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End Of State Sponsored Logging A Conservation Gain
Monday, 25 March 2002, 3:20 pm | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
End Of State Sponsored Logging And Protection Of West Coast Native Forests Is Major Conservation Gain More >>
1080 Reassessment
Wednesday, 20 March 2002, 3:34 pm | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
The reassessment of 1080 by ERMA provides a welcome opportunity to put all the facts on 1080 on the table, says Forest and Bird. More >>
Forest and Bird 1080 Fact Sheet
Wednesday, 20 March 2002, 12:21 am | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
Allowing native birds and forests to flourish once more: Introduced pests such as possums, deer, stoats and rats pose the single biggest threat to our native forests and wildlife, many of which are literally being eaten to extinction. Forest and Bird ... More >>
Waiheke Marine Reserve Decision Welcomed
Thursday, 14 March 2002, 10:09 am | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
Forest and Bird welcomes the Minister of Conservation's approval of a marine reserve application for Te Matuku on Waiheke Island. Forest and Bird is the applicant for the Te Matuku Marine Reserve. More >>
Groups Rally To Save Hector's Dolphin
Tuesday, 12 March 2002, 4:57 pm | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
Local residents and conservation groups are joining forces to save North Island Hector's dolphin. A funeral walk will be held at Awhitu Peninsula on Sunday 17 March to mark the recent deaths of three dolphins in the area. The full walk will start ... More >>
Urgent Action Needed On Hector's Dolphin
Thursday, 7 March 2002, 9:14 am | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
The Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society called on the Minister of Fisheries to take urgent action to protect the critically endangered North Island Hector's dolphin. More >>
Marine Farms Affect Dusky Dolphins
Wednesday, 27 February 2002, 11:51 am | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
No further marine farms should be approved in areas used by marine mammals until substantially more research is done to identify mammal feeding and breeding habitats, the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society says. More >>
Kapiti Island Homestay Risks Island's Ecology
Wednesday, 20 February 2002, 2:09 pm | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
The application to develop a homestay on Kapiti Island creates unacceptable risks to the island's unique and fragile ecosystem says Forest and Bird. More >>
Marlborough Sounds Fisheries Crisis
Tuesday, 5 February 2002, 11:14 am | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
As part of its I love marine reserves campaign, Forest and Bird is calling for a network of marine reserves to be established throughout the Marlborough Sounds to help solve the fisheries crisis. Currently there is one formal marine reserve and ... More >>
Changes To Marine Reserves Act Welcomed
Thursday, 31 January 2002, 10:03 am | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
Forest and Bird today welcomed the changes proposed to the Marine Reserves Act announced by the Minister of Conservation, Sandra Lee. More >>
Incident Highlights Need For Ferret Ban
Tuesday, 22 January 2002, 1:24 pm | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
Forest and Bird is calling for a ban on pet ferrets, after five ferrets were taken to Great Barrier Island recently. More >>
Urgent Action Needed To Save Albatross And Petrels
Wednesday, 19 December 2001, 2:10 pm | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
The Forest and Bird Protection Society calls on the government to immediately close the ling long-line fishery to reduce further seabird by catch. The Minister of Conservation today reported that in one trip a long line vessel fishing for ling had caught over ... More >>
Spread of moth is a biosecurity emergency
Monday, 3 December 2001, 4:54 pm | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
Forest and Bird and the Waitakere Ranges Protection Society are jointly calling on the Government to use emergency provisions under the Biosecurity Act to deal with the incursion of painted apple moth (PAM) in Auckland. The groups are critical of ... More >>
Scene Set For Marine Farming Gold Rush
Friday, 16 November 2001, 11:32 am | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
The Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society is dismayed with the decision by Auckland Regional Council to allow a 30 hectare mussel farm off South Kaipara Head. More >>
10 Years Of The RMA
Tuesday, 2 October 2001, 11:46 am | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
The Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society today celebrated the tenth birthday of the Resource Management Act (RMA). More >>
Overfishing Of Orange Roughy And Hoki Continues
Monday, 1 October 2001, 11:46 am | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
Forest and Bird today criticised the Minister of Fisheries, Pete Hodgson, for failing to make greater reductions in orange roughy and hoki catch limits. More >>
Organisations Write In Support Of Sandra Lee
Tuesday, 28 August 2001, 12:40 am | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
New Zealand's leading conservation and environmental organisations today expressed their confidence in Conservation Minister, Sandra Lee and support for her decision on GRD Macraes' proposed Reefton goldmine. More >>
NZ Needs An Environmental Protection Agency
Wednesday, 22 August 2001, 10:17 am | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
Forest and Bird says that the GRD Macraes controversy shows that New Zealand needs an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to protect New Zealand’s clean, green image and make it a reality. A report recently released by the Ministry for the Environment ... More >>
Macraes Mine: Clean Green Versus Dirty Development
Tuesday, 21 August 2001, 2:42 pm | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
Forest and Bird says that by declining the GRD Macraes’ mine, the Minister of Conservation has assisted the Government make a strategic decision in support of a “clean and green” development path for New Zealand. More >>
Decision On Macraes' Mine Common Sense
Monday, 20 August 2001, 10:09 am | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
Conservation Minister, Sandra Lee's decision to decline consent to GRD Macraes' mining access application is environmental common sense, Forest and Bird says. More >>
