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A smiling man in a high-vis vest prepares a large drone on the open tailgate of a truck, next to a red generator and storage cases, with trees in the background.
New Zealand

DOC deploys drones for duck detection

Flying machines equipped with thermal cameras prove successful in spotting native whio/blue duck.

Two people stand at a parking payment machine next to a wooden fence with maps and parking signs, surrounded by lush green vegetation and hills under a cloudy sky.
New Zealand

More popular NZ sites eyed for paid parking after $1.5 million success

DOC has finished fine-tuning the programme in a seven-month-pilot.

An orange pedestrian detour sign stands on a wet street with construction fences, traffic cones, and a fallen barrier, all reflected in puddles under an overcast sky.
New Zealand

Insuring the insurers: Record package secured to cover disaster claims

$12.3 billion will be used to help pay people out after a natural disaster, and support recovery.

A large, beached sunfish with bloody injuries lies on a dark pebbly shore, with a man in a cap and hoodie looking down at it, and the ocean in the background.
New Zealand

Canterbury beach mystery: Rare washed up sunfish leads to 'epic' search mission

A monster-sized mola mola, or sunfish, washed up on the shore - and disappeared the next day.

Three scientists in a lab with blue and red lighting; one wears a lighted magnifying visor and blue gloves, examining a circular object, while two others in Colossal-branded coats observe.
New Zealand

US scientists share breakthrough in attempt to bring back the Giant Moa

Breakthroughs in artificial egg technology have reignited ethical concerns.

A small black and white penguin swims in calm, rippling water with one wing raised vertically out of the water.
New Zealand

A ‘Happy Foot’ story: Auckland's one-legged penguin that’s fat and thriving

Aucklanders are encouraged to leave the little blue bird in peace

Two fishery officers stand on a rocky beach, looking out at the ocean with binoculars under a clear sky.
New Zealand

'We're tired of the same old excuses': Set net fishers put on notice

Fisheries NZ has had enough of set net fishers blatantly breaking the rules.

A dead, dark-colored whale with a long snout and a tall dorsal fin lies on a textured, wet sandy beach under a blue sky, showing red marks on its body and a distant shoreline.
Animals

Rare whale found dead a day after being rescued

It’s unclear why the deep-water species appeared at an Auckland beach.

An aerial view of a landscape featuring several large, interconnected water ponds with islands and causeways, flanked by residential areas, industrial buildings, and dry hills.
New Zealand

'We owe it to them': Christchurch Mayor on mitigating Bromley stench

Phil Mauger is proposing a bypass system to divert 30% of treated wastewater directly to the ocean.

A whale shark with white spots swims gracefully underwater, viewed from below, as sunlight shimmers through the surface and bubbles rise.
New Zealand

Move over blobfish: it’s time to crown a new Fish of the Year

Species like the whale shark and snapper are facing off for the prestigious award

A panoramic view from a hillside overlooks a large city, river, and estuary under a bright blue sky with snow-capped mountains in the distance and a plume of smoke rising from an area on the right.
New Zealand

Christchurch City Council issued abatement notice over Bromley stench

The Council has until March 16th to submit a plan to address the odour.

A large, dark leatherback sea turtle swims through choppy blue ocean water, its head and part of its back visible above the surface, creating splashes.
New Zealand

'Very unusual': Group of critically endangered giant turtles spotted in BOP

The sighting of leatherback turtles off the Papamoa coast has sparked a new research push.

Environment

Check out this year’s Tree Planting Day with The Breeze and NOVUS Glass

The Breeze and NOVUS Glass teamed up together along with Trees that Count and the Whakatipu Reforestation Trust to plant trees on behalf of those who’ve won a prize this past year.

Environment

New Zealand's Export Future Under EU Green Deal

"We are going to have to validate those claims and those perceptions with hard data," Schorn emphasises.

Environment

Battling Wilding Pines: Ket Bradshaw’s Environmental Mission

"It was such a revelation to bike slowly through these amazing landscapes and take it all in," she says.

Rural

Saving Peatlands: Jenna Smith's Call To Action On Climate Change

"Change is inevitable. There's no one solution," Smith says.