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Forest & Bird names Hou the kakapo chick
Friday, 13 November 2009, 10:40 am | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird has named “its” kakapo Hou (meaning fresh and new) in celebration of the bumper crop of kakapo hatched last season. Last breeding season was a record one for the kakapo, with 33 kakapo chicks surviving, taking the total kakapo population ... More >>
Brownlee comments on Mokihinui dam welcomed
Wednesday, 4 November 2009, 1:51 pm | Forest And Bird
Wild rivers campaign groups have welcomed comments by Energy Minister Gerry Brownlee that a hydro dam on the West Coast’s Mokihinui River will “not go ahead”. More >>
Snapper slips in latest Forest & Bird Fish Guide
Tuesday, 3 November 2009, 10:00 am | Forest And Bird
Snapper, scallops, skate, bluenose and bigeye and yellowfin tuna have slipped in the rankings in Forest & Bird’s latest Best Fish Guide launched today. They are all among the worst choices for seafood consumers. The wallet guide – which is ... More >>
Government must clean up existing mines
Wednesday, 21 October 2009, 2:13 pm | Forest And Bird
The Government should sort out environmental degradation caused by existing mines rather than proposing new ones on core conservation land, Forest & Bird says. More >>
Popular songbird nests on Chatham Islands mainland
Wednesday, 21 October 2009, 10:21 am | Forest And Bird
New Zealand’s fifth most popular bird, the tui, has started breeding on the Chatham Islands’ main island after a successful transfer of 14 Chatham Islands tui to the main island earlier this year. More >>
Popular songbird nests on Chatham Islands mainland
Tuesday, 20 October 2009, 2:48 pm | Forest And Bird
New Zealand’s fifth most popular bird, the tui, has started breeding on the Chatham Islands’ main island after a successful transfer of 14 Chatham Islands tui to the main island earlier this year. More >>
Kiwi flies in Bird of Year competition
Thursday, 15 October 2009, 10:51 am | Forest And Bird
New Zealand’s national bird, the kiwi, has won Forest & Bird’s title of Bird of the Year for 2009. In a flying finish, this earth-bound bird winged its way to victory with 1586 votes, only taking the lead in the final days of polling. The kiwi ... More >>
New Zealanders flock to the polls
Thursday, 8 October 2009, 2:58 pm | Forest And Bird
The tiny rifleman has flitted to the lead as the surprise frontrunner in Forest & Bird’s search for ‘Bird of the Year’. With nearly a week to till polls close, a record turn-out of nearly 7000 people have cast their votes online. More >>
Forest & Bird warning over seaweed harvest
Tuesday, 29 September 2009, 2:50 pm | Forest And Bird
Extending commercial harvesting of seaweed around most of the North Island coastline risks damage to the fragile coastal environment, Forest & Bird says. More >>
Forest & Bird’s Bird of the Year Poll opens
Friday, 11 September 2009, 11:49 am | Forest And Bird
TV presenter Jeremy Wells is throwing his celebrity weight behind the royal spoonbill in Forest & Bird’s Bird of the Year Poll, which opens on Monday (September 14). More >>
Government undermines high country protection
Wednesday, 26 August 2009, 4:18 pm | Forest And Bird
The Government has set back progress in protecting New Zealand’s iconic high country by a decade, Forest & Bird says. Agriculture Minister David Carter and Land Information Minister Maurice Williamson announced today that the Government will rescind the ... More >>
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 >>
