Australia criticises ‘lost opportunity’ for strengthened Antarctic conservation
The Australian government has described an international summit’s failure to reach agreement on strengthened conservation measures in Antarctica…
Christmas Island shrew declared extinct after decades without a sighting
A leading researcher has described the extinction of the Christmas Island shrew as “another stain” on Australia’s environmental…
Hauraki Gulf restoration: $26m plan backs 19 new protected areas
The investment supports the Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana Marine Protection Act 2025, which establishes 19 new protected…
Possums as pets? Former Wellington mayor is dead against it
Former Wellington mayor and Green Party associate conservation spokesperson Celia Wade-Brown has joined calls not to keep possums…
‘It was awesome’ – Rare white whale sighting off Kaikōura
A sighting of a rare white humpback whale left Kaikōura locals “very excited” after they were lucky enough…
Greens leader Larissa Waters ‘doesn’t know very much’ about wind farm opposed by colleagues
Greens leader Larissa Waters has avoided stating a position on the Robbins Island wind farm, a renewables project…
Jane Goodall, renowned chimp researcher and conservationist, dies
Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy, has died. She…
Kylie Soanes is an urban ecologist on a mission to prove nature belongs in our cities
The ecologist and Instagrammer Dr Kylie Soanes was in her home office recently, making a video for her…
Nooramunga Land and Sea buys private islands to save them from development
Owning your own private island sounds like the remit of the extremely rich, but one environmental group has…
Tasmania’s tree fern trade accused of ‘greenwashing’ over native forest logging links, but others say it is sustainable
Kingsley Dixon’s trip abroad could have been perfect. After all, the acclaimed Australian botanist won the “plant Olympics”…
King Charles will warn Trump about the fate of the planet. Trump probably won’t listen. – POLITICO
Dimbleby predicted that, this time around, one subtle way allowing the king to make his point would be…
Nine decades on, a witness to the last Tasmanian thylacine recounts her experience
Even after nine decades, Peggie Bassett can still remember the guttural growl and striking scent of the last…