Disappointment at failure to raise swimmable rivers target to 80 per cent

Three years after his wedding at placid Lake Tutira, Jamie Morton asks if it can be saved.

Lifting "swimmability" of our lakes and rivers to 78 per cent may cost $217m a year.

One of the world's biggest environment groups is taking a keen interest in New Zealand.

The green algae, used in fish tanks and terrariums, is a threat to our waterways.

A rafting guide has died following an incident on the Shotover River.

At the moment the rain is easing, but another heavy downpour could mean trouble.

A world-class Kiwi kayaker has died in an accident on a North Carolina river.

Wet and wild weather to hit almost a week after ex-Cyclone Gita.

Blink and you'll miss it Mangaweka has something special to offer.

The war over water hit boiling point amid 2017's election. Will 2018 see tensions simmer?

The threatened black-billed gull has defied the odds. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Geoff Reid takes a look at the state of Long Bay Okura Marine Reserve. / Geoff Reid

Ecologist Russell Death paints the big picture on the state of our rivers and lakes.

Twice as many Aucklanders drowned in preventable tragedies last year than in 2016.

Forest & Bird says Horizons and HBRC are ignoring irrigation research.

The algae was at a level that could have been fatal for swimmers if they swallowed it.

A survey has revealed river and lake pollution is the second highest concern of Kiwis

Briefings: Dire warnings about growing demands for freshwater in New Zealand.

Invention tests rivers for E. coli in real-time. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Dairy NZ invites the UK's Sir Tim Smit over for a dip in response to dirty river remarks.

Rivers so bad, Kiwis won't swim in them, conference told.

Maxwell McDonald has died after going for a swim on the West Coast during his birthday.

People are warned to stay out of the Hutt River due to a dangerous algae bloom.

A man in his fifties has been lost at a river junction near Westport.

Fonterra has launched a charm offensive show how it has upped its game.

Researchers building a business case for a bond used to fund permanent native forestry.

Foxton calls for flow back in their river. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

What could a change of government mean for New Zealand's environment and science sectors?

New study shows most pollution found in small streams not required to be fenced off.