Disheartening situation for Whanganui charity as mountain of household rubbish dumped.

The mostly Australian escapees are being hunted by the regional council.

Councils would be required to map hot-spots for native species under new recommendations.

Researchers are warning rubbish is becoming a "growing hazard" at New Zealand's beaches.

DoC rangers surprised one of New Zealand's rarest birds has laid eggs in October.

A community group set up to protect Otakiri Springs has had a small court victory.

Te Papa summit to explore how high-tech innovation can fight climate change.

Neville Peat's book is Invading the Sea: Coastal Hazards and Climate Change in Aotearoa NZ

Two youngsters caught flying drone near endangered dotterels during breeding season.

Glyphosate, methyl bromide, triclosan not on EPA's hit-list of 40 chemicals to reassess.

More than 40 marine pests are lurking in the waters of Tauranga Harbour at any one time.

Kiwis could soon be able undertake investment through a new carbon fund.

Researcher slams regional council, which says it is addressing issues in the catchment.

Looking for clarity in the murk of a polluted lake. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Readers write: Stop seabed mining; putting virtue on show; guilty till proven innocent

We're all frogs in climate change's pot - but there's still time to turn the burner down.

Wastewater from 80 per cent of New Zealand to be tested for illegal drug use

Work to start on a new biodiversity strategy for New Zealand.

UN report on limiting warming to another 1.5C should "end magical thinking", expert says.

New rules will be in place by 2020 to stop the degradation of freshwater quality.

Macroinvertebrate health likely or very likely degrading at two out of five sites.

The jellyfish was found on the beach at Urquharts Bay on Saturday.

DOC will kill fewer than it initially had said it would.

Three streams that children love to play in at Whanganui beaches are unsafe for swimming.

Owner of Blue Duck Station tells tales of adventure and adversity

Eight cows were found dead on a King Country farm following a 1080 drop.

Scorpion lollipops and cricket flour brownies could be big business in the future.

Residents say they understand that the science. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

But the Environment Minister says the National-organised petition is 'absurd'.

EDITORIAL: NZ is as vulnerable to pests, diseases and acts of sabotage as anywhere else.