The disaster should raise questions about how we fund, manage and protect these vulnerable habitats when climate change is outpacing conservation efforts.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand says an out-of-control wildfire in Tongariro National Park has swelled in size to about 1,000 ...

A 'one-stop-shop' for fisheries around the world, aiming to prevent high seas deaths of up to 40,000 seabirds, was launched ...

A large fire in Tongariro National Park is affecting a main highway in the area, Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) says.

South Westland beef farmer Thomas Condon, whose family has farmed in the Mahitahi Valley south of Fox Glacier since the 1880s on a mix of freehold land, DOC or Māori grazing leases, said the damage to ...

The Department of Conservation - Te Papa Atawhai (DOC) is asking visitors to respect rāhui and track closures and give ...

The large underground body of contaminated water, a result of decades of flushed-out coolant from a power plant at Los Alamos ...

Jimmy Emmons has made a lifetime commitment to conservation and giving back to other farmers and ranchers, Tom Lucas writes.

In November 2025, a rumor spread that U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had blamed immigrants bringing diseased cattle ...

The impact of the Tongariro National Park blaze on local biodiversity is expected to be significant ...

Vandalism to signs is costing the Department of Conservation (DOC) hundreds of thousands of dollars a year. The department has issued a plea for people to stop wrecking its signs, saying they were ...