DOC said it was "cautiously optimistic" but there was a possibility the whales "could turn and re-strand".
Environment
Fri, Jan 9
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Cambodia's Defence Ministry said that Thailand deployed F-16 fighter jets to drop around 40 bombs on a village in Banteay Meanchey.
World
December 27, 2025
"We encourage all Aucklanders to be on the lookout for these hornets in and around their homes and also on their walks through our reserves and native bush," said North Shore councillor Richard Hills.
December 23, 2025
An animatronic bird built by Canterbury students aims to lure the elusive kōkako, once thought extinct, as a trust ramps up search efforts.
Bendigo, a male takahē, and Waitaa a female, came to Zealandia two years ago as a non-breeding pair.
December 22, 2025
Five Tara Iti chicks have hatched at Auckland Zoo, marking a significant moment for our most endangered breeding bird.
December 20, 2025
The luxury camp, operated by Marriott International, is expected to be among Kenya’s most expensive destinations, charging guests up to US$3500 (NZ$6063) per night.
December 19, 2025
A storm on November 12 caused masses of weed from the CBD-sized bed on the bottom of Lake Rotorua to detach, surface and collect on the foreshore.
December 12, 2025
"This appears to be a premeditated removal requiring a ute or trailer and a couple of strong people and some tools. It’s a pretty lowly act."
December 10, 2025
The region changed several local cat rules last year – including the need to microchip, desex, and register new cats on the New Zealand Companion Animal Register.
The discovery followed the revelation earlier this year that the kiwi pukupuku species, which had been thought extinct on mainland New Zealand for nearly 50 years, had survived in the West Coast wilderness.
December 7, 2025
"This is why we can't have nice things," Department of Conservation principal ranger Briggs Pilkington said, of the thief with "a chainsaw and a bad attitude".
December 5, 2025
Crate Day, on the first Saturday in December, has people out in their four-wheel-drives to spend the day drinking with friends on local riverbeds and beaches.
December 2, 2025
The hornets and their nests were discovered in the Glenfield and Birkdale areas.
November 30, 2025
The pod were able to swim back out to sea thanks to the incoming tide – but not before attracting some fanfare.
Adults and juveniles of the regionally endangered species, also known as Waikaka, were recently found in a Helensville wetland during a joint Auckland Council/Watercare survey.
November 27, 2025
Months of careful planning to treat a 23,000-hectare area that's popular for public access and includes a water catchment and private land.
November 21, 2025
West Coast Regional Council staff have had some wins in the ongoing war on the pestilential water weed, Parrot's Feather.
The Department of Conservation said colour is caused by a genetic mutation called erythrism.
New Zealand
November 18, 2025
The Department of Conservation confirmed the well-loved tracks would reopen in the coming days following a devastating fire at Tongariro National Park.
November 16, 2025
The Department of Conservation recorded 105 confirmed offences nationwide last summer, alongside 126 reported alleged incidents across the 44 no-take marine reserves.
November 15, 2025
Controlling the plague of feral deer on the West Coast is going to take a combined effort — and funding — from farmers, industry, and central government.
November 14, 2025
DOC says it is too early to understand the long-term effects to ecosystems, flora and fauna following the nearly 3000ha wildfire, which began on November 8.
November 13, 2025
The seven-month scheme across Aoraki Mt Cook, Punakaiki and Franz Josef starts in December and is forecast to bring in $1.5 million of revenue.
November 12, 2025
Many Coast landowners were fed up with the staggering number of deer on their farms and wider area.
November 7, 2025
