Conservation

The Great Kaikōura Whale Count looks at how many humpback whales are migrating between feeding grounds.

A tug-of-war over a kākā parrot called Charlie is seriously ruffling feathers in the south. Audio

An investigation has been launched after a potential sighting this week, when a contractor identified possible wallaby scat.

The young sisters have relocated from a wildlife facility in Tasmania as part of the zoo's Tasmanian Devil ambassador programme. Audio

Forestry is big business on the East Coast, but new rules about slash are threatening its survival.

At least 15 Hector's dolphins have been killed from fishing activity since Christopher Luxon became Prime Minister almost a year ago, a protest group says.

The Waimakariri District Council will consider a proposal from DOC to close the upper Ashley Rakahuri River to vehicles while birds are nesting.

Three new research projects aim to boost the chances of survival of New Zealand's rarest bird.

Māori conservationist Graeme Atkin is at home in Ruatoria where he's collected the "Noah's Ark" of endangered wild cuttings, including the beautiful ngutukākā  or kākābeak flower.

Awaroa Godley Head near Christchurch has been closed since the contamination was discovered during road repairs in April 2021.

Auckland Council has put its bird population under the microscope by releasing its first ever stocktake of birds around the region.

Organisers say they don't expect the competition to go global again, but there's plenty of room for things to go awry. Audio