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Treaty of Waitangi and kiwi hero recognised
Monday, 28 June 2004, 10:44 am | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
Writer David Young will talk about the Treaty of Waitangi and conservation at Forest and Bird's 2004 Annual Conference. David will deliver the Sanderson Memorial lecture at 8.00pm Saturday 26 June Kingsgate Hotel 355 Willis Street. More >>
Endorsement for Government wildlands programme
Monday, 28 June 2004, 10:43 am | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
The Government's Public Wildland's Programme is the eastern equivalent of the protection of the West Coast's magnificent rain forests. Representatives at Forest and Bird's Annual Conference today unanimously endorsed the Government's new Public Wildlands ... More >>
Time to stop dogs killing kiwi
Monday, 28 June 2004, 10:42 am | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
The Department of Conservation is not doing enough to prevent kiwi from being killed by dogs on the loose in national parks in spite of legislation banning dogs from national parks. More >>
100,000 Albatross Petition Presented To UN
Monday, 28 June 2004, 12:53 am | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
United Nations delegates in Rome were today urged to halt the illegal pirate fishing which is responsible for the mass slaughter of albatrosses in the Southern Ocean when a 100,000 signature petition organised by Forest and Bird on behalf of the BirdLife ... More >>
Cypress open cast mine very disappointing
Tuesday, 22 June 2004, 8:39 am | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
The consent conditions for a new huge open cast mine are not adequate to manage the adverse impacts on water quality, natural character, landscape, vegetation or wildlife, according to Forest and Bird. More >>
Non complying Hoki fishery may lose certification
Monday, 21 June 2004, 9:03 am | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
Audit reports reveal that the New Zealand hoki fishery may lose its sustainability certification because it is not complying with its requirements. More >>
Albatross Voyage Ends - Next step World Campaign
Monday, 21 June 2004, 9:01 am | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
A 100,000 signature New Zealand organized international petition will this week be presented by sailor John Ridgway to a meeting in Rome of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). More >>
Ministry of Fisheries doesn't know own Act
Monday, 14 June 2004, 9:31 am | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
Hot on the heels of a failed paua poaching prosecution, the Ministry of Fisheries again fudged the Fisheries Act when it launched an attack on senior lecturer in economics and public policy Cath Wallace. More >>
Learn the difference between gorse and kahikatea!
Thursday, 10 June 2004, 3:24 pm | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
"Most school children in this country would be able to tell the difference between a kahikatea tree and a gorse bush, even if United MP Gordon Copeland cannot," Forest and Bird's Conservation Manager Kevin Hackwell said today. More >>
Orange roughy fishers urged to keep to the facts
Tuesday, 8 June 2004, 11:48 am | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
Claims made to the media today by the Orange Roughy Management Company are contradicted by publicly available research. More >>
Ministry of Fisheries' claims misleading
Friday, 4 June 2004, 9:08 am | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
The Ministry of Fisheries (MFish) was today accused of misleading the public by claiming they had good information with which to "advise on the sustainability of 60-70 percent of New Zealand's commercial fisheries". More >>
Fishing industry challenged to ‘pull up its stocks
Thursday, 3 June 2004, 11:15 am | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
Consumers will now have the power to choose fish from fisheries that do less harm to the environment. Forest and Bird today launched the ‘Best Fish Guide’, the first guide to rank the ecological sustainability of New Zealand's 62 commercial marine ... More >>
Court fee increase another blow for environ-care
Wednesday, 2 June 2004, 9:23 am | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
Forest and Bird is warning that Environment Court fee increases are another blow to environmental protection in New Zealand. More >>
Crown agency attends anti-Govt strategy meeting
Tuesday, 1 June 2004, 11:56 am | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
Land Information New Zealand (LINZ), the government department charged with processing high country tenure reviews, is today attending a strategy meeting in Christchurch, arranged by a group of lessees who are running a campaign against the Government's ... More >>
Farmers commended for Clent Hills protection
Tuesday, 1 June 2004, 12:32 am | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
Forest and Bird today welcomed the Government's announcement that agreement had been reached with high country farmers to protect high country land on Clent Hills station adjacent to Lake Heron. Forest and Bird commended the farmers on their initiative ... More >>
Thanks Auckland for putting up with the spray!
Monday, 31 May 2004, 10:45 am | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
Forest and Bird today thanked the people of Auckland for putting up with the spray programme to eradicate the Painted Apple Moth. More >>
Unsustainable hoki should lose accreditation
Monday, 31 May 2004, 10:43 am | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
Forest and Bird today called on the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) to withdraw its accreditation of the hoki fishery after news that fishing for the species needs to be cut by up to half of last year's catch to prevent the hoki fisheries' collapse. More >>
Projects Cut To Pay For Project Ark
Thursday, 27 May 2004, 9:29 am | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
Forest and Bird today released a list of 55 projects worth $910,000 that have been cut to pay for Project Ark, a project to protect threatened species in pest plague years. Forest and Bird obtained the list from the Department of Conservation under ... More >>
Unsustainable hoki should lose accreditation
Tuesday, 25 May 2004, 12:24 am | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
Forest and Bird today called on the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) to withdraw its accreditation of the hoki fishery after news that fishing for the species needs to be cut by up to half of last year's catch to prevent the hoki fisheries' collapse. More >>
Common border could mean snakes in your garden
Tuesday, 18 May 2004, 9:29 am | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
Forest and Bird is warning that a common border between New Zealand and Australia could result in more pest invasions unless biosecurity measures remain tight. More >>
