Only 300 individual birds in New Zealand have any sort of protection from H5N1, which has devastated wild birds and domestic ...

Avian flu has arrived in New Zealand, riding along with a sick skua. Scientists have been worried about this moment for ...

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What an improbable animal is the seahorse! With a horse’s head, a possum’s tail, eyes like tiny glass fishbowls and fins that wave like chiffon frills, the shy creatures have intrigued and delighted ...

The government has welcomed the end of a ban on some fish exports to the United States. A US court ordered an immediate ban on New Zealand exports of several species from two fisheries off the North ...

Kaitiaki of a world-reknowned wetland at the bottom of the North Island are excited about the return of a critically endangered bird, the matuku-hurepō or Australasian Bittern. Researchers listening ...

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 ...

More than 50,000 people gathered at Waitangi on February 6, 2024—one of the largest attendances on record. What brought them? Driving south on State Highway 1 in the middle of the night, the crescent ...

The difference between exploring and being lost is the ability to return home. Te Rā tells the story of Māori voyaging and weaving technology, and has finally returned home—for now. It’s a cold winter ...

Aotearoa has the potential to develop a seaweed sector that could contribute to the economy while supporting thriving ecosystems, communities and culture. While some companies harvest seaweed, or ...

The Our Ocean Conference opens in Palau this week and more than 500 delegates from upwards of 80 countries are expected to attend. The Republic of Palau and the United States are co-hosting the ...

This week on Our Changing World, a story about a community-led archaeology project taking place in the small fishing village of Moeraki, an hour north of Dunedin. Whānau from the Moeraki area have ...