Fires are already restricted or prohibited in the rest of the Otago district, due to the dry summer conditions. "The Otago ...

A remarkable conservation milestone has been reached in Rodney, Auckland, where a male kiwi has successfully traversed 14 ...

Puketi and Omahuta Forests form one of the largest-surviving tracts of kauri forest in New Zealand and people can explore the ancient area in the upcoming Puketi Forest Kauri Challenge.

Twelve fire crews joined the battle to contain a scrub fire in the Tahorakuri Forest area between Rotorua and ... a Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesperson said the fire was no longer ...

Fire spotters used to watch with binoculars from forest towers. Now, technology can help forecast fire behavior, but human experience is still essential.

With thousands of lives at risk, a mobile command post tasked with issuing evacuation orders struggled to keep pace with the ...

The head of a conservation society is concerned about politicians misrepresenting the value of stewardship land.

Oxford's twinkling night sky is drawing in the visitors since the area gained international dark sky status. ''We get calls in the summer or in the middle of the week from people saying, 'we're coming ...

Major supermarkets including Sainsbury's, Tesco, Morrisons, Lidl and Asda have failed food standards inspections, MailOnline can reveal - some of which have received a zero rating.

Discover the Outdoors interactive map Puketī Forest Hut is located nearby ... Book Puketī Recreation Area Campsite online. A $10 service fee applies to phone and in-person booking. This is a limited ...

Aerial firefighters have always been a critical line of defense against raging wildfires. But increasingly extreme blazes and ...