Mangatangi and Maramarua rivers: Testing reveals 527 species, rare kākahi
Over the past two years (2024 and 2025), eDNA results have been encouraging and informative. In 2024, approximately…
Suspected saltwater crocodile takes dog at Flinders River near Richmond
A suspected saltwater crocodile has been reported hundreds of kilometres upstream from its usual habitat after a dog…
Dirty coal and dirty water: Greenpeace condemns proposed fertiliser factory
Greenpeace is condemning the proposal to build a ‘coal-to-fertiliser’ factory in Southland through the Fast Track process, saying…
Groundwater contamination in New Zealand reveals a legacy of human pressure
A hidden system with a long memory Groundwater is what fills the pores and fractures of sediments and…
Brisbane’s Bribie Island: Lizards with attitude, more kangaroos than cabanas, freshwater lagoon adventures
First we were in the island’s main village, watching the ibises and their jaunty walks around the local…
Crocodile spotted in suburban Newcastle creek captured
Reptile experts from a NSW wildlife park have successfully captured a freshwater crocodile a day after it was…
Report: 13 Great Lakes’ Worth of Water Underlies the Contiguous United States
It’s not easy to determine how much water there is across a landscape. A measly 1% of Earth’s…
67 million-year-old fossil reveals the origin of freshwater fish hearing
A tiny fossil fish from Alberta is forcing scientists to rethink a story that has sat quietly in…
Northland Regional Council pushes Kaipara to shut Kai Iwi Lakes boat ramp
A Kaipara District Council spokesperson previously said it did not have the authority to close the boat ramp…
Māori group takes freshwater rights fight to court in landmark case against Crown
It is not about ownership of the water but recognition that Māori were afforded certain rights to freshwater…
The tricky trade-offs in making room for rivers in the city
Urban streams are often channelled into culverts and forgotten about. In Christchurch, Shanti Mathias visits two projects that…
Auckland University Vice-Chancellor Dawn Freshwater recommends controversial Waipapa Taumata Rau course be made optional
“While students have found the courses valuable, they have also indicated where improvements could be made and told…