Farmers who reserve some of their land for native bush are watching in dismay as their conservation partner, the QEII National Trust, runs short of cash. So serious is this problem, the trust is ...

Fewer than 40 New Zealand fairy terns survive - making it six times rarer than the kākāpō, which is often treated as the ...

A $2.8 million investment in the Pukerangiora Māori cultural experience will enhance tourism opportunities, creating jobs and delivering economic benefits to the region.

Mt. Taranaki and its surrounding national park will enjoy all the rights and responsibilities of a person under a recent law ...

The Department of Conservation (DoC) is investigating after a venomous sea snake was spotted in the Auckland suburb of ...

The (DoC) is investigating after a venomous sea snake was spotted in the Auckland suburb of Devonport. Senior science adviser ...

As DOC faces funding shortfalls, it has been floating new money raising ideas such as charging at carparks and is consulting ...

"Shaka can be a highly valuable and specialized conservation asset." Highly trained dog primed to play a key role in sniffing ...

Willis spoke during Monday’s announcement about the allure of New Zealand’s outdoor sector and wildlife but also cut $48 ...

Every day, about 48.5 tons of space rock hurtle towards Earth. Meteorites that fall into the ocean are never recovered. But ...

On a busy comments page hosted by New Zealand's Department of Conservation, devoted fans track the birds' locations on an app, discuss significant moments and even create art inspired by the ...

The show's premise is simple: Each season, conservation rangers select an albatross couple as that year's stars. A camera on the remote headland follows the chosen birds as they lay and incubate an ...