A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a legal person on Thursday after a new law granted it all the rights and responsibilities of a human being.
Fire and Emergency (FENZ) said it was alerted to the large scrub fire at around midnight and it had since grown to 1200 ...
Fire and Emergency New Zealand crews have been working hard to contain a large vegetation fire in mixed scrub and wetland on ...
New Zealand plans to introduce legislation before the end of the year that will create a framework to help communities and ...
"Shaka can be a highly valuable and specialized conservation asset." Highly trained dog primed to play a key role in sniffing ...
After several recent orca pod sightings in Waikato, the Department of Conservation (DoC) is reminding people to respect the ...
In her first announcement as Economic Growth Minister, Nicola Willis outlined a new ‘digital nomad visa’ aimed at highly ...
A woman on a forest walk has found a dead kiwi inside a Department of Conservation pest trap - the 17th kiwi death or serious injury of its kind since 2008. Sarah, who asked to remain anonymous, was ...