Conservation

Te Pokohiwi o Kupe - or the Boulder Bank Site Historic Reserve - includes the Wairau Bar, where Wairau River meets the sea at Cloudy Bay in Marlborough.

A community conservation effort is hoping to fund a new processing facility for wild deer in the deep south.

Testing detected the highly infectious canine distemper virus and bacteria affecting the respiratory system, the Chiang Mai livestock office said.

Park rangers carried large crates containing the 158 tortoises on their backs, hiking 7km across volcanic terrain and hard-to-access areas before releasing them.

DOC staff are confident a kākāpō chick born on Valentine's Day will be the first of many this breeding season. Video

The ban is for all of the Whangaparāoa Peninsula, and further north at Kawau Bay and Ōmaha Bay.

After proving highly effective against wasps, Vespex is to be trailed on the yellow-legged hornet population.

Iwi conservation work has wiped out rats across 700ha of Kaimai Mamaku Forest.

Hundreds of goldfish, turtles and other pests are being pulled from a popular park's lake to be euthanised. Audio

A group representing the mining sector insists the decision rejecting the Taranaki seabed mining proposal is not final.

Teanau Tuiono has lodged a member's bill which would give whales inherent rights.

In a draft decision, the panel found there would be a credible risk of harm to marine life.

The leak may impact sponges, muscles, penguins and fish that eat particles in the water. Audio

DOC's Dean Nelson says staff were horrified to see graphic photos of the chicks being eaten alive, as it was unusual for ducks to prey on other birds.

Both governments released a joint statement confirming the possibility of expanding cooperation on critical minerals.