New Zealand sea lion (Phocarctos hookeri)

An overhaul of the conservation laws of Aotearoa could allow Māori to resume traditional harvesting practices of some native species....

Rauhina Scott-Fyfe (Kāi Tahu, Kāti Māmoe, Waitaha) is the Māori Archivist at Uare Taoka o Hākena Hocken Collections held at...

Many of New Zealand’s species are endemic – they are found nowhere else on Earth. This makes New Zealand’s biodiversity...

New Zealand has a rich and unique range of plants, animals and fungi. The level of distinctive biodiversity is as...

Dolphins are often seen around the coast of Aotearoa New Zealand, but only two species – Hector’s and Māui –...