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New animated video for children, part of a comprehensive new education kit

Almost all of the Waitangirua and Whareroa farms are to be purchased for $10.7m and permanently protected

Renowned conservationist Kevin Smith died suddenly last night while cycling in Wellington with his daughter Rachel

Ratepayers around the country will have access to new information about their local council through a new website

It's wrong to claim that microchipping of some dogs will create massive new costs

Islamic Awareness Week provides an opportunity to learn more about New Zealand's 23,000 strong Muslim community

Auckland War Memorial Museum botany curator Ewen Cameron has been awarded the Loder Cup for his outstanding contribution to botany and conservation

Changes to the Weathertight Homes Resolution Service (WHRS) and its legislation are likely

New Zealand's film industry and the Department of Conservation today launched a code of practice to promote environmentally friendly filming

Abel Tasman National Park and the Queen Charlotte Track are pumping $54.4 million a year into the Nelson-Tasman and Marlborough economies

A huge duneland containing moa bones on D'Urville Island in the Marlborough Sounds has been purchased for the public

Construction sites are to be inspected to establish whether the timber product, TimberSaver boron, has been properly used by builders

Advisories have been sent to about 2000 building industry participants following claims the treated timber product, TimberSaver Boron, is not being used properly

$5.6m funding package to assist with the upgrading of infrastructure on Stewart Island following the establishment of Rakiura National Park in 2002

The Department of Building and Housing is investigating claims that a treated timber product, T1.2, is being misused

Ethnic Affairs Minister Chris Carter urges Kiwis to put pen to paper in support of Auckland’s Muslim communities following mosque attacks.

New Zealand's largest farm, Molesworth Station, officially becomes a protected park tomorrow

Conservation-minded countries have defeated a plan by pro-whaling nations to introduce secret ballots at the International Whaling Commission

Japan's plans to expand its scientific whaling programme are utterly devoid of any scientific credibility

A proposal to create a marine reserve off Great Barrier Island in the Hauraki Gulf has been approved

New conservation park in the Eyre Mountains in Southland for the more adventurous tramper, hunter or trout fisher

New board to play a key role in the introduction of a system of licensing for building sector

Support and advocacy for ethnic communities will be enhanced with a $4.1 million package of new funding

A $22.6 million package of new funding will enhance the government's ability to monitor and solve problems in New Zealand's building sector