Environment Waikato is worried about the danger of rapidly rising streams and rivers in the next few days.

Take me to the river.

A severe heavy rain and gale weather warning is in place for much of the country as widespread flooding affects farmers.

The first man to walk the entire length of the Amazon river put his NZ-made backpacks through some serious paces.

The Green Party is hoping its new "save the wild rivers" campaign will yield similar results to the anti-mining movement.

A jetboat driver has been fined and ordered to pay reparation to the family of a British tourist killed in a river boat crash in December 2008.

Flood waters in Canterbury and Otago have begun to recede as heavy rain eases, but there's no respite with snow forecast for tonight.

Meridian Energy and DOC have filed a joint memorandum in the Environment Court requesting the appeals relating to the Mokihinui hydro proposal be put on hold.

Chris Finlayson writes on how the Waikato River Settlement Act benefits the whole nation.