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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 >>

Farmers are environmentalists, too

Tuesday, 18 July 2006, 2:33 pm | Forest And Bird

18 July 2006 - Wellington Forest & Bird media release for immediate use Farmers are environmentalists, too Federated Farmers President Charlie Pedersen does farmers a disservice by attacking environmentalists, Forest & Bird Advocacy Manager Kevin ... More >>

Tree hackers' punishment applauded

Monday, 17 July 2006, 5:04 pm | Forest And Bird

Forest & Bird has applauded a judge for handing down a hefty fine against property developers who chopped down a mature kowhai in central Wellington. OEC, owned by John and Michael Chow, ordered the hacking of branches off a protected 70-year-old ... More >>

Forest & Bird pleased otter is caught

Monday, 10 July 2006, 3:33 pm | Forest And Bird

Forest & Bird today congratulated the Department of Conservation and Auckland Zoo on their efforts in recapturing the escaped otter, Jin. North Island Field Co-ordinator David Pattemore said it was a relief that the otter was finally back in captivity ... More >>

Kiwis sign up to "Save Our Sealions"

Wednesday, 14 June 2006, 11:42 am | Forest And Bird

More than a thousand New Zealanders in one week have signed a petition to save sealions from being killed in squid fishing nets. Forest & Bird launched the on-line petition to Save Our Sealions a week ago (June 7) to coincide with World Ocean Day and in ... More >>