Healthy Tuku the kiwi set to 'fly'
With a little help from modern transport, Tuku, the kiwi born at Kiwi Birdlife Park last year, will tomorrow be able to "fly for once in her life".
Endangered species
Case of shot sea lion dismays
Case of shot sea lion dismays
The shooting of a young New Zealand sea lion - a species as threatened as the African elephant or the kakapo - has shocked and dismayed those who work to ensure its survival.
Captive wildlife breeding
Captive wildlife breeding
Gerrard Eckhoff, the Central Otago farmer well used to understanding the science of breeding sheep to secure greater numbers and to improve meat and wool quality, has long advocated a similar approach to preserving some endangered species of our wildlife.
Endangered skinks may be relocated
Endangered skinks may be relocated
Some grand and Otago skinks could be relocated to an island in Lake Wanaka as part of efforts to protect the declining numbers of the western populations of the skinks.
Endangered bird dies on longline fishing hook
Endangered bird dies on longline fishing hook
An endangered bird once thought to be extinct has died after being caught on a longline commercial fishing hook in Alaska.
NZ fisheries not so clean, green - lobbyists
NZ fisheries not so clean, green - lobbyists
Fisheries Minister Phil Heatley shouldn't be using a new scientific report to tout New Zealand's fisheries as "clean and green", environmental lobbyists say.
NZ calls on Japan to leave humpbacks alone
NZ calls on Japan to leave humpbacks alone
New Zealand has renewed pleas at the International Whaling Commission (IWC) for Japan to lift its threat to hunt humpback whales in the Antarctic.
Tuatara hatchling found in Wellington
Tuatara hatchling found in Wellington
The first tuatara to hatch in the wild on mainland New Zealand in two centuries has been found in Wellington.
Sea lions picket parliament
Sea lions picket parliament
Ninety-five New Zealand sea lions basked on Parliament's lawn today as part of a demonstration to highlight that the government was allowing that many of the sea mammals to be killed this year.
Catchers saving both tigers and humans
Catchers saving both tigers and humans
Indonesia's tiger catchers have a double job - protecting humans from tigers, and tigers from humans.
Two Kakapo chicks hatch
Two Kakapo chicks hatch
Two kakapo chicks have successfully hatched on Codfish Island, bringing the endangered bird's population to 93.
Japanese whaling fleet sets sail
Japanese whaling fleet sets sail
The whaling season has begun with a Japanese hunting vessel leaving port for the Southern Ocean, Greenpeace claims.
Rare turtle breeding attempt fails
Rare turtle breeding attempt fails
She's about 80 years old and the last of her kind. He's 100. They aren't the most likely candidates for parents, but they are their species' last hope.
Rescued penguin ready to find mate
Rescued penguin ready to find mate
A rare penguin rescued after being found in an emaciated condition has been released back into the wild to find romance.
Blue cod numbers drop dramatically
Blue cod numbers drop dramatically
The Ministry of Fisheries is shocked by a dramatic drop in Marlborough Sounds blue cod.
Pollution blamed for low whitebait numbers
Pollution blamed for low whitebait numbers
Polluted rivers and streams are being blamed for the disappearance of whitebait.
Fishers lodge challenge to dolphin-protection measures
Fishers lodge challenge to dolphin-protection measures
Commercial fishers today lodged a High Court challenge to government measures aimed at protecting Hector and Maui dolphins.
Irwin's 'bum breathing' turtle in trouble
Irwin's 'bum breathing' turtle in trouble
Scientists are studying the diet and lifestyle of the late Steve Irwin's "bum breathing" turtle to help save it from extinction.
Foodies sign pledge against shark finning
Foodies sign pledge against shark finning
Some of the country's best-known foodies have signed a pledge to help stop shark finning.
Whitebait under threat
Whitebait under threat
The humble whitebait , and with it the whitebait fritter, is under threat.