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Maps show lack of rat control as predator plague sweeps NZ
Monday, 1 July 2019, 8:55 am | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird’s rat trapping experts have pointed to official maps of this year’s mega-mast, and are pleading with Government and councils to increase their 1080 rat control programmes. More >>
Taupō conservationist wins Forest & Bird youth award
Sunday, 30 June 2019, 10:56 am | Forest And Bird
Sian Moffitt of Taupō has been awarded Forest & Bird’s Te Kaiārahi Rangatahi o te Taiao youth award in recognition of her leadership in developing a desire to protect nature among other young New Zealanders. More >>
DOC takeover rubbish disaster, but where is the money?
Wednesday, 19 June 2019, 5:06 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird is welcoming the Department of Conservation taking over the clean-up of the Fox River rubbish disaster, but is concerned that without additional funding, it will come at the expense of important conservation work on the West Coast. “We’re ... More >>
IWC calls for end to set nets in Maui dolphin zone
Tuesday, 18 June 2019, 1:58 pm | Forest And Bird
The International Whaling Commission is calling on the government to stop commercial fishing with set nets and trawling in the range of Maui dolphins. More >>
NZ demands change to save Maui dolphin
Monday, 17 June 2019, 10:34 am | Forest And Bird
"New Zealand has a clear choice to make. We can change the way we do things and save Maui dolphins, or we can be the generation that allows them to go extinct," Forest & Bird says of DOC and MPI’s just released Threat Management Plan proposals. More >>
Letters reveal Talley effort to prevent seafloor protection
Wednesday, 12 June 2019, 5:00 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird is releasing letters showing Talley’s fishing co, along with other bottom trawling companies, lobbied against seabed protection in the South Pacific. This comes on the eve of Talley’s appearance in court on charges of illegal bottom ... More >>
Cameras on 28 fishing boats a major backdown
Friday, 7 June 2019, 10:57 am | Forest And Bird
The Government’s announcement this morning they’re paying for cameras on 28 fishing boats is yet another major back down to the fishing industry, says Forest & Bird. “Putting cameras on boats in an area that already has near total observer ... More >>
Funding for conservation a step in the right direction
Thursday, 30 May 2019, 4:54 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird is welcoming a budget that devotes new funding and research to protecting and restoring New Zealand’s natural environment. More >>
10 days, 10 challenges - Be With a Tree 2019 is here!
Wednesday, 29 May 2019, 12:14 pm | Forest And Bird
Tamariki and the young at heart are invited to ‘Be With a Tree’ from 31 May to 9 June, by completing our 10 tree challenges . More >>
Dr Jane Goodall backs action plan for NZ environment
Thursday, 23 May 2019, 4:07 pm | Forest And Bird
World-renowned conservationist Dr Jane Goodall and a coalition of Aotearoa's leading environmental organisations have released an ambitious plan for reversing New Zealand’s environmental crisis. More >>
The Zero Carbon Bill passes its first reading 119 votes to 1
Tuesday, 21 May 2019, 5:00 pm | Forest And Bird
The Zero Carbon Bill has passed its first reading in Parliament today, and Forest & Bird is welcoming the progress on this landmark legislation to make Aotearoa carbon neutral. "We're very pleased to see the Zero Carbon Bill pass its first ... More >>
Public overwhelmingly support changes to whitebait fishing
Thursday, 16 May 2019, 3:11 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird is heartened that 90% of respondents to a Department of Conservation survey support changes to whitebaiting regulations. More >>
Marine protection a step towards thriving seas
Saturday, 11 May 2019, 4:47 pm | Forest And Bird
New proposed marine protection in the south east of New Zealand will be a significant win for the environment, says Forest & Bird. More >>
Forest & Bird backs the Zero Carbon Bill, calls for more
Wednesday, 8 May 2019, 1:03 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird backs the Zero Carbon Bill, calls for more methane reductions More >>
Action must follow damning environment report
Thursday, 18 April 2019, 12:06 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird says the country must take bold action to reverse an environmental crisis, following the release of the Environment Aotearoa 2019 report. “We have more than enough information about how bad things are,” says CEO Kevin Hague. “New ... More >>
Rubbish spills threaten our rivers and beaches nationwide
Thursday, 4 April 2019, 2:07 pm | Forest And Bird
There are at least a hundred historic rubbish dumps around the country exposed to flooding and climate change effects, just like the site in South Westland which has strewn rubbish across beaches after flooding, Forest & Bird says. More >>
Urgent Gov help needed for West Coast rubbish disaster
Wednesday, 3 April 2019, 3:08 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird has asked central Government agencies to urgently step in and provide leadership and resourcing for dealing with Westland’s huge rubbish spill crisis. More >>
$20m emergency pest control funding needed
Thursday, 28 March 2019, 2:31 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird is warning that this year’s ‘megamast’ in New Zealand’s forests is likely to be the most widespread in 45 years. The conservation organisation says the Department of Conservation needs at least an extra $20m to prevent endangered ... More >>
National Park addition a hard-fought win for environment
Wednesday, 13 March 2019, 10:05 am | Forest And Bird
The Government’s announcement that the Mōkihinui River catchment will be added to Kahurangi National Park is the culmination of a long, hard campaign, led by Forest & Bird. More >>
New tahr control operations abandon National Parks
Tuesday, 5 March 2019, 2:26 pm | Forest And Bird
A plan for renewed tahr control operations breaches the National Parks Act, and does more for wealthy overseas heli-hunters than it does for protecting the environment, says Forest & Bird. More >>
