of almost 200 have been successfully refloated near Nelson.

A desperate plea by 15 bystanders for passing jetboats to rescue a 30-year-old struggling in the chilly waters of the Hokitika Gorge were ignored by the boaties.

She's shown the slick skills of famed prison escaper George Wilder in repeatedly busting out of her sanctuary - so now it's off to Alcatraz for Peti the trouble-making takahe.

A woman was winched off Mt Sebastopol yesterday after becoming stuck on the mountain during a day hike.

Claims that the high-profile pest control campaign "Battle For Our Birds" wiped out a group of nationally endangered birds are unfounded, the Department of Conservation says.

Stunned staff and some 100 swimmers watched in disbelief as a fun-loving sea lion waddled through reception and cafe to "swim laps" in a public pool yesterday.

A German tourist is the first person to be caught breaking new marine reserve rules after a ranger spotted him taking mussels at a popular tourist beach at Punakaiki.

Summer is the season for Jandals and chilly bins and it's also when a host of shark species make an appearance.

They promise cut-through responses to challenges that may seem overwhelming: wiping out the pests that kill 25 million native birds a year; local efforts to save our polluted rivers; teaching....

A kiwi with unusual ginger colouring has been released to the Wairakei Golf and Sanctuary Kiwi Creche in Taupo after hatching at Rainbow Springs’ Kiwi Encounter.

Three lucky kiwi chicks will kick back for the summer on one of the Hauraki Gulf's most idyllic islands.

New Zealand is winning the battle to save our national icon, a Department of Conservation expert says, though an average 27 kiwi are still being lost each week.

The pesticide 1080 will be dumped from helicopters on the Hunua Ranges - the source of Auckland's water supply - next winter, Auckland Council has confirmed.

The pesticide 1080 is likely to dumped from helicopters next winter on the Hunua Ranges, source of Auckland’s water supply.

A planned 1080 drop in South Westland has been called off as there are not enough rats.

The Department of Conservation says it is still searching for the owner of a dog that killed a baby fur seal on an Auckland Beach last week.