The southern right whales of the Auckland Islands were once reduced to a population that included only 25 mature females. Now numbering more than 1000, their recovery is a testament to the natural ...

In July 1998, after a period of heavy rain, the Waikato River spilled over its banks, inundating hundreds of hectares of farmland, flooding parts of Huntly and crossing State Highway 1 at Rangiriri.

In the late 1700s, about the same time as the first Europeans came ashore in New Zealand, an orange roughy hatched in the Pacific Ocean. In 2015, it was caught by a trawl net in international waters ...

When the four-masted barque Pamir burst into Wellington Harbour out of the rolling vastness of the Southern Ocean on a cold and blustery day in late July, 1941, its captain, Verner Björkfelt, would ...

Residents on Piha’s Glenesk Road who have been left homeless after severe flooding last year feel they’ve once again been let down by Auckland Council. The nine homeowners were this week expecting to ...

Local resident and gardener, Antony Phillips, joins Jesse to chat about how the community garden he helps run is going.

Kina numbers have exploded as we’ve eaten too many of their predators – like big snapper and crayfish – that usually keep them in check. The urchins munch through kelp and seaweed, leaving bare rock ...

Life thrives against the odds in the frozen sands of Te Onetapu, one of just a handful of volcanic dune systems in the world. Formed by the sand, rock and ash ejected from volcanic activity, this ...

Tucked a few streets back from former prime minister William Massey’s beautiful old homestead in Māngere East is an urban Garden of Eden. A veritable vegetarian feast sprouts from an array of brightly ...

Explainer – SNAs have been in the news a lot – mainly because people have been loudly voicing concerns about them. Take the hīkoi in Northland in protest of them, or West Coasters calling for a halt ...

Farmers, growers and regional authorities in the South Island are reporting large numbers of rabbits this year. Responsiblity for pest control falls to property owners under bylaws, and if a regional ...

A new documentary series from James Cameron on whales has captured never-before-filmed whale behaviour across the world including in the waters of New Zealand. New Zealand Marine biologist Dr Ingrid ...