Gibson’s and Antipodean albatrosses are citizens of no one nation. They are ocean birds, living on the wind and waves, travelling massive distances, passing back and forth over the high seas and the ...

As the yearly muster of Kaimanawa wild horses draws near, a home is yet to be found for about 150 of them. This year, a total of 206 horses need to be removed from the Kaimanawa Ranges in the central ...

An environmental organisation is calling for a halt to Wellington airport's expansion plans. While international air travel might have ground to a halt, Wellington Airport's $1 billion expansion plans ...

Between the 1960s and late 2000s Stewart Smith went on a one-man crusade, releasing thousands of invasive fish into New Zealand’s rivers, lakes and streams. One kind of fish he introduced is now so ...

Three hundred kauri saplings grown from seeds saved from the Waitakere property of late artist Colin McCahon have been made available to the public to buy as part of the Kauri Ora project. The project ...

Eighty percent of the country's native bird species are in bad shape, with some on the brink of extinction, and the environment watchdog is recommending exploring genetic engineering and tourist taxes ...

An NZ First donor wants Fast Track legislation to free up permanently protected land for quarrying. RNZ In Depth's Farah Hancock spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

You all would have seen it - the poster detailing the fish of New Zealand's waters in every fish and chip shop in the country. You may not have realised that each and every one of those fish had been ...

If you're stuck for things to do with the kids during lockdown levels 3 and 4 - here's something for you! Whenua Iti outdoors have come up with some fun, outdoor activities to support learning, ...

Auckland-based company Buckley Systems has developed and manufactured a machine which could help treat the most difficult cancers. Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) delivers targeted radiation to ...

In part two of this series about Awahou and the local iwi of Ngati Rangiwewehi, Te Ahi Kaa visits Taniwha and Hamurana Springs. Te Rangikaheke is optimistic about the future of Hamurana Springs, in ...

New findings from a 35-year research project on Generation X shows hallmarks in their life experiences, including no evidence for a period of mid-life crisis, a ‘delayed adulthood’ and increasing ...