New Zealand aims to raise $137 million to eradicate pests and restore ecosystems on three of our largest islands, as part of ...

Mt. Taranaki and its surrounding national park will enjoy all the rights and responsibilities of a person under a recent law from New Zealand’s parliament.

A rare whale recently died after mysteriously attempting to strand itself on a beach in New Zealand. Locals noticed the ...

New Zealand is a whale-stranding hotspot, with more than 5,000 episodes recorded since 1840, according to the Department of Conservation. The first spade-toothed whale bones were found in 1872 on ...

The New Zealand velvet worm or ngāokeoke has been crowned bug of the year for 2025. The ancient gummy-looking worm, covered ...

“Today’s announcement is a good start. Conservation is in desperate need of more money and this funding will help slow the ...

Fewer than 40 New Zealand fairy terns survive - making it six times rarer than the kākāpō, which is often treated as the ...

An unusually high number of turtle strandings has kept Far North Department of Conservation staff busy, with 19 washed ashore in Te Hiku over spring and summer, with some set to be released back into ...

As authorities and farmers count the cost of a massive Canterbury fire, at Craigieburn, their minds turn to recovery ...

The (DoC) is investigating after a venomous sea snake was spotted in the Auckland suburb of Devonport. Senior science adviser Dr Karen Middlemiss said they became aware of the blue-lipped sea krait ...