Conservation
Coming Soon: Voice of Tangaroa
Coming soon to RNZ Podcasts is the new series Voice of Tangaroa, exploring the state of our oceans, and the extraordinary variety of life that calls it home. Released weekly from Thursday 29 February… Audio
Coming Soon: Voice of Tangaroa
Coming soon to RNZ Podcasts is the new series Voice of Tangaroa, exploring the state of our oceans, and the extraordinary variety of life that calls it home. Released weekly from Thursday 29 February… Audio
Fears mice have arrived on Stewart Island / Rakiura
An image of a possible mouse caught on Stewart Island/Rakiura pest monitoring cameras has sparked concern.
Bar-tailed godwits' habitats at risk across the globe
A new UN report highlights unique challenges the bird faces along its famous 13,000 kilometre migration path. Audio
Call for trampers to pay as full toilets force track closure
A poo pile-up forced the Department of Conservation to close a track at a national park to some people. Audio
Aoraki Mount Cook track temporarily closed to day walkers
The Mueller Hut Route has been closed to day trekkers because the toilets at one of its huts are almost full.
Sick-looking penguins on beaches likely just moulting, expert says
Scruffy, sick-looking penguins turning up on beaches around New Zealand during summer are undergoing part of their natural life cycle and nothing to worry about, a bird expert says.
Roads closed to safeguard sea lions, people
Frolicking sea lion pups sneaking away in the night have chosen Dunedin roads as their playground.
Reversing the 'downward slide to extinction' for kiwi
A remote Fiordland kiwi population feared to be sliding towards extinction is turning the tide.
Coming Soon: Voice of Tangaroa
Coming soon to RNZ Podcasts is the new series Voice of Tangaroa. The series explores the state of our oceans, and the extraordinary variety of life that calls it home. Audio
New Zealand’s Antipodes Islands – remote, wild, and special
An ambitious project to rid the remote Antipodes Island of introduced mice proved successful in 2018. Claire Concannon visits the spectacular subantarctic island to meet the locals – from penguins to… Audio
Mystery continues after dead wallabies found in Northland
Despite public calls for information the source of two dead wallabies in Northland is likely to remain a mystery.
Caution urged over resource management changes
Critics say the government's plan to speed up infrastructure projects puts too much power in the hands of one person. Audio
Lasers and sprinklers: Council searches for seagull solution
Seagulls have started nesting behind sun screens on the side of Blenheim's new library and art gallery.
Exotic seaweed eradication hopes pinned on suction dredge
A trial in the battle against caulerpa, described as the world's worst marine pest, is underway in the Bay of Islands.
Spies and intraspecies espionage used to take down wallabies
Hunters in helicopters were able to wipe out 18 wallabies in Canterbury last week with a secret weapon: the wallabies themselves. Audio
'Bat central': Critically endangered mammals found in Central Hawke's Bay
A colony of long-tailed bats have been found roosting in a farm shed roof in Central Hawke's Bay. But a conservationist says they're likely roosting all over the region.
Conservationists concerned over long tailed bat
Infamous for taking out bird of the year in 2021, the long tailed bat is Aotearoa's only land mammal, and one of our most endangered species. They're mostly found in the South Island, but one colony… Audio
Transmission Gully: Environmental impact reports had no input from DOC
The Department of Conservation has not had any input into reports on Transmission Gully motorway's environmental impacts or what to do about them.
'Feisty' Adélie penguin must find own way home
A rare penguin that turned up on a Dunedin beach last month is preparing to go back home to Antarctica.