Almost a third of Northland dairy farms are significantly non-compliant when it comes to effluent discharges and the region's top

This week, the Herald takes a look at Kiwis who are dedicated to helping our animals. Today Jamie Morton talks to Project Jonah's Daren Glover.

A NZ family is mourning the loss of their2-year-old girl after she tragically drowned after she was found unconscious in a backyard swimming pool.

A daredevil who posts videos of himself jumping into pools from dangerous locations at hotels was left severely injured after his latest stunt.

A Melbourne landlord has been blasted after a tenant revealed he had installed a coin-operated toilet, requiring tenants to pay per flush.

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

It is the second year in a row that the canals have completely dried out.

Uncle tells of the moment he found his 4-year-old autistic nephew floating in his neighbour's pool.

Any of the drunken teens who partied on a Wanaka island yesterday could have drowned, say despairing authorities.

Aimee Spicer had been waiting for an engagement ring for three years - but when she was finally given one, it wasn't what she expected.

COMMENT: As we head into another sweltering Kiwi summer, the water quality of our lakes, rivers and streams will continue to disappoint and enrage.

A record amount of rainfall in Australia has closed its famous national park at Uluru in what is described as a "twice a century" weather event.

The boat was trying to cross the Whangapoua Harbour bar.

As summer starts to heat up, Kiwis are getting creative in a bid to stay cool.

A large leopard seal seems to have made its home in the waters of Auckland harbour.

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

Scientists are still trying to understand the strange tsunami activity that occurred in last month's 7.8 Kaikoura Earthquake - and have called upon people to help them.

The man in his mid 20s disappeared near Lion Rock just after 6pm last night.

A man came close to drowning before being rescued by members of the public in what has been a dramatic day at the country's beaches.

A stunning summer's day in Wellington has attracted some aquatic visitors to the coastline, with locals spotting orcas and dolphins.

A woman in her early twenties has drowned and two children have been rescued after getting into trouble in the water on Ninety Mile Beach.

Changes taking place in Antarctica are significant another to influence those on the other side of the planet, new research co-authored by a Kiwi scientist has found.

Rotorua farmer Alison Bentley has been awarded $50,000 to trial two new hazelnut varieties not currently grown commercially in New

A government inquiry chairman has thanked two councils for their efforts which resulted in Hawke's Bay Regional Council dropping its

Hastings Mayor Lawrence Yule says without a prosecution, councils can focus on finding the cause of the Havelock North water contamination

It is hard to gauge the size of the Asian paddle crab invasion at Ngunguru as they are so aggressive and territorial they won't share

Ongare Point, just north of Katikati is home to a massive community effort to clean up the waterways. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Hawke's Bay Regional Council has backed down from prosecuting Hastings District Council over water breaches relating to the gastro

Parts of Waikato are having to restrict how much water they use due to the hotter weather. Hamilton, Waipa and Waikato district are

A man and two female friends were lucky to all return to shore relatively unscathed after getting into trouble in choppy seas about a kilometre off Napier port.