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NZ Surf Breaks enshrined under new Coastal Policy
Thursday, 2 December 2010, 11:10 am | Department of Conservation
Nineteen of New Zealand’s leading surf spots have been officially recognised and protected from December 3rd, under the revised New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement, which comes into effect tomorrow. More >>
West Coast Wildlife Centre’s first rowi chick
Wednesday, 1 December 2010, 4:35 pm | Department of Conservation
The West Coast Wildlife Centre hatched its first rowi kiwi chick at 6 pm on 4 November. Named ‘Wawe’ (meaning ‘first, be, before’) by rowi kaitiaki (guardians) Te Rūnanga o Makaawhio, health checks by staff at the centre confirm that the chick ... More >>
Check fire rules before heading outdoors over summer
Wednesday, 1 December 2010, 9:42 am | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation (DOC) is urging people heading outdoors over summer to familiarise themselves with the rural fire rules, to avoid putting lives at risk and damaging the natural environment … and their pocket More >>
Mustelid detection dog ‘Crete’ breaks leg
Friday, 26 November 2010, 9:23 am | Department of Conservation
A broken leg has hampered the efforts of ‘Crete’ the specialist mustelid detection dog sent to Kapiti Island on Tuesday. More >>
Hope for critically endangered Maui’s dolphin
Wednesday, 24 November 2010, 9:46 am | Department of Conservation
North Island Maui’s dolphins and South Island Hector’s dolphins were once thought to occupy completely separate stretches of New Zealand’s coastline, but new research has shown that two female Hector’s dolphins have been visiting their North Island ... More >>
Kapiti Island stoat search continues
Tuesday, 23 November 2010, 9:36 am | Department of Conservation
An extensive search of Kapiti Island has not yet uncovered any sign of a stoat spotted on Kapiti Island on 4 November. DOC staff have laid out and are regularly checking a series of tracking tunnels and traps baited with fresh rabbit meat, said Colin ... More >>
Former whalers to celebrate whaling station restoration
Monday, 22 November 2010, 11:40 am | Department of Conservation
Whale tales will abound when former whalers and others gather this Saturday (27 November) to celebrate restoration of the historic Perano Whaling Station in Tory Channel. More >>
Kapiti Island stoat search continues
Monday, 22 November 2010, 11:33 am | Department of Conservation
An extensive search of Kapiti Island has not yet uncovered any sign of a stoat spotted on Kapiti Island on 4 November. More >>
Possums and stoats eat kea
Friday, 19 November 2010, 10:48 am | Department of Conservation
New evidence shows possums are eating New Zealand's native parrot the kea. Researchers using nest-cameras have for the first time witnessed the gruesome reality inside defenceless kea nests invaded by stoats and possums in South Westland. More >>
Report: Controls for biodegradable 1080 working
Thursday, 18 November 2010, 2:34 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation says ERMA’s annual report on the aerial use of 1080 shows the public can have confidence in the strict controls surrounding the use of the biodegradable pest control poison. More >>
Tasman Bay beach clean this Saturday
Tuesday, 16 November 2010, 10:40 am | Department of Conservation
Tasman Bay beach clean this Saturday Nelson MP and Environment Minister Nick Smith will be among around 1000 people collecting a huge haul of rubbish from Tasman Bay beaches this Saturday (20 November) as part of a Big Beach Clean-up. Nick Smith, ... More >>
Kiwi Chicks Boost Population
Tuesday, 26 October 2010, 9:22 am | Department of Conservation
Kiwi released at Pukaha Mount Bruce in May have produced their first offspring. In the last few days, the first three chicks of the year have hatched. More >>
Reversal in fortunes of rare kiwi species
Thursday, 21 October 2010, 2:36 pm | Department of Conservation
The rare rowi kiwi reclaimed valuable territory in north Ökärito forest in the largest ever release of the species by the Department of Conservation (DOC) today. More >>
Giant Kākāpō steals the show
Thursday, 21 October 2010, 11:17 am | Department of Conservation
A three-metre long steel and mesh endangered bird – New Zealand’s flightless kākāpō - has become a star attraction at an international meeting on biodiversity in Japan. More >>
Leave seals alone to rest on Wellington’s beaches
Wednesday, 20 October 2010, 3:49 pm | Department of Conservation
Seals don’t need our help unless they are severely injured, under threat from people or dogs, or entangled in marine debris, the Department of Conservation is reminding people. More >>
Enviroschools celebrate this year’s successes
Tuesday, 19 October 2010, 11:36 am | Department of Conservation
Conservation Minister Kate Wilkinson will be talking to some of Canterbury’s youngest and most dedicated conservationists today at a hands-on Enviroschools workshop. More >>
Art and conservation wins tourist lodge top award
Friday, 15 October 2010, 2:40 pm | Department of Conservation
A tourist lodge which combines wildlife recovery programmes with art galleries has been awarded the Department of Conservation’s annual Conservation in Action Tourism Award for 2010. More >>
Fluttering shearwater set up shop on Mana Island
Wednesday, 13 October 2010, 10:06 am | Department of Conservation
A third seabird species has been tricked in to believing Mana Island is “home”, with two pairs of fluttering shearwater laying eggs in specially-designed burrows. More >>
Reversal in fortunes of rare kiwi species
Wednesday, 13 October 2010, 9:59 am | Department of Conservation
The rare rowi kiwi will reclaim valuable territory in north Ökärito forest in the largest ever release of the species by the Department of Conservation (DOC) to take place later this month. More >>
Al Morrison: Building Biodiversity, Building NZ
Monday, 11 October 2010, 2:12 pm | Department of Conservation
When ecosystems are degraded and species destroyed, the country’s prosperity is imperilled. Public policy and business practices need to be overhauled and business needs to invest more in conservation. More >>
