Joanna Wane discovers an off-grid bolthole among the vines with Kumiko’s, a Japanese-style guest house, right next door.

The Department of Conservation is defending its trapping methods after images of a dead kiwi in a pest trap raised questions ...

“In the 1880s New Zealand farmers unleashed ferrets to curb the rising rabbit problem. That plan backfired. The ferrets had ...

A rare whale recently died after mysteriously attempting to strand itself on a beach in New Zealand. Locals noticed the ...

Hikers in New Zealand risk polluting the “clearest lake in the world” with a microscopic alga carried on their boots.

The future of nearly a third of all huts and tracks managed by the Department of Conservation is in limbo, as the agency faces a 30 percent shortfall in funding to maintain them.

Richard Gere-exec produced Dalai Lama doc Wisdom of Happiness has found peace at the box office with strong performances in ...

Fewer than 40 New Zealand fairy terns survive - making it six times rarer than the kākāpō, which is often treated as the "poster bird" for our most endangered species.

The Department of Conservation (DOC) says the Whangamarino Wetlands in Waikato have proven to be more resilient than expected, after a large fire in October last year. The fire burned through about ...

Appearing later on Morning Report, Jones said his plan was to marginalise "the gatekeepers hiding behind the Wildlife Act, the people trying to turn DOC into some sort of preservationist state and ...

Photo: Vendetta Films It is billed as ‘New Zealand’s last war’. It took place in 1979 and lasted just three minutes, but was considered a pivotal race relations moment for the country. A landmark ...