Planting more native forest could be a cash-saver for big-emitting companies, report says.

COMMENT: The Shareholders' Association is on the warpath.

KiwiSaver is a fantastic long-term superannuation scheme but it has one major drawback: limited domestic investment opportunities.

Our forests and other land areas may be sucking up to 60 per cent more carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere than previously thought and we can likely thank our native trees for much of it.

Mankind is already adapting to the widespread impacts of future climate change - but how did we do it in the past? A Kiwi researcher has helped explain.

New research co-authored by a New Zealand scientist has linked deforestation to the deadly Ebola virus.

A bush fire near a Taupo native forest is well under control but it will take crews another few days to make sure it's completely out.

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.

Kauri dieback infection rates in the Waitakere Ranges Regional Park have more than doubled in the past five years.

Runners and walkers raced along some of Hawke's Bay's finest beaches, forests and farmland on Saturday at the annual Staples Rodway

It will be a sad day if New Zealand decides to charge for access to tracks in its national parks.

Uretara Island, in Ohiwa Harbour, is now free of rats, and native birds are thriving, thanks to the work of dedicated volunteers. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A petition to have one of Wairoa's main alternative roads sealed has attracted more than 240 signatures. Kiwi Road residents want it sealed to decrease dust nuisance, improve their health and overall lifestyle. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Passionate environmentalists are determined to preserve a significant piece of bush and wetlands, right on Auckland's doorstep.

Greenheart Group has signed a conditional deal to buy Northland Forest Managers (1995) for $1.5 million.

About half the 15,000 tree species in the Amazon - the world's most diverse forest - are threatened by deforestation, an international study says.

An urgent warning has been sounded for the trees remaining in Auckland's concrete jungle after researchers found there's scant protection left to save them from development.

Apple and the World Wildlife Fund will work together to manage as many as 1 million acres of forests across China.

A major financier has repossessed equipment from the owner of forestry business HarvestPro New Zealand.

The Dunedin City Council's group debt has dropped by more than $25 million on the back of stronger results by its companies, new figures show.

A cousin of the kangaroo could wreak havoc if it spreads through the Kaimai and Urewera ranges, conservationists fear.

China's demand for wood products is forecast to continue growing faster than its own domestic production, says New Zealand market data provider AgriHQ.

From his office window Mick Clout can see the outline of Hauraki Gulf islands in the hazy distance.

A company offering small forest owners less risky options for realising their investment was launched in Wellington today.

Machines which fell trees under remote control by operators standing at safe distances are being hailed as important new tools and a world first for reducing deaths and injuries in forests.

Get out the gumboots and spades, urges Dionne Christian, and plant natives to spruce up the region's parks.

Pellets laced with 1080 poison will be fed to trout to assess potential risks from the planned massive dump of the pesticide in native forests.

The humble radiata pine might not seem an obvious target for millions of dollars of research and development.