Dodging 140kmh winds and a "munching" bird, a young Wellington vet nurse rescued three rare albatrosses now recovering at the zoo.

In a significant milestone for indigenous-led conservation, Hokotehi Moriori Trust has successfully carried out the first imi (Moriori tribal group) translocation of hakoakoa (muttonbird), relocating ...

WELLINGTON, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Injury, infection, and starvation are the leading causes of death among New Zealand's native penguins, highlighting the growing threats to these iconic seabirds and the ...

Ruapehu Mayor Weston Kirton has welcomed the Department of Conservation’s (DOC) decision to grant Whakapapa Holdings Limited ...

A Department of Conservation ranger’s passion and innovation is driving work to restore a rare fragment of original kānuka ...

Associate Environment Minister Andrew Hoggard says that for many farmers, the biggest regulatory challenge they face is the ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A 6.2-magnitude earthquake has hit off the west coast of New Zealand. There is no tsunami warning. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake occurred shortly after 1 a.m ...

We still know very little about the ecology of mesophotic ecosystems, but they support long-lived protected species that form ...

A family walking on Mt Taranaki who were under-prepared for the conditions is prompting a reminder from Police to those heading out this long weekend. Police received a call about 6:30pm last ...

Photo / Sarah Tansy From Waiheke to Wellington, and deep into the ... “We’re not DoC [Department of Conservation], we’re not council, we don’t own any land. The support to ‘go kiwi ...

Bristol City Council wants to save an historic pub that it tried unsuccessfully to shut down. The local authority’s planners are objecting to the proposed demolition of The Bull Inn in Crews Hole, ...