In the last century illegal whisky production in Southland’s Hokonui Hills was a subject of police investigations. Today that shady past is a cause for celebration. The legend of Hokonui leads back to ...

Geography Turning the tide A team of New Zealanders and Tongans have just carpeted a remote volcanic island in Tonga with poisoned bait, hoping to eradicate rats—and with that one action, restore a ...

Ever felt the urge to hunt for treasure in the grounds of Buckingham Palace? Or dreamed of rediscovering a lost medieval priory, or lifting and conserving the earliest evidence of ‘basketry’ in ...

As a showcase for New Zealand’s native timbers, the works of two little-known Auckland cabinet-makers are unsurpassed. A Solitary tree fern unfurls its fronds against a backdrop of sharp hills and a ...

This alpine hut on the West Coast was set up to house glaciologists, but as the ice has melted, it has been sought out by intrepid trampers. Ivory Lake is a jewel in the Southern Alps. It’s one of ...

Waikato’s eponymous brewery was rescued from the edge of financial ruin—twice. Then it burned down, and the chief brewer died. Charles Innes, a Scottish brewer in his 40s, had a poor run of luck.

Greenpeace is questioning the government’s commitment to placing cameras on commercial fishing boats. Last year, it promised to spend up to $60 million putting them on one-third of the fleet by 2024.

Farmers, growers and regional authorities in the South Island are reporting large numbers of rabbits this year. Responsiblity for pest control falls to property owners under bylaws, and if a regional ...

This summer your festival fizzy drink could be saving a feathered friend. Auckland’s Sounds Like Summer festival and Native drinks company are raising funds to help save one of New Zealand’s most ...

This week on Our Changing World, a story about a community-led archaeology project taking place in the small fishing village of Moeraki, an hour north of Dunedin. Whānau from the Moeraki area have ...

Thirty years ago botanist Dr Hugh Wilson had a novel idea for trying to make hilly farmland on Canterbury’s Banks Peninsula and turn it back into native forest. It was 1987, and the suggestion that ...

Kina numbers have exploded as we’ve eaten too many of their predators – like big snapper and crayfish – that usually keep them in check. The urchins munch through kelp and seaweed, leaving bare rock ...