New Zealand's braided rivers are iconic - and threatened. @evacorlett.bsky.social talks to us about why protecting this rare phenomenon is so difficult. #FullStory @australia.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

‘If she didn’t have us, she would be toast’: a New Zealand mother’s fight to free her daughter from ICE detention

I too 💚 kākāpō cam. Great cameo from a short-tailed bat in this Guardian highlights video. Article by @evacorlett.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

‘I think I could run even faster’: the NZ teenager shattering athletics records

‘Miracle’ of Zealandia: chick is born to rare takahē pair thought to be infertile

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d... Wrote about Ruapehu and regional NZ, population drift and the communities fighting to survive amid setbacks

Exclusive: New Zealand government sued over ‘dangerously inadequate’ emissions reduction plan www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

a look at NZ's mining push, the regulatory shifts enabling it and why it is igniting protests www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

@evacorlett.bsky.social examines New Zealand's new fast track law and what it means for the country's environment and biodiversity www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

“We are not going to sit around and read poetry to rare lizards" - Shane Jones Tomorrow, we look at NZ's mining push, the regulatory shifts enabling it and what this means for a country whose identity is tightly connected to its unique natural environment. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

A truly delightful read from @evacorlett.bsky.social on the hunt for New Zealand's Nessie www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

My first for @theguardian.com about an incredible discovery on Rēkohu - can't wait to find out more as the team begins the process of dating the waka (thanks to editor Virginia Harrison and @evacorlett.bsky.social) www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

‘It’s about togetherness’: Waitangi Day captures a new audience

I've finally joined bluesky & am back on the tools for 2025 to bring you coverage from around Aotearoa NZ - very keen to hear from people about interesting issues, events, developments, personalities and more for the year ahead. Feel free to get in touch!

I also want to mention @evacorlett.bsky.social and Jamie Tahana for their important and painstaking work analysing the government’s changes to policies that affect Māori people in New Zealand www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

A story full of joy and humanity from @evacorlett.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...