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Giant mine sneaking through under new law
Wednesday, 8 October 2003, 3:23 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest and Bird is dismayed that a massive state-owned 11 million tonne opencast coalmine is being processed under controversial new ‘limited notification’ procedures for proposals that have only a ‘minor’ impact. More >>
NZ fishers fail to meet Japanese standards
Tuesday, 16 September 2003, 5:20 pm | Forest And Bird
Measures which have lead to a 99% reduction in albatross deaths by Japanese tuna boats fishing in New Zealand waters should also apply to New Zealand boats says Forest and Bird. More >>
Molesworth Deserves Conservation Management
Tuesday, 16 September 2003, 12:18 am | Forest And Bird
Transferring the management of Molesworth Station from LINZ to the Department of Conservation (DoC) would have major benefits for conservation and public recreation, the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society says. More >>
Forest and Bird seeks GE moratorium extension
Thursday, 11 September 2003, 9:36 am | Forest And Bird
Forest and Bird today announced that it would seek an extension to the GE moratorium as a result of concerns raised by members, including concerns about the effectiveness of the Environmental Risk Management Authority (ERMA). More >>
Pests destroy wildlife while govt. sits on $4Bn
Thursday, 21 August 2003, 1:55 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest and Bird today released a table and maps of national parks showing that few national parks are receiving the pest control they need to safeguard native plants and animals. Forest and Bird obtained the maps and an associated table of figures ... More >>
Measures Needed To Safeguard Public Interest
Monday, 18 August 2003, 4:46 pm | Forest And Bird
The Government's new objectives for the high country fall short of what is needed to protect important public conservation and recreation values according to Forest and Bird. Lands Minister John Tamihere announced the new objectives today More >>
Albatross left for dead
Thursday, 14 August 2003, 1:16 pm | Forest And Bird
The draft national plan of action on seabird deaths in fisheries released today is woefully inadequate and shows an astonishing double standard by government officials the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society said. More >>
NZers To Join Round The World Albatross Expedition
Monday, 28 July 2003, 9:29 am | Forest And Bird
Two New Zealanders will be joining one of Britain's most experienced sailors on a Round the World sailing expedition to highlight the plight of the albatross. Forest and Bird staff member Carol Knutson and member Brent Stephenson will be joining renowned ... More >>
Call To PM To Protest Korean Wetland Destruction
Monday, 28 July 2003, 9:28 am | Forest And Bird
Forest and Bird is encouraging Prime Minister Helen Clark to express concerns to the South Korean Government about the destruction of a major South Korean wetland that is important for New Zealand conservation. Helen Clark is currently in South ... More >>
Call To Save Blue Duck From Functional Extinction
Monday, 30 June 2003, 10:20 am | Forest And Bird
Forest and Bird today appealed to all who love the mountains to support efforts to save the endangered blue duck (whio) from extinction following the alarming news that these birds may be gone from much of their range within 10 years. More >>
Dolphin death highlights need for protection
Friday, 6 June 2003, 1:21 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest and Bird is urging action to better protect Maui's dolphin after the seventh death of in two years. The dolphin was washed up on an Auckland West Coast beach. More >>
Forest And Bird Condemns Dumping Of Dead Possums
Thursday, 5 June 2003, 10:15 am | Forest And Bird
Forest and Bird condemns the dumping of dead possums on Great Barrier Island as a clear threat to the Island's possum-free status. More >>
Marine reserve announcement 80th birthday gift.
Monday, 24 March 2003, 7:51 am | Forest And Bird
New Zealand’s oldest conservation organization has its 80th birthday on the 28 March 2003. The Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand (Inc) was launched as the Native Bird Protection Society on 28 March 1923. More >>
The RMA - Protecting Our Clean, Green Image
Tuesday, 14 January 2003, 9:35 am | Forest And Bird
The Government is intending to pass an amendment to the Resource Management Act that will severely reduce the quality of environmental decision-making, says Forest and Bird. More >>
Hoki Fishery Should Never Have Been Certified
Tuesday, 17 December 2002, 10:00 am | Forest And Bird
The Forest and Bird Protection Society said it was stunned that the Marine Stewardship Council has upheld the certification of the New Zealand hoki fishery despite acknowledging that the originally the fishery did not meet the sustainability criteria. More >>
Parrot Disease Could Wipe Out Kakapo
Friday, 25 October 2002, 5:05 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest and Bird is calling on the government to end the importation of exotic parrots after news that exotic parrots were imported with a disease that could wipe out kakapo, kea and kaka. More >>
Kaikoura Ranges Proposed as National Park
Monday, 21 October 2002, 8:06 am | Forest And Bird
A Kaikoura Ranges national park would give dryland landscapes and their specialised rock and scree plant communities and habitats long overdue recognition, Forest and Bird Protection Society says. More >>
Orange Roughy Cut Welcomed
Friday, 4 October 2002, 9:37 am | Forest And Bird
Forest and Bird today welcomed the Minister of Fisheries, Pete Hodgson, decision to cut the catch limit for the East Coast North Island orange roughy population. But the increase to elephant fish quota endangers the threatened hector's dolphin. More >>
Forest & Bird welcomes Painted Apple Moth decision
Tuesday, 10 September 2002, 5:20 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest and Bird is hailing today's Cabinet decision on Painted Apple Moth as an investment in the future of New Zealand's native forests. More >>
Labour's environment policy scores a bare pass
Friday, 19 July 2002, 5:52 pm | Forest And Bird
Labour's environment policy scores a bare pass, but the conservation policy is much better More >>
