Conservation
DOC join international effort to protect endangered leatherback turtles
The project was a collaboration between the Department of Conservation, NIWA, Australia's Monash University, and American non-profit Upwell Turtles.
Midday Report Essentials for Tuesday 18 March 2025
In today's episode, the ACT Party wants to clear out local councils and replace them with their own candidates in the elections later this year, A notorious criminal, Dean Wickliffe is on a hunger… Audio
Hutton's shearwater/tītī battle bright lights for survival
Hutton's shearwater birds/tītī fledglings often crash land around Kaikōura after they leave the nest and head towards the sea in mid-March. Hutton's Shearwater Charitable Trust chairperson Ted Howard… Audio
Nine kiwi killed in the Bay of Islands
RNZ understands complaints have been lodged with the Far North District Council about roaming dogs in the Wharengaere Bay area since mid-2024.
Fiordland great white footage a 'shock' to researchers
A curious great white shark has been captured eyeballing a camera set up to record footage of fish species in Fiordland and snapping at a bait pot. Audio
Waikato farmers urged to watch for parasitic noodle-like weed
The yellow invasive plant grows in the shape of a messy circle and entwines itself around other plants.
'Magnificent taonga': Joy as endangered turtles return to wild
The release also marked the start of New Zealand's biggest turtle-tracking study to date.
Midday Report Essentials for Monday 10 March 2025
In today's episode, the Department of Conservation has been unlawfully issuing permits to the Transport Agency, allowing it to kill species such as kiwi during the construction of news roads, a… Audio
DOC unlawfully issuing permits to allow NZTA to kill species
The Department of Conservation has been unlawfully issuing permits to the Transport Agency, allowing it to kill species such as kiwi during the construction of news roads. Environmental Law… Audio
Rare white weka spotted at West Coast campground
The owner of Gentle Annie Seaside Accommodation and Camping Ground in Mokihinui said his dad was mowing the lawn when he saw the weka.
Rare white weka spotted on the West Coast
A rare, white weka spotted at a West Coast camping ground had a lucky escape from a lawn mower. Gentle Annie campground host Jesse Paley-Atkins spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Law students take oil exploration case to Supreme Court
The group has argued that the 2021 decision to grant permits for onshore exploration to two companies did not properly consider the climate change impacts or views of Māori.
EU proposal to allow increased wolf hunting
Campaigners have accused the European Commission President, whose own pony was killed by a wolf in 2022, of personal motivations for targeting wolves.
New parakeet population helping to bring bird back from extinction
The critically endangered birds are being release on Pukenui/Anchor Island.
Knock, knock: Dutch 'fish doorbell' reopens
Every year millions of people from all around the world eagerly tune into a livestream broadcasting from a body of water in the Netherlands hoping to catch a glimpse of a fish waiting at a door, so… Audio
Australia releases coordinates to Greenpeace after NZ govt refuses
Greenpeace had offered to survey the site for free, using deep sea cameras during an already planned expedition to survey seamounts and other underwater mountains, but the New Zealand government…
A kangaroo 'crash' is coming - should they be shot before millions starve?
A regular population boom and bust cycle causes millions of kangaroos to starve, but while some urge proactive culling as the solution animal rights groups have condemned the "barbaric" practice.
Millions thrown at caulerpa control as pest seaweed spreads
Biosecurity Minister Andrew Hoggard said funding for caulerpa control in the Bay of Islands was based on earlier project success.
The carbon accountant
A young Kiwi accountant was about to take a deep dive into climate change and is now recognised as a leader in the field of carbon accountancy. Audio
The case for ethical whitebait
This seafood delicacy is traditionally enjoyed as a fritter between two slices of white bread, but can also come with a dollop of guilt. Audio
