Momoa will soon become the UN Environment Programme advocate for Life Below Water.
The regional council was keen to find out how the carnivorous snail got there.
The Ministry for the Environment is reviewing its internal process in the wake of allegations of conflicts of interest involving Minister Nanaia Mahuta.
The biggest mushroom found was bigger than a basketball.
New research has found cats are just as damaging as stoats, rats and mustelids.
The TikToker rescued tadpoles from ponds in his local area and put them in his pool.
The man intended to go on a walk on the pest-free conservation island Whatupuke.
The Department of Conservation believes the large dumping of penguins is from people picking them up on the beach and placing them there.
The Bromley plant was badly damaged by a fire in November.
The neighbours have been feuding over a fence for three years.
The fertiliser is made from leftover crystalised chemicals and Auckland's waste that comes from Māngere Wastewater Treatment Plant.
"We are at the crux of a biodiversity crisis that abuts the climate crisis."
It comes as a petition was delivered to Parliament, calling on the Government to ban seabed mining.
"It's not hard when you look at it as your only option."
New data shows the industry is responsible for the death of about 600 million trees every year.
If left unchecked it's estimated wallaby populations could spread and cover one-third of the motu in the next 50 years.
The Ministry of Primary Industries wants Kiwis who spot anything similar to send them samples.
A study suggests every litre of milk produced in the region needs up to 11,000 litres of water to dilute the pollution from its production.
"If no one will take ownership then we are in real trouble."
The trapping team collected 280 rats in one week.
