That land is made from rock seems such a truism as to be hardly worth stating. But different landmasses are made from different types of rock, and these distinctions can be informative as to how the ...

This massive buttress stands below Pilot Point Road, and one can see down the coast to White Cliffs and Mt Taranaki. Sand scour prevents the growth of mussels and algae on most rocks. Sea caves are ...

Kaitiaki of a world-reknowned wetland at the bottom of the North Island are excited about the return of a critically endangered bird, the matuku-hurepō or Australasian Bittern. Researchers listening ...

Dunedin City Council has reached an agreement to save a nationally significant fossil site from commercial mining by buying the land. Foulden Maar is the site of a crater lake from 23 million years ...

Aotearoa has the potential to develop a seaweed sector that could contribute to the economy while supporting thriving ecosystems, communities and culture. While some companies harvest seaweed, or ...

An Environment Court judge has warned the owners of a controversial North Taranaki composting and worm farming business could walk away leaving a multi-million dollar clean up bill. Remediation NZ is ...

A visitor from 66 million years ago – the first Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton to be displayed in Aotearoa – will be on show at Tāmaki Paenga Hira (Auckland War Memorial Museum) this month. Museum-goers ...

Later this month, NIWA will release its latest climate summary for the year that has just been. But looking back over annual summaries since the turn of the century can provide insight into the ...

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 ...

A marine heatwave is taking place in the waters around New Zealand, NIWA says. The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) says marine heatwave conditions, classified when the sea ...

Groundbreaking new research at the Malaghan Institute in Wellington has found that immune cells in the skin behave differently than their counterparts found elsewhere in the body, suggesting they play ...

Legend has it that the first person to cross the Southern Alps from Hokitika to the Rakaia was a woman travelling alone. The pass she discovered became an important route for war parties and trade. In ...