Conservation

The Conservation Minister has re-classified swathes of stewardship land on the West Coast of the South Island.

Meanwhile, the Oceans and Fisheries Minister is critical of recent legal action over hoiho protection.

The Department of Conservation is urgently hunting an extra $150 million in revenue, warning it's at risk of going backwards.

The major blaze burned through 296 hectares of vegetation.

Last month, Conservation Minister Tama Potaka announced feral cats would be added to the Predator Free 2050 strategy.

The new exhibition letting visitors to get face-to-face with some of the largest creatures on the planet.

One club had to give $40,000 back to a donor after the Department of Conservation pulled the pin on an agreement to start on tracks in Te Anau's Snowdon Forest Park. Audio

The Department of Conservation is reminding the public that kekeno are not pets, as more and more are spotted around the country.

The blaze has burned through 322ha of alpine vegetation and was 50 percent contained on Monday night.

The Kākāpō Recovery Group chair believes all breeding-age females may lay eggs.

Ōtorohanga Kiwi House is preparing for a record 600 Mahoenui giant wētā hatchlings this summer. Audio

Thirty-three Queen Hornets have been found in the Glenfield and Birkdale areas of the North Shore - two more since Friday.

Gunak Lee, 23, was jailed for 14 months after an undercover DOC sting exposed his role in a planned international gecko-smuggling operation.

Staff working on new suspension bridge see people ignoring safety barriers.

The Environmental Law Initiative has filed court proceedings against the oceans and fisheries minister for failing to protect hoiho, or yellow-eyed penguins, from the risk of extinction.