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Forest And Bird: Mosquitoes: Enough Is Enough
Wednesday, 14 November 2001, 5:30 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest and Bird is demanding an immediate end to the importation of dirty used vehicles, after yet another disease transmitting mosquito was found in New Zealand. More >>
Don't Buy Spiders!
Tuesday, 6 November 2001, 10:01 am | Forest And Bird
Forest and Bird is calling for immediate action following the latest find of a black widow spider in imported Californian table grapes. More >>
Environment not on dairy industry's agenda
Wednesday, 31 October 2001, 4:54 pm | Forest And Bird
The environment barely rates a mention on the agenda for the international dairy conference held in Auckland this week, says Forest and Bird. More >>
Protection Of Jackson Bay From Marine Farms
Tuesday, 30 October 2001, 11:35 am | Forest And Bird
The Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society welcomes the West Coast Regional Council's decision to decline resource consents to four marine farms in South Westland's Jackson Bay. More >>
Rarest marine dolphin threatened with extinction
Friday, 26 October 2001, 2:22 pm | Forest And Bird
The fishing industry's judicial review of the Minister of Fisheries' decision to save the North Island Hector's dolphin could help push them to extinction, says Forest and Bird. The review and interim orders mean that fishers can continue set-netting ... More >>
Trade Sanctions Against NZ Over Environmental Laws
Thursday, 18 October 2001, 5:36 pm | Forest And Bird
The Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society is concerned that the World Trade Organisation could impose draconian trade sanctions if it does not like New Zealand's environmental laws. More >>
Spiders, mosquitoes - what next?
Wednesday, 17 October 2001, 3:43 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest and Bird is calling on the government to take immediate action following the latest in a series of biosecurity failures. More >>
Marine Farming Moratorium Urgently Needed
Tuesday, 9 October 2001, 12:05 am | Forest And Bird
The grab for sea space by marine farming interests and prospective farmers is out of control and is not sustainable the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society says. More >>
Smaller Reefton Mine Proposal Still High Risk
Thursday, 30 August 2001, 11:51 am | Forest And Bird
The Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society will continue to oppose a hard rock gold mine in Victoria Conservation Park if GRD Macraes Ltd makes a new application to Conservation Minister, Sandra Lee or pursues its original application. More >>
Rally to support Sandra Lee's Reefton decision
Monday, 27 August 2001, 5:13 pm | Forest And Bird
A public rally will be held in Parliament Grounds tomorrow, Tuesday, 28 August, from 1pm to support Conservation Minister, Sandra Lee, and her decision not to approve the proposed GRD Macraes' Reefton goldmine. Messages of support for the Minister ... More >>
Macraes gold mine – three new issues
Monday, 27 August 2001, 5:09 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest and Bird today raised three new issues about the proposed GRD Macraes mine at Reefton. These new issues are: - How serious is GRD Macraes about mining at Reefton? - What benefit does mining really bring to local communities? - The private sector’s ... More >>
North Island Hector’s dolphin doomed to extinction
Monday, 13 August 2001, 3:06 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest and Bird today called on the Government to take urgent action to prevent the extinction of the North Island Hector’s dolphin. More >>
Macraes Gold Mine Is Political Test For Government
Monday, 13 August 2001, 9:42 am | Forest And Bird
The decision on whether to allow a hard rock gold mine on conservation land near Reefton is a major test of Government's commitment to sustainable development, the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society says. More >>
Reefton gold mine could eclipse Coromandel problem
Monday, 13 August 2001, 9:37 am | Forest And Bird
Forest and Bird is calling on the Government not to allow the proposed GRD Macraes gold mine to proceed. The proposed mine on conservation land at Reefton could be a bigger environmental disaster than the Coromandel mines. More >>
Innovative water management by North Shore
Monday, 13 August 2001, 9:34 am | Forest And Bird
Forest and Bird today congratulated North Shore City Council for their initiative to provide incentives to residents to install rainwater tanks. More >>
Urban water issues
Sunday, 5 August 2001, 12:37 am | Forest And Bird
Forest and Bird is calling on councils in urban areas to provide incentives for households to install rainwater tanks. This policy was supported at Forest and Bird’s recent Council Meeting. More >>
Forest And Bird Asks For Delay On Consent Hearing
Friday, 20 July 2001, 4:12 pm | Forest And Bird
The Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society is calling on Environment Canterbury to delay further consideration of a dairy conversion in Canterbury until after decisions are made on the proposed Rangitata Water Conservation Order. More >>
Deer Deal Unacceptable
Wednesday, 18 July 2001, 3:17 pm | Forest And Bird
The Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society is disappointed that the Animal Health Board has given in to a vociferous deer stalker lobby and potentially compromised its 1080 poison operation in the Blue Mountains. More >>
Farmers Need To Do More To Make Image A Reality
Tuesday, 17 July 2001, 5:13 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest and Bird today challenged Federated Farmers to actively work towards making New Zealand’s Clean Green image a reality. Federated Farmers is holding its annual conference in Rotorua today. More >>
Prominent Ecologist New Forest And Bird President
Monday, 18 June 2001, 8:57 am | Forest And Bird
Prominent Ecologist New Forest And Bird President Forest and Bird, New Zealand’s largest environmental group, has a new president - 47 year old ecologist and tourism operator, Dr Gerry McSweeney. More >>
