DOC has yet to sign 50-year lakebed lease that was due for renewal in July 2017.

Waikato Regional Council is advising people to be cautious about using river water.

Young people grow 90,000 native plants. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Public concern at the 'disrespect' to native fish prompts a halt to works.

Mangawhai water carriers want urgent action as people run low on tank water.

The funding means, in the long run, there will be less need for 1080, the Govt says.

Be more bee-friendly in Hamilton. Made with funding from NZ on Air.

Rich memories of Kairakau Beach have been enhanced by a new project, writes Clive Bibby.

Excellent rating for water on Te Anga farms. Made with funding from NZ on Air.

Earlier today, a scrub fire was extinguished in Kaingaroa, south of Rotorua.

Eugenie Sage says the 30 properties still in the tenure review process will be reviewed

David Trubridge announces immediately pulling six of his products from production.

Not everything is going to plan, however, with the coupling of two male kōkako.

The grass may be greener on the other side, but it's different down river in Clive.

Clint Rameka dreams of a sanctuary built on a sanctuary.

A statement said it realised there was "a need for population control of some species".

Scientists have suggested a better way to reveal the source of campylobacter outbreaks.

Researchers call for an "urgent review" of global policy to avoid dangerous impacts.

Is New Zealand ready for the warmer, wilder future that this week has given us a taste of?

For some sun-baked parts of the country, it's now been an official heatwave.

As much as $14 billion worth of council infrastructure is threatened by rising seas.

Farming lobby wants regulations to force airlines into broadcasting pest control warnings.

Potential smuggling ring for little blue penguin in Hawke's Bay after two taken from nest.

Extreme weather and geopolitics behind "food shocks," or sudden losses in food production.

Toxic bacteria confirmed in park which also has model railway, lighthouse and playground.

Fire couldn't have been stopped if it had jumped small gap to main island, fire bosses say

Opito Bay's pōhutukawa poisoner leaves locals furious and searching for likely suspects.

Told to welcome "a real scientist", a child protested: "But we are all scientists!"

Dolphins cause a spectacle for holiday makers in the Bay of Islands.