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Widespread dumping revealed in fourth MPI operation
Wednesday, 21 September 2016, 11:27 am | Forest And Bird
About half of 42 monitored inshore fishing boats were allegedly illegally dumping fish in a fourth operation by the Ministry for Primary Industries, referred to in the Heron Inquiry but not otherwise publicly disclosed. More >>
Ministry fails to control long-running illegal fishing
Friday, 16 September 2016, 2:29 pm | Forest And Bird
The review of the Ministry of Primary Industries’ decision not to prosecute fish dumping and other offences over more than a decade shows the ministry urgently needs to change its culture, Forest & Bird says. More >>
Sustainable limits must be adhered to
Friday, 16 September 2016, 9:46 am | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird understands that the independent review into MPI's decision not to prosecute commercial fishers despite internal reports detailing illegal fish dumping, is due Friday 16 September. More >>
Forest & Bird back plan for increased marine protection
Thursday, 8 September 2016, 10:56 am | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird says it is important that the New Zealand Government does not back down on a motion at the IUCN World Conservation Congress for New Zealand and other countries to set aside 30% of its oceans for full marine protection by 2030. More >>
Forest & Bird Announces Kevin Hague as New Chief Executive
Monday, 5 September 2016, 5:57 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird is pleased to announce the appointment of Kevin Hague as their new Chief Executive. Mr Hague announced today that he will take up his new role in October, and will be standing down as a Green Party MP. “As our new Chief Executive, ... More >>
Plug should be pulled on Ruataniwha dam
Thursday, 1 September 2016, 4:55 pm | Forest And Bird
The Court of Appeal land swap decision is a fatal blow to the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council’s plans to build the environmentally damaging Ruataniwha dam, Forest & Bird says. More >>
Conservation land safe from commercial interests
Wednesday, 31 August 2016, 12:28 pm | Forest And Bird
The Court of Appeal has agreed with Forest & Bird that DOC's decision to swap specially protected Ruahine Forest Park land by downgrading its status to allow the Ruataniwha Dam is unlawful. More >>
Action needed to save critically endangered NZ sea lions
Friday, 19 August 2016, 12:22 pm | Forest And Bird
A proposed threat management plan aimed at saving our critically endangered New Zealand sea lions fails to tackle the harm to the main breeding population caused by commercial squid fishing, Forest & Bird said today. More >>
Taonga Levy a good step towards protecting wildlife
Thursday, 11 August 2016, 1:42 pm | Forest And Bird
A Taonga Levy for international visitors would be an excellent step towards making New Zealand predator free, according to Forest & Bird, New Zealand’s largest conservation organisation. More >>
Wildlife the winner if National Policy Statement succeeds
Wednesday, 10 August 2016, 2:02 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird is cautiously optimistic that the development of a National Policy Statement on Indigenous Biodiversity will help New Zealand’s struggling native wildlife, and streamline the process of protecting the environment. More >>
Some benefits for nature in Auckland Unitary Plan
Friday, 29 July 2016, 11:36 am | Forest And Bird
The Auckland Unitary Plan (AUP) has set some positive objectives for nature – but whether these can be achieved with the level of intensification being proposed is an important area for scrutiny, according to Forest & Bird, New Zealand’s leading ... More >>
Predator free NZ entirely possible by 2050
Tuesday, 26 July 2016, 8:56 am | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird says Predator Free NZ should become a cross-party objective for the country, like our Nuclear Free NZ policy. More >>
Sea bird carnage won't end with one prosecution
Thursday, 14 July 2016, 3:54 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird says it welcomes the prosecution of a commercial fisher who refused to use the required bird deterrents and caught 38 albatrosses, but says the long line fishing industry must be better regulated to prevent the deaths of many more ... More >>
Forest & Bird applies to join Kermadec Sanctuary court case
Monday, 27 June 2016, 10:35 am | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird last night announced it has applied to join High Court proceedings over the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary to defend the Sanctuary from a fishing industry challenge. More >>
Billions of litres illegally taken from Canterbury waterways
Friday, 24 June 2016, 12:02 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird has revealed that the total amount of water officially logged as having been taken illegally from Canterbury’s waterways in a single season totals at least 2.3 billion litres. More >>
Hōne McGregor to move on as CEO of Forest & Bird
Thursday, 23 June 2016, 10:39 am | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird President Andrew Cutler says he has accepted the resignation of the organisation’s Chief Executive Officer Hōne McGregor. Mr McGregor will stay at the helm of Forest & Bird until mid-August. More >>
Massive extent of water crime in Canterbury revealed
Monday, 20 June 2016, 9:43 am | Forest And Bird
Information sourced by Forest & Bird details the massive scale of water-crime in Canterbury, with hundreds of instances where irrigators were engaged in brazen and often repeat offending, and the lack of credible enforcement action from ECan, despite ... More >>
Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary Bill Select Committee Hearing
Thursday, 2 June 2016, 10:12 am | Forest And Bird
On the eve of the Local Government and Environment Select Committee hearing on the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary Bill, Kermadec campaign partners, Forest & Bird, WWF-New Zealand and The Pew Charitable Trusts, say a Sanctuary would demonstrate to the world ... More >>
Correction: Conservation funding to be clarified
Friday, 27 May 2016, 4:19 pm | Forest And Bird
Earlier today Forest & Bird released an analysis of Vote Conservation that showed what appeared to be a significant decrease in Department of Conservation funding in this year's budget. More >>
Budget ‘16 a tragedy for the environment
Thursday, 26 May 2016, 5:07 pm | Forest And Bird
DOC’s conservation budget has been slashed by a quarter with a $57.5 million reduction in baseline funding for essential activities protecting native species.* More >>
