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Conservation challenges laid down
Monday, 26 June 2006, 2:30 pm | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
Conservation has come a long way in the last two decades, but serious challenges lie ahead, outgoing Director-General of Conservation Hugh Logan told Forest & Bird’s 83rd AGM this weekend. More >>
Kiwis sign up to “Save Our Sealions”
Wednesday, 14 June 2006, 11:59 am | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
More than a thousand New Zealanders in one week have signed a petition to save sealions from being killed in squid fishing nets. More >>
Don't let TrustPower steal the Wairau
Monday, 12 June 2006, 1:36 pm | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
If TrustPower's plans to build a hydro-electric power scheme on the Wairau River goes ahead it will destroy one of New Zealand's most magnificent braided rivers, and the endangered wildlife that lives there, Forest & Bird says. More >>
Anderton defends killing sealions on Oceans Day
Thursday, 8 June 2006, 10:13 am | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
Forest & Bird rejects criticism by Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton that it is “misinformed” in opposing the killing of sealions by the squid fishing industry. More >>
Marine farm decision disappoints
Thursday, 1 June 2006, 5:09 pm | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
Forest & Bird is disappointed by the Ministry of Fisheries’ decision to grant preliminary approval to a marine farm on the West Coast of the South Island. More >>
Failure to protect trees is breaking the law
Friday, 26 May 2006, 4:40 pm | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
Whangarei District Council is not fulfilling its legal obligations to protect significant native trees on private land, Forest & Bird says. More >>
Council change of heart on Kaipara protection
Wednesday, 24 May 2006, 4:38 pm | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
Forest & Bird has applauded Auckland Regional Council's decision to withdraw a proposal in its coastal plan to allow marine farming in the southern Kaipara Harbour More >>
Hoki should lose "sustainable" tag
Tuesday, 16 May 2006, 2:31 pm | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
The New Zealand hoki fishery should lose its Marine Stewardship Council certification as a sustainable fishery, Forest & Bird Advocacy Manager Kevin Hackwell says. More >>
Hokitika walkway decision welcomed
Saturday, 13 May 2006, 2:12 pm | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
Hokitika walkway decision welcomed Forest & Bird has welcomed the Department of Conservation’s decision to decline consent for a treetops walkway, cafe and souvenir shop in the Hokitika Gorge Scenic Reserve. “This decision is a welcome precedent ... More >>
Dolphin deaths highlight need for urgent action
Tuesday, 2 May 2006, 5:28 pm | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
Deaths of 19 Hector’s dolphins reported over summer highlights the urgent need for the government to put in place its long-promised species management plans, Forest & Bird says. More >>
Coastal development threatens rare birds
Friday, 28 April 2006, 3:51 pm | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
New Zealand fairy terns may be the most critically endangered bird in New Zealand, and perhaps even the world’s rarest tern, new DNA evidence suggests. More >>
Ministers' decision fails snails
Wednesday, 12 April 2006, 5:02 pm | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
Today's decision by the Conservation and Associate Energy Ministers to permit Solid Energy to transfer 250 Powelliphanta "Augustus" snails and then mine their main natural habitat on Mt Augustus risks the continued survival of the species, says Forest & ... More >>
NZ sea lion 'kill quota' increase unjustified
Tuesday, 11 April 2006, 5:08 pm | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
The 55% mid-season increase in the number of NZ sea lions that the squid fishing industry will be allowed to kill this season is unjustified, Forest & Bird said today. More >>
Minister's decision on marina applauded
Tuesday, 7 March 2006, 5:20 pm | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
Minister of Conservation Chris Carter's decision today to decline an application for a controversial marina at Whangamata has been applauded by Forest & Bird. More >>
Cypress mine site wetland values worth protecting
Thursday, 2 February 2006, 4:59 pm | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
If State coalminer Solid Energy's proposed open cast Cypress mine proceeds, many significant conservation values will be lost, according to Forest and Bird. More >>
New marine protected area policy a good start
Tuesday, 31 January 2006, 5:00 pm | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
Forest and Bird today welcomed the Government announcement of a new Marine Protected Areas (MPA) Policy as a step in the right direction. More >>
Nuggets should go first
Monday, 30 January 2006, 6:55 pm | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
Forest and Bird is disappointed that the Nuggets marine reserve proposal has again been delayed when it was so close to being advertised by the Department of Conservation. More >>
Defects in TrustPower's Wairau proposals
Thursday, 12 January 2006, 11:00 am | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
Independent reports for Marlborough District Council reveal glaring inadequacies in TrustPower's application for a hydro scheme on the Wairau River, Marlborough, Forest and Bird said today. More >>
Govt. climate change policy in tatters?
Thursday, 22 December 2005, 11:04 am | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
Forest and Bird is urging the Government to put climate change back into the Resource Management Act (RMA) after the Government’s announcement today that it was abandoning a carbon charge. More >>
Court decision offers snail better future
Friday, 16 December 2005, 4:16 pm | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
The High Court has today determined that the state coalminer, Solid Energy, must apply to both the Ministers of Conservation and Energy for permission to clear and mine the only remaining habitat of the endangered giant land snail Powelliphanta ... More >>
