New ZealandEfforts to curb threat of kauri dieback diseaseThe threat of kauri dieback disease is rearing its ugly head in Northland but it's not the native tree's only enemy this summer.09 Feb 07:11 PM
New ZealandDoC plan to give kea tummy achesThe Department of Conservation is planning to upset the stomachs of kea that scavenge for food from tourists - a move designed to save the birds' lives.09 Feb 07:02 PM
New ZealandSuspicious fire burns near Tane MahutaA suspicious fire is burning about 10km south of the country's largest Kauri, Tane Mahuta.02 Feb 07:15 PM
New ZealandDebate flares over more 1080 dropsOpponents of the controversial poison 1080 are furious at a planned bombardment and say the Conservation Minister is misleading the public.30 Jan 02:21 AM
New ZealandRat boom: 1080 to be usedPest poison 1080 will be used to deal with an expected 30 million extra rats this year which threatens to "annihilate" the country's native endangered birds.29 Jan 07:00 AM
New ZealandThe Golden Strand"Last night," ranger Mike Ogle said, "things went better". By better, he meant just one pilot whale out of 49 that volunteers had nudged back into the rising Golden Bay tide had returned to shore to die.25 Jan 12:11 AM
New ZealandMissing DoC worker likely drownedA Romanian man who disappeared while volunteering with the Department of Conservation on a remote island likely drowned, a coroner has found.22 Jan 05:53 AM
New ZealandGull deaths no cause for concern: DoCHundreds of dead red-billed gulls at Taiaroa Head on the Otago Peninsula are no cause for concern, the Department of Conservation says.13 Jan 07:48 PM
New ZealandPublic warned to avoid island after devastating fireMotuariki Island at Lake Tekapo is still smouldering following a devastating fire three days ago, and people should stay away, the Department of Conservation says.13 Jan 07:28 PM
New ZealandTwelve Questions: Mike DouglassMike Douglass is a 21-year-old Department of Conservation worker based in Kerikeri who is keeping the campers happy on Urupukapuka Island.13 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandFears cage diving increases shark risk"I can't see this behaviour of having sharks associate food with boats coming to anything good." Shark-cage diving isn't appreciated by some Stewart Is boaties.12 Jan 10:52 PM
New ZealandFishers following rules over the holiday periodNorthland fisheries officers say they have seen little illegal fishing over the holiday period.12 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandIgnorance harming endangered birdsSelfish or ignorant holidaymakers are threatening one of the world's most critically endangered birds by letting their dogs roam free within metres of nesting chicks.11 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandSmith wants more sea sanctuariesConservation Minister Nick Smith says he aims to establish a record number of marine reserves around the coast this year as protecting the offshore environment becomes his top priority.08 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandSailors get close look at a sea giantAn Auckland man and his friends thought they had spotted a whale when they glimpsed what turned out to be a giant manta ray.06 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandStranded whales euthanisedTwenty-seven pilot whales beached at the top of the South Island overnight have been euthanised.06 Jan 02:48 AM
WorldBudgeting for survival of speciesAustralia is following a scheme introduced in NZ to decide which wildlife should be allowed to die off29 Dec 08:40 PM
New ZealandPeople crowd penguinsThe Department of Conservation has put volunteers on a remote South Westland beach after crowds started turning up to view the penguins.28 Dec 01:50 AM
New ZealandKiwi savaged by small dog diesA kiwi which was savaged by a dog near Coromandel has been euthanised at Auckland Zoo.23 Dec 01:36 AM
New ZealandAnother govt IT project failureYet another Government IT project has gone off the rails with a new DoC land management system costing taxpayers millions in budget overruns.18 Dec 02:40 AM
New ZealandNo, you really can't fish hereThe Department of Conservation (DoC) has quashed a rumour circulating in Hawkes Bay promoting an "open fishing day" at Te Angiangi Marine Reserve today.17 Dec 09:30 PM
New ZealandDiversion for owner after dog chases sea lionThe owner of a dog which chased a sea lion from the sand dunes on an Otago Peninsula beach to the sea has been granted diversion.12 Dec 10:00 PM
New ZealandFine print allows shark finning to continueIt was the kind of photo opportunity Cabinet ministers dream of.22 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandNZ possum population explodesThe DoC could be facing one of its worst possum infestations in decades, partly because workers who helped with pest control were sent to fight bushfires in Australia.22 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandNew signs to warn of Tongariro activityNew electronic signs will alert trampers on the Tongariro Alpine Crossing to increased risk of volcanic eruption. Lights on the signs 14 Nov 06:38 AM
New ZealandBlue ducklings' first splash outsideSix fluffy blue ducklings will take their first outing, to an outside pool, for the first time this afternoon.13 Nov 04:35 PM
New ZealandDOC apologises for potential 1080 mis-dropsThe Department of Conservation said it was deeply apologetic if members of the public were exposed to pellets from one of its 1080 drops.04 Nov 10:46 PM
TourismNew company forming to build Haast-Milford roadFormer Westland mayor Durham Havill says he is forming a new private company to build a "class one highway" from Haast to Milford Sound via the Hollyford Valley.03 Nov 06:49 PM
New ZealandMonorail support, but decision not made - SmithThe controversial monorail proposal linking Queenstown to Te Anau Downs and subsequently Milford Sound could soon be approved.30 Oct 07:08 PM
