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Failure to report dolphin death must be investigated
Friday, 20 May 2016, 12:25 pm | WWF
WWF-New Zealand is calling for the review of Operation Achilles, announced by the Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI), to include why a Hector’s dolphin death caught on video camera was not reported and was not included in official mortality records. More >>
Challenge 55 – saving the last Māui dolphins
Thursday, 5 May 2016, 10:37 am | WWF
On May 5, WWF-New Zealand will launch ‘Challenge 55’ where New Zealanders join forces to save the last 55 Māui dolphins. More >>
Kiwis undergo Challenge to save the last 55 Māui dolphins
Friday, 29 April 2016, 3:39 pm | WWF
Whether it’s running 55km, picking up 55kg of rubbish or baking 55 cakes, New Zealanders are helping to save one of New Zealand’s most endangered animals. More >>
Fishing industry attempts to derail Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary
Friday, 29 April 2016, 3:09 pm | WWF
WWF-New Zealand has criticised the fishing industry’s attempt to derail the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary. More >>
New Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary Bill Welcomed
Tuesday, 8 March 2016, 2:01 pm | WWF
WWF-New Zealand welcomes today’s formal introduction of the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary Bill as a major step forward in marine conservation. More >>
Govt papers prove EEZ was scratched from marine proposal
Thursday, 3 March 2016, 1:18 pm | WWF
Global conservation organisation WWF said today Marine Protected Areas Act briefing papers, released this week, prove that the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) was deliberately removed from the proposed legislation after 18 June 2015 – breaking earlier guarantees ... More >>
95% of our ocean can’t be left out of marine protection
Thursday, 17 December 2015, 9:04 am | WWF
Minister Bridges confession today that the government proposes to include only 5 per cent of New Zealand’s oceans in framework legislation designed to protect them makes no sense, said WWF. More >>
Govt fails Maui dolphins by issuing oil exploration permit
Wednesday, 16 December 2015, 12:12 pm | WWF
The New Zealand government is failing to protect the last 55 Māui dolphins by selling off rights for oil and gas exploration in the waters where they are known to swim, says global conservation organisation WWF. More >>
More immediate steps needed toward climate change
Sunday, 13 December 2015, 11:57 am | WWF
World governments finalized a global agreement today in Paris that lays a foundation for long-term efforts to fight climate change. More effort is needed to secure a path that would limit warming to 1.5C. This new agreement should be continuously ... More >>
New Zealand falls further in global climate action ranking
Wednesday, 9 December 2015, 10:04 am | WWF
New Zealand has slipped further towards the bottom of a new international league table on climate action released by European research organisation Germanwatch – the result of this government’s failure to reduce climate emissions, says WWF. ... More >>
World on brink of global climate deal
Wednesday, 25 November 2015, 11:47 am | WWF
Wellington, New Zealand (25 November) – Next week, world leaders including New Zealand PM John Key will meet in Paris where a global climate deal is expected to be agreed. More >>
Government urged to act on sea level rise warning
Thursday, 19 November 2015, 1:37 pm | WWF
The New Zealand government must address the threat that rising sea levels pose to coastal Kiwi homes, businesses and roads by taking urgent and decisive action to bring emissions down, says global conservation organisation WWF. More >>
$75,000 awarded to new ideas for nature
Thursday, 5 November 2015, 9:43 am | WWF
The Kiwi innovators behind a wasp-killing bait, an Iwi-led restoration project and a new-generation native lizard monitoring system will each be awarded a $25,000 grant to recognise their contribution to innovation in conservation. More >>
WWF’s conservation innovation awards open
Monday, 7 September 2015, 9:47 am | WWF
(Mon 7th September) The search is on for new ideas that will enhance the conservation effort in New Zealand. More >>
International research group condemns NZ's climate target
Monday, 13 July 2015, 10:20 am | WWF
(Wellington, 13 July) New analysis from an international research group has condemned New Zealand’s weak climate target said WWF today. More >>
NZ disappointing target not enough to stop dangerous climate
Tuesday, 7 July 2015, 4:28 pm | WWF
The New Zealand Government is letting down the world and the Pacific by failing to commit to do its share on climate change, said WWF today. More >>
NZ needs to make climate change a priority
Wednesday, 1 July 2015, 11:53 am | WWF
(Wellington, 1 July) As New Zealand takes up the presidency of the UN Security Council today it needs to make climate change a top priority at the council and at home, said WWF-New Zealand. More >>
Commission expresses ‘grave concerns’ for Maui’s dolphins
Monday, 22 June 2015, 2:15 pm | WWF
(Wellington, 22 June) The world’s leading whale and dolphin scientists have expressed their ‘grave concerns’ about the survival of the last 55 Maui’s dolphins, and reiterated their calls for urgent action to save these animals from imminent extinction. More >>
Ocean wealth valued at US$24 trillion, but sinking fast
Thursday, 23 April 2015, 10:31 am | WWF
The value of the ocean’s riches rivals the size of the world’s leading economies, but its resources are rapidly eroding, according to a report released by WWF today. The report, Reviving the Ocean Economy: The case for action - 2015, analyses the ... More >>
Endangered sturgeons, CITES labelling & seafood traceability
Saturday, 18 April 2015, 10:27 am | WWF
Endangered sturgeons, CITES labelling and seafood traceability to be presented at the world’s largest seafood trade event More >>
