Conservation stories
Non-invasive imaging could help reef scientists time coral spawning more accurately, after a trial revealed developing eggs inside living colonies.
Funding will support more than 10,000 jobs as AirTrunk expands its Western Sydney data centre campus with low-carbon construction by mid-2028.
As scrutiny of data centre land use grows, the Nordic operator will set out practical biodiversity measures at a UN conference in Armenia.
Hauraki District Council staff say the camp is already in use and unlikely to affect public access, but councillors face a controversial vote on Wednesday.
Backers say regional park status could better protect 71 hectares of heritage and coastal habitat in Chatswood and Birkenhead.
A volunteer group says the merger would better protect heritage and ecology at the 71-hectare headland, after councillors rejected it in 2022.
Repairs to one of Waikato's best-known walking tracks have finished in time for summer, but the bill has climbed to NZD $420,000.
Visitors will gain access to 1366 hectares of former farmland near Eastbourne from 19 December, with rough back-country routes and no toilets.
Concerns over costs and coordination could slow the next stage of planning for Te Papa-kura-o-Taranaki, with the council seeking clearer detail.
A proposed 29.7ha land swap is reviving a Hawke's Bay dam row, with backers saying it could unlock water security and jobs.
The assault on Helen Haines has heightened fears over political violence after Marama Davidson said it sent a chill through her body.
The move is set to shut cars out of Kāwhia Beach after years of damage to pipi beds, fish spawning grounds and nesting birds.
Visitors to Cathedral Cove could regain access before Christmas as a new reroute is set to cost $121,000, well below the 2024 estimate.
Pressure on South Waikato ratepayers is mounting as officials budget $20,000 for Labour weekend traffic controls at Te Waihou/Blue Spring.
Visitors must wait another two years, even after the long-delayed Rotorua Museum build was finished on time and under budget.
Ratepayers could help keep Christchurch's only open-range wildlife park afloat, as councillors weigh a NZD $1.2 million rescue package.
Its giving now tops GBP £1 million, with staff volunteering and pro bono work for charities alongside donations since 2015.
The Environment Court has upheld the scheme, though tougher conditions must be filed after objections over Rangitata water use were rejected.
Passengers will begin using Sydney's long-delayed second airport next month, despite a shortage of hotel beds and a metro line not due until 2027.
The deployment will give New Zealand crews urgent experience as unprecedented blazes threaten the US north-west and western Canada.
