Creating "designer" ecosystems for degraded waterways could boost river restoration efforts around the country.

Search and rescue members using night vision goggles spotted the man floating on his malfunctioning jet-ski at around 2am.

Geonet say there is a 98 per cent chance of an aftershock of 6 to 6.9 magnitude in the next year.

A grassroots environment group is ramping up a lobbying campaign for more stringent "bottom line" rules around freshwater quality.

A Lord of the Rings actor who now works as a tour guide operator has slammed New Zealand's "clean, green" image.

Repairs to South Island stopbanks damaged in the Kaikōura earthquake is expected to cost nearly $700,000.

Police have today pulled a body from the Takaka River - that of missing man James Rano Dick, known locally as Hemi.

Farmers in quake-battered North Canterbury are rallying together, pitching in for supplies, sharing gear, and helping out on damaged properties.

The Wellington region could once again face slips, flooding, and further road closures as bad weather approaches.

Regional vegetable supplies could be at risk under the Waikato Regional Councils ‘Healthy Rivers’ plan according to vegetable growers in Northern Waikato. Made with funding from NZ on Air

His science background could be helpful in communicating Horizons Regional Council's activities more clearly to voters, Allan Wrigglesworth

A major study that's found taking water from our rivers has been hurting fishlife has prompted fresh recommendations to the Government.

Last week, the image of a herd of cows in a pristine high country lake provoked widespread outrage, writes Dame Anne Salmond. The mood of the country has changed.

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.

Two-thirds of more than 160 monitored river swimming sites in NZ have been deemed unsafe for a dip. Where are the worst spots?

The Green Party has dismissed the new bottom lines as "weak" and argues the measures mean rivers will only have to be clean enough for wading or boating.

Severe rain and wind warnings and a drop in temperatures have been issued for parts of the South Island and lower North Island this weekend.

The death of a talented Australian tennis coach, who disappeared in Hamilton late last year and was found drowned in the Waikato River, was accidental, a coroner has ruled.

Hurunui River users in North Canterbury have today been warned of a potentially toxic blue-green algae.

Commercial and recreational boating has resumed on the Dart River, near Queenstown, following a major slip at Sandy Bluff at the weekend.

People are being warned to stay away from Otago's Dart River, as a lake grows behind a large landslip which blocked the river at the weekend.

Australia was battling weather extremes yesterday with South Australia hit by its first tropical storm for 15 years, just as the state's north faced a catastrophic bushfire risk.

Kiwis are being encouraged to become citizen scientists to check the health of their own lakes, rivers and streams.

NZ rivers and swimming spots will increasingly be polluted by algae and contain fewer fish as the dairy boom continues, an environmental watchdog has warned.