Like last year, we are presented with a stark set of choices: survive, grow, or die.

Growing anything, anywhere – from raised beds to pots – comes down to the soil. Look after yours better with these regenerative agriculture tips....

For a fleeting spell each winter, ponds and dams across Central Otago freeze—and the chase for wild ice begins.

A soil health experiment in Gisborne has yielded salad greens, sweetcorn and hopeful signs for a sustainable farming future....

For a fleeting spell each winter, ponds and dams across Central Otago freeze—and the chase for wild ice begins.

Revealed: Wellington loves birds way more than Auckland does....

A richly illustrated, affectionate celebration of Aotearoa's native birds, and the efforts we all make to protect them.

Do penguins and seals share nicely in Antarctica?

It’s been called “the most ambitious conservation project attempted anywhere in the world”— will it actually work?

It's a tiny portion of our overall funding, yet social sciences and humanities research makes a massive impact. Without it, the pie starts to crumble....

An important announcement from the CEO, the editor and the founder of The Spinoff.<br />

An important announcement from the CEO, the editor and the founder of The Spinoff.<br />

Cruise liners are back and demand is reportedly strong. But given their environmental impact and relatively low economic benefit, how sustainable is this kind of tourism?

Copenhagen, the bicycle-friendliest place on the planet, publishes a biannual Bicycle Account, and buried in its pages is a rather astonishing fact.

New Zealand is home to 10 million cows and 26 million sheep. To reach its climate goals, the country must curb potent methane emissions from animal farming, using science and policy.

Palaeontologists ask for help preserving fossils

New Zealand is home to 10 million cows and 26 million sheep. To reach its climate goals, the country must curb potent methane emissions from animal farming, using science and policy.

Could Aotearoa restore 8% of its land to create enduring indigenous-forest carbon sinks?

The seafloor stores carbon, but trawling releases it

The grief bird

Conservation teams warn climate change and household pets are to blame.

It started in Alaska, with a grizzly bear sketched in coloured pencil. Three years and 1,641 species later, Anton Thomas's Wild World map is finally complete.

John Oliver talks about being the official campaign manager for the pūteketeke bird in New Zealand's Bird of the Century contest, shares his opinions on othe...

Kōanga the leopard seal has stopped in to say hi to locals as he makes his way down the country.

It seems if you experience climate disaster you are much more likely to believe in climate disaster

A growing number of workers are making the decision to walk out of companies whose environmental values don't align with their own.