Since 2009 DoC staffing has been slashed by 323. Funding cuts continue, writes Brian Rudman. In the last Budget, operational funding was cut by $8.7 million and natural heritage management by $7 million.

Volunteers who spent decades restoring Motutapu are devastated and angry that hunters mistakenly shot four of their takahe "friends" on the island.

The people involved in the shooting of four critically endangered takahe are "very, very upset", the president of the Deerstalkers' Association says.

DOC has put an immediate halt to pukeko culling operations near threatened takahe populations after four takahe were shot in a cull on Motutapu Island.

Another slice of Kiwi coastal paradise could be headed for the open market after the Department of Conservation turned down the chance to buy it.

Labour's conservation spokeswoman says leaked survey results show the Department of Conservation's restructuring "turned out to be an expensive disaster".

A southern right whale that found itself in shallow waters off Mt Maunganui is now swimming free — but boaties are still being warned to steer clear.

The person who threatened to contaminate infant formula with 1080 poison doesn’t exist, says Westport anti-1080 activist Pete Lusk.

The survival chances of Northland's endangered kiwi populations have been dealt a severe blow with at least seven kiwi killed by a dog, or dogs, near Kerikeri.

A cute takahe chick stole the show today as Motutapu island celebrated 21 years of volunteer conservation work.

A baby humpback whale spotted in the Cook Strait yesterday is only the second calf reported in New Zealand waters.

There are signs that the humpback spotted in Cook Strait is the famed Migaloo.

Kiwi scientists are confident of cracking one of conservation's biggest riddles - cryopreservation.

Conservation Minister Maggie Barry said the Department of Conservation was giving priority to the investigation, now in its third week, but it was "complex."

The same team that recently captured two male kiwi having a testosterone-fuelled scrap have now caught this chance encounter between a tagged kiwi and a feline.

A year after 1080 poison rained from the sky as Reefton sisters were enjoying a picnic near Kokiri, both are still experiencing ill health.

A decade-long project to save endangered giant snails from a West Coast coal mine will finish next year.

A $11.2 million bag of rescue money for our critically endangered national bird has been welcomed by environmental groups.

A tramper who tackled the Tongariro Crossing in shorts and running shoes remains in a stable condition in Rotorua Hospital.

Cool fun activities are doing more for conservation at Auckland’s regional parks than many a lecture could.

Police want to know who took a kayak and a range of survival equipment to Rangitoto Island - and left it there.

They may be hated pests that love eating our cherished native birds, but pesky introduced stoats have just become a little more interesting to scientists overseas.

After 20 years, but family members of the 14 young people who died in the Cave Creek disaster marked the anniversary today by acknowledging that they were ready to move on.

Footage has emerged of the terrifying moment a 6m great white shark lunged at a dinghy carrying an international film crew off Stewart Island.

An enormous effort to save native birds from a tide of pests has delivered some promising results in the South Island, following 1080 drops across vast swathes of beech forest.

The dead oarfish washed up at Aramoana last week has disappeared and marine experts are warning against eating its 3m-long fillets.

Otago Peninsula jewelled geckos smuggled to Germany are the first to return to New Zealand under strengthened rules to crack down on poaching.