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Native forests threatened by myrtle rust
Wednesday, 5 April 2017, 10:39 am | Forest And Bird
The arrival of myrtle rust, threatening some of New Zealand’s most precious native trees, shows the kind of impact climate change could have on the country, says Forest and Bird. Myrtle rust, or Puccinia psidii , is a fungus with spores that are spread ... More >>
Critically endangered sea lion dead in trawl net
Monday, 27 March 2017, 4:14 pm | Forest And Bird
Only seven weeks into the squid fishing season, a female sea lion has been killed in a trawl net, despite the fishing industry and Ministry of Primary Industries' assurances that squid boats don’t endanger the New Zealand sea lion population. ... More >>
OECD report recommends commercial water charges
Tuesday, 21 March 2017, 12:44 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird says the OECD’s report on New Zealand's environmental performance makes clear that the Government must act to protect the country's water, native species, and climate, and stop favouring short-term private interests over environmental health. More >>
Forest & Bird pulls out of Land and Water Forum
Tuesday, 7 March 2017, 9:31 am | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird has written to Environment Minister Nick Smith and Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy to advise that the organisation’s Board has decided to withdraw from the Land and Water Forum. More >>
Maps show most NZ rivers are excluded from swimming standard
Saturday, 4 March 2017, 8:20 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird has released a series of maps showing that the majority of New Zealand’s rivers and streams will not be covered by any swimmability standard, under the Government’s proposed new water quality measures. More >>
Forest & Bird to defend New Zealand’s conservation land
Sunday, 26 February 2017, 4:12 pm | Forest And Bird
26 February 2017 Environmental organisation Forest & Bird will argue in New Zealand’s highest court that specially protected conservation land belongs to New Zealanders and to nature, and can’t be traded away for commercial development. More >>
Minister muddying waters with accusations of “junk science”
Friday, 24 February 2017, 4:25 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird says that Environment Minister Nick Smith’s claim that criticism of the government’s proposed swimming standard is based on “junk science”, doesn’t stand up to scrutiny. More >>
“Swimmable” rivers five times more likely to make you sick
Thursday, 23 February 2017, 3:13 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird has condemned the government’s new water quality standards, warning New Zealanders that they lock in current levels of water pollution and allow for a 5-fold increase in the chance of getting sick from swimming in a river. More >>
Top environmental issues: Water, agriculture, climate change
Friday, 17 February 2017, 1:57 pm | Forest And Bird
The latest Public Perceptions of New Zealand’s Environment survey, released today, shows that New Zealanders have an overly positive view of our environment, but that we are becoming increasingly concerned about the impact of our primary industries ... More >>
Forest & Bird goes to court over open cast coal mine
Tuesday, 14 February 2017, 3:54 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird is going to court over a decision by Buller District Council to allow an open cast coal mine on 100ha of pristine public reserve land, near Westport. More >>
Video reveals conservation land earmarked for destruction
Thursday, 9 February 2017, 1:05 pm | Forest And Bird
Environmental organisation Forest & Bird has released a video showing some of the public conservation land which will be destroyed if a land swap allowing New Zealand’s largest irrigation dam goes ahead. More >>
Government road-blocks better regional ocean protection
Wednesday, 18 January 2017, 4:37 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird says the Government is road-blocking regional councils from taking action to protect New Zealand’s marine environment. More >>
Penguins, kea, tuatara at risk from new NZ climate record
Monday, 9 January 2017, 11:52 am | Forest And Bird
Increasing temperatures will have disastrous consequences for New Zealand's wildlife unless the Government acts urgently to cut emissions and fund environmental research, Forest & Bird says. More >>
Tiny native frog wins big victory today
Thursday, 29 December 2016, 9:54 am | Forest And Bird
The accidental discovery twenty-four years ago of a tiny native frog near Te Puke lead to a long-running conservation battle which finally paid off today. The habitat of the rare frog is today officially classed as conservation sanctuary, allowing ... More >>
Industry decision good news for Maui dolphins
Thursday, 15 December 2016, 10:45 am | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird welcomes the announcement from Moana New Zealand and Sanford that they will remove set net and other fishing threats from the west coast of the North Island in an effort to protect the Maui’s dolphin, and is calling on the government and ... More >>
Orange roughy certification mocks sustainability
Monday, 12 December 2016, 4:09 pm | Forest And Bird
One of New Zealand’s worst fisheries has been given a sustainability accreditation by the Marine Stewardship Council, Forest & Bird has warned. More >>
Community service woefully inadequate for albatross deaths
Wednesday, 23 November 2016, 4:04 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird says the sentence handed to a fisherman who killed 38 endangered albatross is woefully inadequate, and will not deter future criminal behaviour on the ocean. More >>
Kōkako crowned Bird of the Year
Monday, 31 October 2016, 9:37 am | Forest And Bird
The Kōkako has been crowned New Zealand's Bird of the Year after two weeks of close competition and heated campaigning. More >>
Reforestation benefits climate and economy: PCE report
Wednesday, 19 October 2016, 3:20 pm | Forest And Bird
Hill country farmers, including iwi, stand to win if the Government acts on the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment’s recommendation to restore a million hectares of native forest, Forest & Bird says. More >>
Fight for conservation land to continue in Supreme Court
Wednesday, 28 September 2016, 12:52 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird says that many New Zealanders will be baffled by the Minister of Conservation seeking to overturn an appeal court decision that she acted illegally in trying to remove specially protected land from the Ruahine Forest Park to allow a dam. More >>
