Conservation

Reviewing our strategy to go predator free by 2050 – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 10 June 2025

Are New Zealand’s upcoming predator free goals on the right track? Should we stick with the current target species list […]

Tuatara at risk from rat poison as well as from rats – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 05 May 202505 May 2025

New research shows that tuatara could be at risk from the same rodenticides that are used to protect them from […]

Bug of the Year 2025 – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 12 February 202513 February 2025

Bat hitchiking, mealybug milking, and defensive bleeding – the creepiest crawlies and freakiest fliers of Aotearoa are duking it out […]

Scientists become environmental detectives with eDNA – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 12 February 202512 February 2025

New technology is helping scientists to track down pests, detect endangered species, and find infectious viruses, all through the tiny bits […]

New biocontrol beetles for aggressive wetland weed – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 07 May 202408 May 2024

The Environmental Protection Authority has approved the import and release of four insects in the Manawatū-Whanganui region to control the spread of purple […]

How fast-track consenting might impact the environment and politics – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 17 April 202419 April 2024

Submissions on the Fast-track Approvals Bill close at the end of Friday. The law would allow major infrastructure projects to […]

The climate-saving potential of our vanishing wetlands – Expert Q&A

Expert Reactions | Published: 11 April 202412 April 2024

They’ve been called a “secret weapon” in the fight against climate change. So what exactly do New Zealand’s wetlands offer, […]

Govt signals pause on Significant Natural Areas – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 15 March 202417 April 2024

The government is signalling councils don’t need to comply with their legal obligations around Significant Natural Areas, i.e., mapping out areas with […]