10+ hour, 11+ min ago  (757+ words) The government is pushing on with conservation reforms it says cut red tape and enable fees for foreign tourists visiting New Zealand's premium natural areas. The opposition warns it opens up 60 percent of the conservation estate to sale, and changes…...

6+ hour, 20+ min ago  (754+ words) Remnant wetlands are hard to come by in Canterbury. Environment Canterbury's principal biodiversity advisor for wetlands, Jason Butt, said Canterbury experienced some of the highest levels of historic wetland loss, largely due to drainage and land use change. So when…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago  (388+ words) Two years after a single huia feather sold at auction for a world record $46, 521 an entire specimen of the extinct bird is going under the hammer. Despite the record-breaking feather Leah Morris, head of decorative arts at Webb's Auction House,…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago  (300+ words) A New Zealand scientist is hoping to bring an Australian snail back from the brink of extinction. The Campbell's keeled glass-snail is endemic to Norfolk Island, which is around 1100 kilometres northwest of Auckland. It was rediscovered in 2020 after being considered…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago  (630+ words) Days of tunnelling, an uncertain outcome, a welcome find - it has been high drama on Te K'kahu / Chalky Island as the 2026 k'k'p" breeding season comes to a close. At the end of March the Department of Conservation's (DOC) K'k'p" Recovery…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago  (477+ words) One of Monarto Safari Park's hyenas is flashing his new golden smile after a dental procedure to fix his deformed teeth and restore biting abilities. Zoos SA recently gave three-year-old Jabali a custom-made gold-coloured crown after they noticed the carnivore…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (959+ words) Human children often copy their friends' preferences for toys or clothes, while adults are prone to jumping on popular diets or lifestyle trends. Now it turns out that this sort of imitation is not unique to our species, as wild…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (250+ words) The Animal Justice Party is renewing a call for duck hunting to be banned. Hunting and Fishing Minister James Meager was among the thousands who took part in the annual game bird hunting season opening. Spokesperson Danette Wereta said it…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (396+ words) By Vihan Dalal, Local Democracy Reporter A mystery aquatic plant found in Jackson Bay has been tentatively identified as Potamilla alba, a species of marine worms. A biosecurity report tabled at the West Coast Regional Council's Environmental Management Committee says…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (881+ words) A wilding pine control group warns Queenstown's beautiful vistas could be decimated in a decade if the government does not stump up more funding to stop the spread of invasive trees. Whakatipu Wilding Control Group volunteers have been working to…...