NZ's safety and natural beauty mean overseas tourists are flocking to our parks.

Two leading scientists discuss today's report into our under-pressure rivers and lakes.

Another major stocktake has painted a grim picture of our freshwater environment.

The sole survivor of a crash that killed her Kiwi mum and siblings has spoken.

A night time trip hit a snag - and two boaties were left up a river without a paddle.

It came, it was wild, and then it was over. Cyclone Cook has now passed New Zealand.

Aucklanders were left wondering if the big storm was a fizzer but others felt its force.

Don't shoot the Hawke's Bay Regional Council for trying to care, writes Bruce Bisset.

Five findings from a new independent stocktake of the state of our lakes and rivers.

Trustpower's CEO says under their flooding plan nothing could have been done differently.

Flooding, evacuations and complete chaos - tropical storm Debbie brought it all to NZ.

Some say it is a safety risk for reserve users. - Made with funding from NZ On Air

Devastation wreaked by ex-Cyclone Debbie sends the country into cleanup mode today.

Council is prepared to evacuate residents if need be. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A school is being evacuated and flooding is hitting lots of areas in in the North Island.

Colombian president declares state of emergency after landslide sweeps through city.

Risk of flooding remains high for Queensland and northern NSW as 20,000 people evacuated.

NZ's economic growth is "approaching its environmental limits", a once-a-decade environmental report card says.

Isaac Davison examines the departure of three groups from the Land and Water Forum advisory group.

The skies are beginning to clear after last night's storm, but the respite may be short-lived, with thunderstorms and more heavy rain forecast for later today.

No major damage from yesterday's storm, but there's more on the way.

Forest and Bird says most rivers and streams are excluded from Government's plan to clean up waterways.

Some say the Government's water-quality proposals are not ambitious enough, but others - including farmers - are cautiously optimistic.

COMMENT: The Environment Minister's promise to make 90 per cent of rivers swimmable by 2040 is a cynical sleight of hand, writes Gen Toop from Greenpeace.

COMMENT: The Government's plan to clean up waterways is an attempt to look as though action's being taken, when in reality nothing's happening, says Mark Dye.

New target would require cleaning up 10,000km of waterways at a cost of $2 billion.

Police are moving in on the Dakota Access pipeline protestors.

Bill English may lift the minimum standard for NZ's rivers and streams.

Preparing New Zealand's water stores for a warmer climate is a major focus of new research projects just awarded more than $2 million.

Searchers are poised to go into the Southern Alps for an overdue Israeli tramper.