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Outdoor Award for Save Fiordland
Tuesday, 15 April 2014, 11:30 am | Save Fiordland
Save Fiordland is proud to receive the Wilderness Magazine - Conservation or Access Initiative of the Year Award. http://www.wildernessmag.co.nz/view/page/articles/read/conservation-or-access-initiative-of-the-year-save-fiordland/ This award was decided by national popular vote and demonstrates the support for ... More >>
Disneyland tourism has no place in Fiordland
Monday, 16 December 2013, 11:11 am | Save Fiordland
Despite the efforts that monorail proposer Bob Robertson (now the sole remaining director of Riverstone Holdings) is looking to garner public support and influence Nick Smith, Minister of Conservation, he continues to either contradict previous ... More >>
New Zealanders Rise Against Fiordland Monorail
Wednesday, 13 November 2013, 10:57 am | Save Fiordland
Conservation Minister Nick Smith’s announcement that he is still considering granting a concession to a land developer behind the Fiordland monorail proposal has rekindled public anger over the proposal, Save Fiordland Inc said today. More >>
Destructive development in World Heritage wilderness
Tuesday, 20 August 2013, 8:25 pm | Save Fiordland
If plans for a destructive monorail through Snowdon Forest World Heritage wilderness in Fiordland are approved by conservation minister Nick Smith, it will create a legal right to further destructive development in the Greenstone or Caples valleys, say ... More >>
One down, but one to go
Sunday, 21 July 2013, 1:47 pm | Save Fiordland
After celebrating the Government's decision to reject a proposal for a bus tunnel in Fiordland National Park, Save Fiordland is urging New Zealanders to voice their objections to another destructive transport proposal in this World Heritage area. More >>
Save Fiordland Welcomes Decision From Minister
Monday, 25 February 2013, 9:42 am | Save Fiordland
Today the Minister of Conservation Dr Nick Smith has issued a media statement saying he will take responsibility for determining whether the proposals for a tunnel through Fiordland and Mt Aspiring National Parks and for a monorail through the Snowdon Forest ... More >>
Helen Clark meets Save Fiordland and Stop the Tunnel groups
Monday, 19 November 2012, 7:13 pm | Save Fiordland
Helen Clark, United Nations Development Programme Administrator, has met with representatives of the Save Fiordland group from Te Anau and Glenorchy’s Stop the Tunnel group in Dunedin. More >>
Mayor of Southland applauds support on the streets
Thursday, 4 October 2012, 6:39 pm | Save Fiordland
Mayor of Southland Frana Cardno has applauded the support of New Zealanders and people from around the world who paused to sign a petition today to stop the monorail and tunnel projects in Fiordland. More >>
Forest folk rise up to protect Fiordland during Wearable Art
Thursday, 4 October 2012, 1:04 pm | Save Fiordland
The wee forest folk of Fiordland, led by the mayor of Southland, are coming out of their trees and mossy holes in Southland to protest at the disgraceful threat of a monorail and a tunnel in our beautiful World Heritage protected paradise. More >>
Gala evening in aid of Save Fiordland
Wednesday, 3 October 2012, 7:03 pm | Save Fiordland
Te Anau is gearing up for a gala evening at the Fiordland Cinema on Sunday 7 October. Tickets for New Zealand’s first cinema release screening of the documentary Yakel, have sold out a week prior to the event. The film tells the story of Vanuatu’s ... More >>
Environmental problems with proposed Snowdon Forest monorail
Thursday, 20 September 2012, 12:32 pm | Save Fiordland
Consultant reports obtained by Save Fiordland, the campaign against the destructive plan for a monorail through Snowdon Forest, raise serious questions about the potential environmental damage and the extreme difficulty of building and operating the proposed ... More >>
Save Fiordland meets Deputy Prime Minister Bill English
Sunday, 26 August 2012, 3:37 pm | Save Fiordland
Save Fiordland meets Deputy Prime Minister Bill English to tell him the monorail and road tunnel projects must be stopped in their tracks More >>
New Questions About Fiordland Link Experience Monorail Bid
Monday, 20 August 2012, 9:57 am | Save Fiordland
Pegasus Receivership Raises New Questions About Fiordland Link Experience Monorail Bid Sunday, 19 August 2012 Press Release: Save Fiordland Pegasus Town Ltd, the developer of the Pegasus township north of Christchurch, has been placed into receivership ... More >>
DOC and Government Fail to Front Up on Privatisation
Wednesday, 15 August 2012, 4:06 pm | Save Fiordland
DOC and Government Fail to Front Up on Granting of Approval-in-Principle to Wilderness Privatisation More >>
The Bad, the Worse and the Ugly Truth About the Boat-ATV-Mon
Monday, 30 July 2012, 11:16 am | Save Fiordland
The Bad, the Worse and the Ugly Truth About the Boat-ATV-Monorail Proposal Sunday, 29 July 2012 Press Release: Save Fiordland ‘Sweet Deals for Mates’ a Higher Priority For DoC and Government Than Protecting New Zealand’s World Heritage Wilderness ... More >>
‘Save Fiordland’ Incorporates, Challenges DoC and Government
Monday, 16 July 2012, 10:26 am | Save Fiordland
‘Save Fiordland’ Incorporates, Challenges DoC and Government to Do Right Thing For World Heritage Sunday, 15 July 2012 Press Release: Save Fiordland Another Large Crowd in Te Anau, as Society Enlists Members, Forms Working Groups, and Gets Down ... More >>
Save Fiordland to Welcome Conservation Minister
Tuesday, 3 July 2012, 9:55 am | Save Fiordland
As Save Fiordland continues to build a coalition of support that spreads nationwide and includes residents, business leaders, grassroots organisations, and political parties, the group is seizing a rare opportunity to express their passion and concerns ... More >>
Nationwide Support Grows for ‘Save Fiordland’ Campaign
Thursday, 28 June 2012, 10:43 am | Save Fiordland
Nationwide Support Grows for ‘Save Fiordland’ Campaign Wednesday, 27 June 2012 Press Release: Save Fiordland Packed Crowd Braves Winter Weather to Show Support for Campaign Opposing Tunnel and Monorail Proposals Last night in Te Anau, a standing-room ... More >>
'Save Fiordland' Movement Builds Momentum
Thursday, 21 June 2012, 4:01 pm | Save Fiordland
'Save Fiordland' Movement Builds Momentum to Rescue World Heritage Wilderness from Reckless Tunnel and Monorail Proposals - Public Meeting 26 June in Te Anau More >>
