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Hurunui River protection should go further
Tuesday, 18 August 2009, 5:09 pm | Forest And Bird
Independent conservation organisation Forest & Bird is happy with the Special Tribunal’s recommendation to at least partly protect North Canterbury’s Hurunui River with a Water Conservation Order (WCO). “Forest & Bird is pleased that important parts ... More >>
Millions at stake if no high country appeal
Thursday, 13 August 2009, 4:06 pm | Forest And Bird
The Crown risks losing millions of dollars of taxpayers’ money if it does not seek a higher court ruling on whether the value of landscapes and views should be included in high country rents, Forest & Bird says. More >>
Fishing and environmental groups join forces
Thursday, 6 August 2009, 2:11 pm | Forest And Bird
Environmental and non-commercial fishing groups have put aside their differences and formed an unprecedented alliance to combat the decline of fish stocks and marine ecosystems in New Zealand. The groups include the NZ Recreational Fishing Council, ... More >>
Forest&Bird says fisheries green tick not deserved
Friday, 31 July 2009, 3:54 pm | Forest And Bird
Independent conservation organisation Forest & Bird says fisheries management is not as green as Fisheries Minister Phil Heatley claims, following a report on global fisheries management standards. Forest & Bird does not believe the report should ... More >>
Forest & Bird backs marine animal protection bill
Wednesday, 29 July 2009, 2:49 pm | Forest And Bird
Independent conservation organisation Forest & Bird hopes a bill to protect marine animals will pass its first reading in Parliament later today. Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei’s private member’s bill – the Marine Animals Protection Law Reform ... More >>
Sea lion death toll in squid nets jumps 57%
Wednesday, 22 July 2009, 2:33 pm | Forest And Bird
Conservation organisation Forest & Bird is shocked that 72 sea lions have been killed in squid fishing nets this year – 57 per cent more than last year. More >>
Burger Wisconsin makes better choice for oceans
Wednesday, 15 July 2009, 11:47 am | Forest And Bird
Nationwide gourmet burger chain Burger Wisconsin will switch to more sustainably harvested fish in its burgers to help restore the environmental health of our oceans. More >>
Don’t privatise the high country
Tuesday, 7 July 2009, 10:55 am | Forest And Bird
Conservation and recreation groups are calling on the government to halt plans to privatise New Zealand’s high country. Forest & Bird, the Council of Outdoor Recreation Associations, Federated Mountain Clubs, Public Access NZ and the NZ Federation of ... More >>
Minister announces climate change consultation
Saturday, 27 June 2009, 1:33 pm | Forest And Bird
Minister for the Environment Nick Smith announced at Forest & Bird’s AGM today that the Government will hold a whirlwind round of consultation over the next month before setting New Zealand's 2020 greenhouse gas emissions target. More >>
Forest & Bird elects new president
Saturday, 27 June 2009, 1:20 pm | Forest And Bird
At its AGM in Wellington this weekend Forest & Bird also elected Craig Potton as vice-president. More >>
Forest & Bird honours bird call recording pioneer
Friday, 26 June 2009, 11:47 am | Forest And Bird
Conservation organisation Forest & Bird has awarded John Kendrick, of Waipu, its highest honour – an Old Blue – for his outstanding work as a wildlife film-maker and sound recordist. More >>
Forest & Bird on close watch over fishing case
Saturday, 13 June 2009, 12:18 pm | Forest And Bird
National conservation organisation Forest & Bird will be watching closely at the start next week of a court case challenging measures to protect endangered Hector's dolphins. More >>
Pestbuster team wins Forest & Bird trophy
Thursday, 11 June 2009, 12:03 pm | Forest And Bird
Conservation organisation Forest & Bird has awarded its annual Pestbuster prize to Don Sullivan and his team of trappers in Nelson. They trapped 530 pests in the year to May 1 in four forest areas near Nelson and are already hearing the benefits ... More >>
Forest & Bird awards Golden Spade to volunteer
Thursday, 4 June 2009, 5:17 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird’s national Golden Spade winner is Wanda Tate, who single-handedly planted 2400 native plants in a year. The retired teacher spent 920 hours at Pauatahanui Wildlife Reserve, near Wellington, in the year to May 1, 2009, helping to transform ... More >>
Don’t turn the Mackenzie Basin green
Monday, 1 June 2009, 11:03 am | Forest And Bird
Sunday, 31 May 2009: Forest & Bird fears that irrigation proposed by farmers for the Mackenzie Basin will turn this iconic russet brown tussock landscape into bright grass green. More >>
Protected species killed in coastal fisheries
Wednesday, 22 April 2009, 3:46 pm | Forest And Bird
Set nets catch more protected species than previously thought, according to Ministry of Fisheries observer programme results released on the Ministry website today. Forest & Bird Marine Conservation Advocate Kirstie Knowles says these results reinforce ... More >>
Forest & Bird slates high country report
Tuesday, 7 April 2009, 3:26 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird is very disappointed that the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment’s report on high-country tenure review is out of touch with recent developments, riddled with inaccuracies and poorly argued. “This is the poorest report to come out of ... More >>
Meridian land swap plan a poor deal
Tuesday, 31 March 2009, 5:26 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird rejects Meridian Energy’s proposed land swap to mitigate its planned destruction of the Mokihinui River on the West Coast. “Meridian is trying to offer this farm land as a sweetener so it can flood the wild Mokihinui River valley for ... More >>
Synchronised spectacular celebrates Seaweek
Friday, 27 February 2009, 10:44 am | Forest And Bird
The Frank Kitts Lagoon will be alive with sea creatures celebrating the start of Seaweek on Sunday. More >>
Toll of mutilated Hector’s dolphins rises
Tuesday, 10 February 2009, 10:26 am | Forest And Bird
Another mutilated Hector’s dolphin found washed up on a beach has been reported to conservation group Forest & Bird. Its abdomen had been slashed with a knife. The dolphin – found on Moeraki Beach in Otago on January 21 – is the latest case ... More >>
