Gibson’s and Antipodean albatrosses are citizens of no one nation. They are ocean birds, living on the wind and waves, travelling massive distances, passing back and forth over the high seas and the ...

The gains made in agricultural science over the past decade could slow as the government funding tap runs dry, the director of a programme using science to fix real-world issues in Aotearoa’s natural ...

Science advisors and technical experts are among those set to lose their jobs as the Department of Conservation makes cuts to reach the government's savings target. Among the disestablished roles are ...

A cetologist who has been researching Cook Islands whales for the past three decades says she is proud of the indigenous leaders for taking a stand for the conservation of to’orā (whales) across the ...

Porirua residents once put out their bottles and jars out for recycling knowing they would go toward making new containers, but these days it is all going to use at the local landfill instead.

Medical care across New Zealand works on the following principle: get to the nearest hospital as fast as possible. But what ...

The Department of Conservation is proposing to axe 130 jobs, spanning biodiversity, visitor services, and regional operations. University of Otago lecturer in ecology and former DOC staffer Jo Monks ...

A Dunedin astronomer is so excited by the prospect of witnessing a total solar eclipse on his doorstep, he bought his house 10 years ago with a view of it in mind. New Zealand is set to experience its ...

Environment and recreation groups are warning the proposed cuts to Department of Conservation staff could cause long-term consequences and losses of flora and fauna as well as backcountry huts. The ...

The government has welcomed the end of a ban on some fish exports to the United States. A US court ordered an immediate ban on New Zealand exports of several species from two fisheries off the North ...

The UN body in charge of regulating global shipping has moved a small step closer to reaching its target of net-zero emissions by 2050. A statement from the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) ...

A decades-long survey of New Zealand’s glaciers has painted a stark picture, showing a rising snowline that is accelerating. The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) has been ...