New Zealand aims to raise $137 million to eradicate pests and restore ecosystems on three of our largest islands, as part of ...

Because of the scale and complexity of the Auckland Island project, it’ll take eight years and $78m to remove all pigs, cats and mice. It’s been described as the “last piece of the puzzle” for a ...

It may be ranked intermediate to expert by the Department of Conservation (aka DOC) but at just 33km the Routeburn can be ...

The restoration site is Aotearoa’s only example of a polje – a large, flat expanse within karst limestone. In the late ...

As authorities and farmers count the cost of a massive Canterbury fire, at Craigieburn, their minds turn to recovery ...

An unusually high number of turtle strandings has kept Far North Department of Conservation staff busy, with 19 washed ashore in Te Hiku over spring and summer, with some set to be released back into ...

New Zealand’s Archey’s frog population is higher than previously estimated, but the species remains at risk, according to a new conservation status report. An independent panel of experts assessed all ...

Bookings for upcoming Great Walks season will open in May with an online queue system set up to ease the pressure. The ...

"At this stage, we don’t yet know how big or secure the new population is." Farmer finds rare, critically endangered species while clearing pest traps: 'I was ... stunned' first appeared on The Cool ...

The New Zealand velvet worm or ngāokeoke has been crowned bug of the year for 2025. The ancient gummy-looking worm, covered ...

Bookings will open at 9.30am each assigned day. The Heaphy, Kepler, Rakiura and Hump Ridge tracks will be the first Great ...

When landscapes change, exotic species take advantage of new habitats. Such a pulse of colonisation coincided with the Ice ...