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Eradicate wild kiwifruit vines

Tuesday, 16 November 2010, 10:50 am | Forest And Bird

Forest & Bird today recommended the eradication of wild kiwifruit vines from the Bay of Plenty region. The call comes as the number of kiwifruit orchards confirmed to be infected with the PSA ( Pseudomonas syringae pathovar actinidiae) vine disease ... More >>

Labour weekend spotlight on saving the Mokihinui

Thursday, 21 October 2010, 11:28 am | Forest And Bird

Forest & Bird is joining with Whitewater NZ over Labour weekend to highlight the threat to the pristine beauty and endangered wildlife of the Mokihinui River from Meridian Energy’s planned hydro dam. State-owned Meridian was granted resource ... More >>

Forest & Bird’s new Ruapehu lodge opened

Wednesday, 20 October 2010, 1:31 pm | Forest And Bird

Forest & Bird’s new Ruapehu lodge was officially opened today by the Governor-General, Sir Anand Satyanand, and Paramount Chief of Ngati Tuwharetoa, Sir Tumu Te Heuheu. More >>

Kakariki scoops Forest & Bird’s Bird of the Year

Thursday, 14 October 2010, 11:12 am | Forest And Bird

New Zealand’s bright green parrot – the kakariki – has won this year’s Forest & Bird poll for Bird of the Year. More >>

Bladder kelp quota should be zero

Thursday, 23 September 2010, 4:56 pm | Forest And Bird

Forest & Bird believes Fisheries Minister Phil Heatley is endangering coastal marine ecosystems by announcing today commercial harvesting quotas for bladder kelp. More >>

Forest & Bird welcomes water consensus

Wednesday, 22 September 2010, 1:53 pm | Forest And Bird

Forest & Bird welcomes the report of the Land and Water Forum (LWF) released today. More >>

Commissioner right: conservation should come first

Tuesday, 21 September 2010, 12:54 pm | Forest And Bird

Forest & Bird welcomes the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment’s report about mining on conservation land as a reasoned and rational way of ensuring mining does not compromise conservation. More >>

Forest & Bird disappointed at Nevis River appeal

Thursday, 16 September 2010, 9:30 am | Forest And Bird

Forest & Bird is disappointed that Pioneer Generation is appealing the decision by a special tribunal to forbid dams on the Nevis River in Central Otago. More >>

Less talk, Vote Morepork

Wednesday, 15 September 2010, 4:54 pm | Forest And Bird

If you are still asking yourself who to vote for in Forest and Bird Bird of the Year poll, stop asking ‘Who? Who?’, vote Ruru. More >>

Forest & Bird’s Bird of the Year poll opens

Monday, 13 September 2010, 10:37 am | Forest And Bird

Musician Don McGlashan and filmmaker Taika Waititi will be trumpeting the virtues of their favourite bird in Forest & Bird’s Bird of the Year poll which opens today (September 13th). More >>

Forest & Bird join artists to save the Mackenzie

Friday, 20 August 2010, 3:17 pm | Forest And Bird

Independent conservation organisation Forest & Bird and a group of prominent New Zealand artists came together today to highlight the growing development threats to the Mackenzie Country, one of the jewels in the crown of our natural heritage. More >>

Forest & Bird welcomes Government’s mining call

Tuesday, 20 July 2010, 12:03 pm | Forest And Bird

Independent conservation organisation Forest & Bird welcomes the Government’s decision to maintain the protection of New Zealand’s core conservation land as a victory for the environment and the people of New Zealand. More >>

Economic case for mining does not stack up

Monday, 19 July 2010, 1:59 pm | Forest And Bird

Conservation organisation Forest & Bird says the Government’s economic arguments to justify mining New Zealand’s most precious conservation land do not stack up. More >>

Proposed hunting council bad for native forests

Wednesday, 23 June 2010, 1:38 pm | Forest And Bird

Independent conservation organisation Forest & Bird says a proposed hunting council is unbalanced, and would damage forests and plants on public conservation land. More >>

Forest & Bird seeks action on sea lions’ status

Friday, 18 June 2010, 4:28 pm | Forest And Bird

Independent conservation organisation Forest & Bird wants the Government to take greater steps to protect New Zealand sea lions after it was announced today that sea lions are now considered threatened with extinction. More >>

Water groups exclude environmental voice

Monday, 31 May 2010, 3:46 pm | Forest And Bird

Water groups exclude environmental voice Forest & Bird is concerned that Environment Canterbury has started stacking new river groups by excluding anyone with environmental expertise. The first local committee – looking at the Hurunui and Waiau river catchments, ... More >>