On Sunday, a dead dolphin was found washed up on a beach near Raglan. It was a female, and thought to be a Māui dolphin, which makes the death potentially significant for the population—only 11 breeding-age Māui females were found in a 2015 study, and there are thought to be about 60 adults left. Can Māui dolphins recover? It's complicated...

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Deep trouble for dolphins

Why some trees live longer than others

While sequencing the genome of the English oak, a tree that can live for hundreds of years, French researchers noticed a burst of gene duplication within plant-disease resistance genes.

Now, you be the judge

There are 52 finalists in Photographer of the Year 2018, but there can be only one People's Choice winner—the award we're counting on you to judge. See all the finalists and vote for your favourites here.

Photo: Dave Bull, Landscape category finalist

The last dolphin

Kelly, the last dolphin held in captivity in New Zealand, was the embodiment of our changing attitudes to marine life.

How to spy on dolphins

Thanks to a database of 50 million echolocation clicks, identifying wild dolphins from afar is close to being a reality.

#SundayDoco: Spinner dolphins

How and why do spinner dolphins perform their complex aerial activities, unique to their kind?

Our way of life depends on this

MPI have released a cinematic and, at times, unsettling new video to underline the importance of biosecurity for New Zealand's environment and future. "Kotātou katoa ngā kaitiaki o te taiao. We're kaitiaki. We're guardians,” reads the narrator. "This precious place is vulnerable, so we must protect it from pests and diseases. Our way of life depends on it.”

Check out the video for yourself.


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500 KIWI TO INHABIT MAINLAND ISLAND
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