Animal protection organisations say MPI cannot be independent in enforcing animal welfare, but a Commissioner could.

The documents show that in early 2025, the Minister for Energy, Simon Watts instructed the Ministry of Business, Innovation ...

With over 16,000 miles of coastline and most of the major cities hugging its circumference, Australia truly lends itself to exploration by ship. The island continent has it all, whether it’s ...

Invasive species are all over America, and it’s very likely you may have seen them in your own backyard. Some species are so ...

Erika (Feierstein) Mathews, Erin Curry, Jennifer (Cascarino) Reith and Tiffany Carro met during a University of Delaware study abroad course in New Zealand. Inspired by the experience, the alumni ...

The Financial Services Federation’s (FSF) annual Women in Finance charity lunch has raised $26,825 for Good Shepherd NZ, supporting its work with women, girls and families experiencing harm and ...

The world’s only flightless parrot species was once thought to be doomed by design. The kakapo is too heavy, too slow and, frankly, too delicious to survive around predators, and takes a shamelessly r ...

I knew we’d given the Kiwis possums and lorikeets, but didn’t have a clue about our generosity in giving them wallabies and magpies.

The coral, which is legally protected, is estimated to be between 300 and 400 years old. Scientists believe it may rank among the largest black corals ever recorded in the waters around Aotearoa, New ...

A group of farmers, pork producers and advocates wrote to the Prime Minister calling for a "level playing field" among locally-produced and imported product.

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Long-nosed fur seal seen on banks of waterway in city’s inner west similar to those occasionally found outside Sydney Opera House ...