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Bathurst should give up their resource consents
Friday, 11 March 2016, 9:17 am | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird is calling on Bathurst Resources Limited to surrender their access rights and resource consents for coal mining on the high value conservation land of the Denniston Plateau, after the announcement today that the mine will close in ... More >>
Kermadec Sanctuary a win for the environment
Tuesday, 8 March 2016, 2:27 pm | Forest And Bird
The Government’s introduction of Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary legislation to Parliament today is a long awaited victory for the marine environment, says Forest & Bird Marine Advocate Anton van Helden More >>
Forest & Bird and tangatawhenua unite for marine protection
Thursday, 25 February 2016, 10:16 am | Forest And Bird
On the eve of Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s decision whether to allow the RENA wreck to remain on the Astrolabe Reef, Forest & Bird and tangatawhenua are asking the government to maintain the area’s exclusion zone for fishing. More >>
Forest & Bird to Consider Court Decision Over Ruataniwha
Friday, 19 February 2016, 2:21 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird is carefully considering a decision from the High Court released earlier today on the Ruataniwha Dam land swap as it has widespread legal implications for every other specially protected area of land in New Zealand. Forest & Bird ... More >>
Forest & Bird condemn pitiful scale of Marine Sanctuaries
Tuesday, 16 February 2016, 4:00 pm | Forest And Bird
With public consultation meetings on the Government’s new Marine Protected Areas Act underway, Forest & Bird is drawing attention to a Department of Conservation map that reveals the minute scale of existing marine protected areas in New Zealand ... More >>
Vast oceans of NZ must be included in discussion document
Tuesday, 26 January 2016, 10:25 am | Forest And Bird
Seabirds and other marine animals forage and migrate over waters well beyond the 12 nautical mile limit - the vast oceans of NZ need to be included in the Marine Protected Areas discussion document More >>
Fowl play in a good way at Forest & Bird reserve
Friday, 22 January 2016, 11:41 am | Forest And Bird
Eighty pāteke – New Zealand’s rarest mainland waterfowl – have been relocated to their new home near Bethels Beach today after a successful year of conservation by Forest & Bird Waitakere. More >>
Forest & Bird urges submissions on discussion document
Wednesday, 20 January 2016, 2:58 pm | Forest And Bird
The clock is ticking down for those wanting to provide for protection in all of our oceans under the new Marine Protected Areas Act discussion document. More >>
Fishing parks a distraction from Marine Protected Areas
Wednesday, 13 January 2016, 5:03 pm | Forest And Bird
Recreational fishing parks should not be included in the primary legislation for protecting New Zealand’s marine environment, Forest & Bird says. More >>
Proposed Marine Protected Areas legislation will fail Oceans
Tuesday, 12 January 2016, 4:24 pm | Forest And Bird
The Government is failing to protect our oceans by not including our Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in its Marine Protected Areas Act discussion document released today. Forest & Bird Marine advocate Anton van Helden says we have been waiting nearly ... More >>
Court declares that Council contravened its duty
Friday, 18 December 2015, 1:01 pm | Forest And Bird
The Environment Court has declared that the New Plymouth District Council contravened its duty to protect significant natural areas (SNA’s) by failing to add known SNA's to its District Plan. More >>
Hard work not over yet for international seabird protection
Wednesday, 16 December 2015, 10:00 am | Forest And Bird
The recent Western & Central Pacific Fisheries Commission in Bali Indonesia proved to be a mixed result for Forest & Bird’s seabird advocate and BirdLife International representative, Karen Baird. Accidental capture of birds by longline ... More >>
Don’t waste good money on feasibility study for costly road
Tuesday, 15 December 2015, 2:47 pm | Forest And Bird
Money spent on a feasibility study into building a road through mountainous country across the middle of a national park would be far better spent on a marketing and tourist initiative to promote the Buller region, says Forest & Bird. More >>
Big Angry Fish team help anglers avoid catching seabirds
Tuesday, 15 December 2015, 1:26 pm | Forest And Bird
“Every seabird counts” is one of the messages in a video released today which gives anglers tips on how to avoid accidentally snaring a seabird. More >>
Big climate goal challenge for Paula Bennett
Monday, 14 December 2015, 4:19 pm | Forest And Bird
Paula Bennett, the incoming climate change minister, has a big challenge to match the ambition of the Paris Agreement by increasing New Zealand’s efforts to prevent climate disruption, according to Forest & Bird. More >>
Help spot world’s rarest dolphin this summer– Māui's dolphin
Monday, 14 December 2015, 2:52 pm | Forest And Bird
Māui's dolphin are found off the west coast of North Island in New Zealand are the rarest in the world. They’re found between the Whanganui River mouth in the South and Dargaville in the North putting them in perfect range of the surfing highway. More >>
Leadership on climate needed to protect our wildlife
Sunday, 29 November 2015, 11:29 am | Forest And Bird
Around 500 Forest & Bird supporters marched from Albert Park to Myers Park to demand a target of 40 per cent emissions reduction from 1990 levels within the next 15 years, and carbon neutrality by 2040. More >>
Conditional support by Forest & Bird for LAWF report
Saturday, 28 November 2015, 11:50 am | Forest And Bird
Forest and Bird says it cannot support those recommendations of the Land and Water Forum’s 4th report that aim to ‘maximise economic benefits from the use of freshwater’ until there are completed national standards for water quality that protect freshwater ... More >>
Forest & Bird identifies cause for concern in RMA reforms
Thursday, 26 November 2015, 5:08 pm | Forest And Bird
The long-awaited RMA reforms were introduced to Parliament today, after a long period of negotiations by the National-led government was required to secure sufficient support for the changes. While it is pleasing to see that no changes are proposed ... More >>
Disastrous emissions target from New Zealand not good enough
Monday, 23 November 2015, 8:51 am | Forest And Bird
New Zealand’s wildlife and wild places need a target of at least 40% emissions reduction by 2030 and a bold plan for achieving those reductions, says Geoff Keey, Forest & Bird’s Climate Change Advocate. More >>
