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Call for urgent action on albatross slaughter
Thursday, 13 September 2007, 4:26 pm | Forest And Bird
Last week’s killing of 34 albatrosses by a fishing boat east of New Zealand demonstrates the need for urgent action to stop albatross by-catch in fisheries, Forest & Bird says. More >>
Dolphin protection plan a start - must go further
Wednesday, 29 August 2007, 10:30 am | Forest And Bird
The Threat Management Plan issued today to protect Hector’s and Maui’s dolphins is a good start, but must go further, Forest & Bird says. Forest & Bird Conservation Advocate Kirstie Knowles says that the Government plan’s proposals to establish ... More >>
Gowan protection a win for water conservation
Thursday, 9 August 2007, 12:58 am | Forest And Bird
An Environment Court decision confirming that the Gowan River should be protected from inappropriate hydro development is an important win for the river and for New Zealanders, Forest & Bird says. More >>
Forest & Bird delighted by Tui mine clean-up
Wednesday, 30 May 2007, 9:33 am | Forest And Bird
Environment Minister David Benson-Pope announced today that the abandoned Tui Mine would be cleaned up, and that the Government would pay nearly $10 million to do the job, which is expected to be completed by 2010. More >>
Spare a thought for sea lion mums Mothers’ Day
Thursday, 10 May 2007, 9:12 am | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird is asking people to help sea lion mums this Mothers’ Day. While the official number of New Zealand sea lions the Government allows the southern squid trawl fishery to kill this season is 93, the actual death toll for sea lion mothers ... More >>
The kiwi of the seas
Wednesday, 2 May 2007, 12:54 am | Forest And Bird
If this many great spotted kiwi were being slaughtered by hunters, there would – quite rightly – be a public outcry. But when it comes to protecting those species that live in New Zealand’s waters, rather than its forests, it seems we can turn ... More >>
World’s biggest tui lands in central Wellington
Thursday, 29 March 2007, 11:52 am | Forest And Bird
The world’s biggest 3D tui will make its first and only flight tomorrow – on to the roof of Forest & Bird’s national office. The four-metre giant tui has been sculpted for Forest &Bird by Wellington prop-makers Izzat Design from polystyrene, ... More >>
Without 1080 our forests will fall silent
Friday, 23 March 2007, 12:17 am | Forest And Bird
It’s this simple: if we don’t continue to use 1080 to control pests, we run the risk that in 20 years most of our forests will fall silent. The debate surrounding the re-assessment of 1080 by the Environmental Risk Management Authority has somewhat ... More >>
Seaweek fun on the sands at Island Bay this Sunday
Friday, 9 March 2007, 10:48 am | Forest And Bird
A competition to create the best sand sculpture of a Hector’s dolphin, free boat trips and snorkel tours will all be part of the fun to celebrate Seaweek at Island Bay this Sunday. More >>
Restrictions good news for seabirds
Monday, 29 January 2007, 10:01 am | Forest And Bird
Seabirds will benefit from the new restrictions announced today on the use of surface longline fishing according to Forest & Bird. The restrictions were announced today by Minister of Fisheries Jim Anderton following several incidents last year where ... More >>
A ‘Lord Of The Rings’ Experience
Monday, 15 January 2007, 9:15 am | Forest And Bird
A ‘Lord Of The Rings’ Experience In Ancient Kahikatea Forest World Wetlands Day 2007 on Saturday 10 February in the Waikato More >>
Chathams Ferrets Threatening Rare Birds
Thursday, 11 January 2007, 10:15 am | Forest And Bird
Ferrets sighted on the Chatham Islands could spell disaster for some of the world's rarest birds, Forest & Bird says. More >>
Need For Tougher Stance On Set Nets
Wednesday, 10 January 2007, 12:49 am | Forest And Bird
The death of a Hector’s dolphin in a recreational set net off the West Coast just weeks after interim protection measures were introduced demonstrates that those measures don’t go far enough, Forest & Bird says. More >>
Farmers could do better to clean up their act
Tuesday, 7 November 2006, 12:44 am | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird welcomes Federated Farmers’ proposal to reduce environmental impact of nutrient loss from farms by 10% in 10 years – but says they should aim to do much better. More >>
Sea lion advice encouraging
Wednesday, 20 September 2006, 1:27 pm | Forest And Bird
The yearly sealion kill quota should come down now that the Ministry of Fisheries has advised more conservative limits on the number of sealions killed in the squid fishery, Forest & Bird says. This month the ministry has revised downwards previous ... More >>
Voting opens in 2006 Bird of the Year
Monday, 18 September 2006, 10:27 am | Forest And Bird
The plucky little black robin or the magnificent royal albatross? The cheeky kea or the iconic kakapo? Or perhaps our national bird, the kiwi? Just one of New Zealand’s many fascinating native birds will be chosen as Forest & Bird’s 2006 Bird of the ... More >>
National Park must be protected from construction
Friday, 15 September 2006, 3:36 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird has called on Otago Conservation Board and Conservation Minister Chris Carter not to accept a recommendation to allow a road to be built in Mount Aspiring National Park. More >>
Face An Inconvenient Truth
Thursday, 31 August 2006, 4:02 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird is inviting Wellingtonians to Face An Inconvenient Truth for a good cause – at the movies. The film An Inconvenient Truth is a hard-hitting documentary about the challenge global warming poses to our very existence on Earth, and Forest ... More >>
Anderton pressured by legal threat on sealions
Tuesday, 29 August 2006, 11:21 am | Forest And Bird
Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton allowed the squid fishing industry to kill more sealions this year after they threatened legal action. An article in this month’s Forest & Bird magazine, written by Dave Hansford of Origin Natural History Media, shows ... More >>
Environment Canterbury urged withdrawal of Richmon
Thursday, 3 August 2006, 4:49 pm | Forest And Bird
Environment Canterbury has urged the Commissioner for Crown Lands to withdraw the proposed tenure review of the Richmond high country station on the shores of Lake Tekapo, information obtained under the Official Information Act shows. More >>
