J Swap, a company involved in quarrying, wants land protected under QEII covenants to be available to quarry. It donated $11,000 to NZ First in December, after the coalition was formed. It also gave ...

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 ...

More than 50,000 people gathered at Waitangi on February 6, 2024—one of the largest attendances on record. What brought them?

When you take a photo, why do you take a photo? The winning photographs of the 2023 Photographer of the Year can answer that central question.

A Selwyn district resident says thousands of stranded eels are covering his property and the local councils have done nothing to stop it from happening. Tim Sanson lives on 60 acres near Lake ...

Plans to set up 3000-hectare ecosanctuary in Wainuiomata Lower Hutt have taken a step forward, with a feasibility study from Zealandia's founder. The project would see 29km of predator fencing around ...

Our boat is bright red, emblazoned with stylised manta rays, and belongs to Mark Erdmann, a 50-something marine biologist from Conservation International with an American drawl and a single crystal ...

A Canterbury University student has devised a biocomposite wall panel that uses algae – or seaweed – as a bio-filler. The plasterboard has fireproofing and moisture control features and is a low-cost ...

There was a sense of expectation as we drove down the broom-lined track towards the Manuherikia River. It was December 2001, and we hoped that exposed layers of sediment in the Bannockburn Formation ...

A marine heatwave is taking place in the waters around New Zealand, NIWA says. The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) says marine heatwave conditions, classified when the sea ...

If you're stuck for things to do with the kids during lockdown levels 3 and 4 - here's something for you! Whenua Iti outdoors have come up with some fun, outdoor activities to support learning, ...

Auckland-based company Buckley Systems has developed and manufactured a machine which could help treat the most difficult cancers. Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) delivers targeted radiation to ...