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Vast majority of Kiwis oppose shark finning
Wednesday, 3 September 2008, 1:49 pm | Forest And Bird
A total of 83 per cent of New Zealanders surveyed support a ban on shark finning, according to a Colmar Brunton poll for Forest & Bird. More >>
Foodies and fishers sign up to stop shark finning
Tuesday, 26 August 2008, 10:08 am | Forest And Bird
Some of New Zealand’s best-known foodies and fishers have signed Forest & Bird’s pledge to help stop shark finning. Shark finning – cutting off the high-priced fins of sharks and dumping the rest of the body at sea – is contributing to the ... More >>
Wellington’s marine reserve on home straight
Thursday, 31 July 2008, 4:26 pm | Forest And Bird
Wellington’s south coast marine reserve comes a step closer today (July 31) with its formal announcement. Taputeranga Marine Reserve will be opened officially on September 7, 17 years after Forest & Bird started campaigning for it. More >>
Clean Streams Accord success claims exaggerated
Tuesday, 24 June 2008, 11:01 am | Forest And Bird
Taranaki Regional Council, Fonterra and Federated Farmers have grossly exaggerated the success of the Dairying and Clean Streams Accord in Taranaki, Forest & Bird says. More >>
Forest & Bird honours Pestbusters
Thursday, 5 June 2008, 1:20 pm | Forest And Bird
They killed 400 rats, 64 possums, 47 hedgehogs, 43 goats, 22 stoats, 11 weasels, six feral cats, three magpies, two ferrets and one rabbit To mark World Environment Day, Forest & Bird has made its inaugural Pestbuster Award for the most successful ... More >>
Trade Me partners with Forest & Bird kiwi campaign
Wednesday, 4 June 2008, 3:27 pm | Forest And Bird
Starting tomorrow on World Environment Day (June 5), every person selling an item on Trade Me can donate a small part of their success fee to Forest &Bird’s Kiwis For Kiwi Campaign. More >>
Turtles come out of their shell
Thursday, 22 May 2008, 12:33 am | Forest And Bird
Most New Zealanders are more familiar with pet turtles in living room aquariums than the large turtles that swim off our coast, but Forest & Bird is asking Kiwis to help protect these fascinating sea creatures on World Turtle Day this Friday (May ... More >>
Stitchbird release delayed
Wednesday, 21 May 2008, 2:10 pm | Forest And Bird
The release of 60 endangered hihi, or stitchbirds, in Auckland’s Ark in the Park has been delayed until Thursday, May 22. Bad weather stopped the birds being transferred from Tiritiri Matangi Island sanctuary today (May 21). More >>
Healthy rivers must come first
Monday, 7 April 2008, 1:15 pm | Forest And Bird
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry should be supporting regional councils’ efforts to clean up our rivers – not attempting to thwart them, Forest & Bird says. Horizons Regional Council’s draft regional plan sets a goal that all natural water ... More >>
New measures will cut seabird deaths
Friday, 22 February 2008, 9:25 am | Forest And Bird
New measures announced today will significantly reduce the number of seabirds killed in New Zealand fisheries, Forest & Bird says. More >>
NZ Fails Enviro Exam
Monday, 11 February 2008, 9:33 am | Forest And Bird
Possibly the most significant report in contemporary New Zealand history, the Environment New Zealand 2007 report, was released in December 2007. This report summarises the physical well-being of NZ’s land, water, air, plants and animals and measures the ... More >>
Make the users pay for clean environment
Thursday, 31 January 2008, 1:31 pm | Forest And Bird
New Zealand’s primary sector needs to meet the costs of its contribution to the sorry state of the environment outlined in a major Government report today, Forest & Bird says. More >>
Deer Oh Deer
Tuesday, 18 December 2007, 9:44 am | Forest And Bird
Kerry Hogan’s not sure what he’s done to deserve having most of the deer in the North Island on his patch, but it is a problem that is increasingly worrying him. More >>
Leave Only Footprints At The Beach This Summer
Tuesday, 11 December 2007, 10:19 am | Forest And Bird
Sun, surf and sand – not to mention sunburn, charred sausages and sand in unmentionable places - where would the good old Kiwi summer be without them? More >>
The Westie chicks have arrived! First
Friday, 23 November 2007, 1:11 pm | Forest And Bird
Hihi transferred to Arkin the Park in the WaitakereRangesearlier this year have hatched chicks, Forest & Bird is delighted to announce. More >>
Best Fish Guide 2007-2008 launched
Wednesday, 14 November 2007, 1:56 pm | Forest And Bird
Seven more species of fish have joined the red list of unsustainable fisheries, but several come close to earning a sustainability tick on Forest & Bird’s new Best Fish Guide. More >>
Haere mai to Hakatere Conservation Park
Friday, 26 October 2007, 12:17 am | Forest And Bird
The Ashburton Branch of Forest & Bird today welcomed the announcement of the establishment of the HakatereConservationPark. More >>
Grey warbler surprise winner in Bird of The Year
Sunday, 21 October 2007, 1:15 pm | Forest And Bird
Who says small, drab, grey insectivores can’t be loved? The grey warbler (riroriro) has emerged as the surprise winner of Forest & Bird’s Bird of the Year poll. More >>
Bird of the Year 2007 - Voting is now open!
Friday, 21 September 2007, 11:07 am | Forest And Bird
Tweet, tweet, twitter, chirp – yes, that’s the sound of New Zealand’s native birds warming up for Forest & Bird’s Bird of the Year 2007 poll. Voting in Bird of the Year opens today at http://www.forestandbird.org.nz. More >>
Artists Creating For Conservation
Monday, 17 September 2007, 9:55 am | Forest And Bird
Works by some of New Zealand's best-known artists will be auctioned in support of Forest & Bird's conservation campaigns. More >>
