Predator control and a Coromandel kiwi dream team

Land swaps between the Department of Conservation and West Coast private landowners are still on the cards.

Air New Zealand has purchased its first battery-powered electric aircraft.

Keep conservation going!

Yoyo-ing temperatures but becoming drier

Airlines see the flight, which is supported by government funding, as demonstrating that a greener way of flying is possible.

The Red Cross in Vanuatu believes sending field workers into communities to warn people to get ready for Cyclone Lola has saved lives. The storm was still a category four and five storm when it hit the islands, the fourth cyclone to hit the region in the last three years. The provinces of Torba and Penama are believed to have suffered the worst damage, but communication was lost to the area last night and hasnt been restored. It's estimated up to 25,000 people have been critically affected so far. Lola has since been downgraded to category three but the winds are still gusting up to 205km an hour. Soneel Ram from the Red Cross is in Port Vila and describes the damage they know about. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6339817852112

The teenage inventor using AI to save forests

Waihī Beach fronts new Pod look

Deciding whether to chop a tree down has often been a fraught process at the Marlborough District Council, but new technology could change that.