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Promises, promises: it’s easy to forget which party has pledged what. Welcome to RNZ’s go-to guide for party policy ahead of the 14 October election day. We’ll keep updating this guide as policies are…

Whether it is extreme flooding in the north and east, or drought in parts of the south - water has been a key focus around the country in recent times. Award-winning independent journalist and author… Audio

Why do we need more tree cover in our urban environments? The Detail finds out. Audio

iNaturalist NZ is an ever-growing community of over 42,000, who collectively have made almost 1.5 million observations to date.  iNaturalist research associate Colin Meur talks to Jesse about what… Audio

Researchers from the University of Waikato are tackling the tricky question of how to restore native biodiversity in our urban areas. Audio

Researchers from the University of Waikato are tackling the tricky questions around restoring native biodiversity in our urban areas. Audio

By the end of this year Predator-Free Wellington hopes that the eastern suburbs on the Miramar Peninsula will be free from rat and stoats. Audio

Victoria University researchers are radio-tracking urban rats in Wellington city suburbs to find out how large their home ranges are, to help improve predator-free trapping efforts. Audio

An environmental project in Vanuatu has been helping people adapt to new laws being brought in to save the country's marine and terrestrial environments. Audio

The storm water infrastructure in Auckland has been neglected for decades - will current plans and funding to improve the system be enough to cope with the population and buildings? Many community… Audio

Katherine de Silva is a budding botanist traveling the country in a campervan studying 45 urban restoration plots as part of her Masters Degree. She's half way through the expedition, in which she's… Audio

Wellington's ZEALANDIA wildlife centre is going beyond its predator proof fence and expanding its conservation aims with a new research centre and ambitious new long term goals. In just 22 years the… Audio, Gallery

Bette Midler founded the New York Restoration Project driven by the conviction that all New Yorkers deserve high-quality green spaces within walking distance of their homes. When it started, New York… Audio

Professor Bruce Clarkson is giving public talks about how communities and local councils can work to bring indigenous nature back into cities – through a process called urban ecological restoration. Audio

Poets have been writing about it for centuries and now science is starting to understand the power of a breath of fresh air and a good look around. Audio

Wellington's Polhill Restoration Project volunteers are looking after rare birds such as nesting kaka and tieke that are spilling into the 'halo' around Zealandia Sanctuary. Video, Audio, Gallery

With CERA shutting up shop and transitioning power to a shared local-central governing body, is this a new era of governance for Christchurch? And how can the city start involving the public with… Video

Environment Waikato is helping native fish commute up urban streams by providing aids such as ropes running through culverts and pipes. Video, Audio

Introduced koi carp are a nuisance in lakes and rivers in the Waikato, and the CarpN Neutral project catches them and turns their bodies into fertiliser for use in native revegetation programmes. Audio, Gallery