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RMA changes swing against ordinary Kiwis
Tuesday, 3 February 2009, 5:18 pm | Forest And Bird
Conservation group Forest & Bird believes changes to the Resource Management Act announced today will make it harder for ordinary Kiwis to have a say in protecting the environment from unsustainable development. More >>
Hector in Wgtn to thank parliament for set net ban
Friday, 30 January 2009, 2:51 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest &Bird is encouraged by Wednesday’s sighting of a Hector’s dolphin in Wellington harbour as a sign that the dolphins have come to say thank-you for the set net ban introduced in May 2008. More >>
Sea lion kill quota cut welcome, must go further
Wednesday, 28 January 2009, 9:52 am | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird has welcomed a reduction in the number of sea lions the southern squid fishery will kill this season – but says the number of sea lion deaths still needs to be much lower. More >>
minister must cut sea lion kill quota
Tuesday, 27 January 2009, 2:18 pm | Forest And Bird
A record drop in the number of New Zealand sea lion pups means the Fisheries Minister must cut the number of sea lions killed in the southern squid fishery, Forest & Bird says. More >>
Forest & Bird condemns 40% rise in sea lion quota
Sunday, 21 December 2008, 5:00 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird is shocked that squid fishers will be allowed to kill 40 per cent more threatened New Zealand sea lions in the coming season. More >>
Partnership will help kakapo keep on booming
Friday, 5 December 2008, 9:25 am | Forest And Bird
Rio Tinto Alcan NZ, the Department of Conservation and Forest & Bird have signed up to a renewed partnership programme to support efforts to help the kakapo. More >>
Election result one for the birds
Saturday, 8 November 2008, 1:16 pm | Forest And Bird
The kakapo today declared election victory in Forest & Bird’s annual Bird of the Year contest. More >>
Forest & Bird media release for immediate use
Friday, 7 November 2008, 8:59 am | Forest And Bird
Labour’s conservation policy contains some good commitments but also some contradictions, Forest & Bird says. More >>
Government fails to stop shark finning
Thursday, 23 October 2008, 3:55 pm | Forest And Bird
The Government’s plan of action on sharks does little to protect them because it continues to allow shark finning, Forest & Bird says. More >>
NZ sea lions on red alert
Monday, 13 October 2008, 1:27 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird urges the Ministry of Fisheries to do more to protect endangered New Zealand sea lions, which have been relisted as a declining population on the World Conservation Union (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. More >>
High-flying poll opens
Tuesday, 7 October 2008, 10:23 am | Forest And Bird
Voting opens tomorrow (Tuesday, October 7) in New Zealand’s most critical election: Forest & Bird’s Bird of the Year poll. More >>
Rivers get dirtier under Clean Streams Accord
Thursday, 2 October 2008, 2:02 pm | Forest And Bird
Waterways in many areas are more polluted than they were five years ago when the voluntary Clean Streams Accord was set up, according to a report released today by Forest & Bird and Fish & Game New Zealand. More >>
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 >>
