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Controversial RMA changes bad for trees, communities
Tuesday, 11 December 2012, 2:59 pm | Forest And Bird
The Resource Management Amendment Bill 2012, to have its first reading in Parliament this afternoon, is being called non-controversial by Minister Amy Adams, but is of serious concern for urban trees, birdlife, and communities wanting a say in their ... More >>
Forest & Bird welcomes fishing change to protect albatrosses
Friday, 7 December 2012, 11:03 am | Forest And Bird
An agreement made at a conference in the Philippines is great news for the several albatross species that raise their young in New Zealand, says Forest & Bird. More >>
Forest & Bird backs PCE’s caution on fracking
Tuesday, 27 November 2012, 3:17 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird is urging the authorities to adopt a precautionary approach to fracking because much more needs to be known about its environmental impacts and how New Zealand should regulate the practice before approval for more fracking operations ... More >>
The Co-operative Bank off to flying start for Birdman 2013
Friday, 23 November 2012, 10:05 am | Forest And Bird
Registrations for Birdman Wellington are now open and the team at The Co-operative Bank are hoping the early bird in the competition catches the worm. More >>
Court Decision A Victory For High Country Native Plants
Thursday, 22 November 2012, 3:28 pm | Forest And Bird
Court Decision A Victory For High Country Native Plants Forest & Bird says an Environment Court decision is an important win in the fight to protect the significant areas of native plants on land privatised through the badly-imbalanced high country ... More >>
Government urged to take Land and Water Forum’s advice
Thursday, 15 November 2012, 3:14 pm | Forest And Bird
15 November 2012 – Wellington Forest & Bird media release – embargoed till 3pm Thursday Government urged to take Land and Water Forum’s advice Forest & Bird urges the Government to follow the recommendations of a very diverse forum of ... More >>
Forest & Bird calls for submissions on seabird by-catch
Monday, 12 November 2012, 9:57 am | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird urges people to have a say on a government plan to reduce the numbers of seabirds killed every year by the fishing industry. More >>
Forest & Bird Society supports Save Fiordland
Friday, 9 November 2012, 11:40 am | Forest And Bird
The Royal New Zealand Forest & Bird Society at their South Island Gathering in Invercargill has declared their continuing opposition to the proposed tunnel and monorail in the Te Wahipounamu World Heritage Area and pledged to support Save Fiordland ... More >>
Forest & Bird’s Denniston Plateau appeal begins
Thursday, 25 October 2012, 11:32 am | Forest And Bird
25 October 2012 – Wellington Forest & Bird media advisory Forest & Bird’s Denniston Plateau appeal begins Forest & Bird’s bid to save the West Coast’s Denniston Plateau from an open-cast coal mine enters the court room on Monday 29 ... More >>
Deepwater oil on the horizon?
Friday, 19 October 2012, 10:02 am | Forest And Bird
News that the government is considering allowing exploratory deep sea oil drilling in New Zealand’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) without consent is alarming, and quite ironic, Forest & Bird Conservation Advocate Claire Browning says. More >>
NZ falcon wins Bird of the Year
Wednesday, 10 October 2012, 6:50 pm | Forest And Bird
The New Zealand falcon (karearea) has been crowned Bird of the Year in Forest & Bird’s eighth annual poll. More >>
Nature still reeling from Rena impact
Friday, 5 October 2012, 10:07 am | Forest And Bird
NZ dotterel SMALL_Craig McKenzie.jpgOne year on from the Rena disaster, independent conservation organisation Forest & Bird is still concerned at the ongoing environmental impacts of the oil spill, unrecovered containers and the shipwreck. More >>
Forest & Bird rejects request to withdraw appeal
Tuesday, 25 September 2012, 4:35 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird media release for immediate use Forest & Bird rejects inappropriate request to withdraw appeal Forest & Bird today responded to Economic Development Minister Stephen Joyce's claims that opponents to the proposed Bathurst mine on the ... More >>
Forest & Bird says threat plan fails Maui’s dolphins
Tuesday, 25 September 2012, 9:34 am | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird welcomes the consultation paper from the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and the Department of Conservation yesterday afternoon on Maui’s dolphins but believes the proposed options fail to protect critically endangered Maui’s ... More >>
Forest & Bird welcomes Ngai Tuhoe settlement
Tuesday, 11 September 2012, 2:39 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird media release for immediate use Forest & Bird welcomes Ngai Tuhoe settlement Independent nature conservation group Forest & Bird applauds the settlement between the Crown and Ngai Tuhoe announced today. More >>
RMA at the heart of our nature – don’t break it
Monday, 10 September 2012, 9:31 am | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird has joined the Environmental Defence Society, Fish & Game, Ecologic, Greenpeace New Zealand, and WWF-New Zealand in an open letter to Environment Minister Hon Amy Adams, expressing environment groups’ alarm at recent Resource ... More >>
Bird of the Year poll open
Monday, 10 September 2012, 9:17 am | Forest And Bird
TV personality Te Radar, comedian Raybon Kan and actress Jennifer Ward-Lealand will be championing their favourite native bird in Forest & Bird's annual Bird of the Year poll, which kicks off today. More >>
Cantabrians lose out with ECan decision
Friday, 7 September 2012, 1:05 pm | Forest And Bird
The Government’s decision to extend ECan Act provisions until 2016 continues to deny Cantabrians’ right to have a say on how their freshwater resources are managed and is a deliberate move to continue to allow more large-scale irrigation schemes ... More >>
Carbon-friendly economy the way forward for Southland
Wednesday, 29 August 2012, 1:00 pm | Forest And Bird
Wednesday 29 August 2012 – Wellington Forest & Bird press release for immediate use Carbon-friendly economy the way forward for Southland _____________________________________________ Forest & Bird welcomes the release of the WWF-New Zealand commissioned report ... More >>
Forest & Bird disappointed at climate change ruling
Saturday, 25 August 2012, 1:19 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird media release for immediate use Forest & Bird disappointed at climate change ruling Forest & Bird is dismayed at the High Court decision released this evening that says the effects on climate change cannot be considered ... More >>
