Tātau Tātau o Te Wairoa Trust has begun legal proceedings in the High Court over freshwater rights in Wairoa. The trust is ...

Tātau Tātau o Te Wairoa Trust has begun legal proceedings in the High Court over freshwater rights in Wairoa. The trust is requesting a legal declaration that the beds of significant rivers and lakes ...

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The Taylor family says the trail that was once a place for everyone to enjoy a walk or bike ride doesn’t feel the same anymore, and they want to change that.

Its name, Rotomairewhenua, was given by the Ngāti Apa, a local Māori tribe. The name’s meaning: the lake of peaceful lands. To New Zealanders, and to the Māori, the small body of water is sacred and ...

Hikers in New Zealand risk polluting the “clearest lake in the world” with a microscopic alga carried on their boots.

The lake was always known for its pristine waters, but in 2013 scientists published research on the lake’s clarity, revealing that, like pure water, it had a visibility of between 70 and 80 ...

New Zealand is world-renowned for its majestic natural escapades and scenic beauty, making it one of the most popular ...

Also known as ‘lake snot’ due to its sticky, mucous-like appearance, this algae is believed to have been introduced to New Zealand through fishing gear. It has since spread to other lakes such as ...

Weather forecasters on Saturday warned of a "coast-to-coast winter storm" overtaking the nation – with heavy snow in the Great Lakes and New England ... an atmospheric river caused flooding ...

The Rights of Nature (RoN) movement in the UK has been revitalised over recent years, with much of activists’ work focusing on local initiatives for river rights, networking projects as well as ...