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Forest & Bird reveals Government mining plans
March 14, 2010
Conservation organisation Forest & Bird has uncovered Government plans to allow mining in 7000 hectares of high-value conservation land in the ...
Forest & Bird echoes scientist’s fears about fish
March 9, 2010
Independent conservation organisation Forest & Bird applauds fisheries scientist John McKoy for speaking up about the guesswork used to manage ...
Forest & Bird welcomes ruling on Hector’s dolphins
February 23, 2010
Independent conservation organisation Forest & Bird welcomes the High Court judgement today endorsing most measures announced in 2008 to protect ...
Forest & Bird says covenants will not protect Mackenzie
February 8, 2010
Independent conservation organisation Forest & Bird believes turning Crown-owned Mackenzie Basin pastoral land into private land with covenants ...
Forest & Bird uncovers Government pressure to privatise Mackenzie
February 7, 2010
Independent conservation organisation Forest & Bird has obtained documents under the Official Information Act that reveal the Government is ...
Forest & Bird calls for more action to stop turning Mackenzie Basin into giant farm
January 28, 2010
Forest & Bird welcomes the Government’s call-in of the Mackenzie Basin factory farm consents, but says this will not stop the growing ...
Forest & Bird concerned at new sea lion kill quota
December 17, 2009
Independent conservation organisation Forest & Bird believes Fisheries Minister Phil Heatley should have set a lower sea lion kill quota for this ...
Turia welcomes effort to save longfin eels
December 3, 2009
Press Release from the Maori Party
Politicians to join nationwide wild river weekend
November 26, 2009
Fun events are being held at 10 rivers around New Zealand this weekend to celebrate wild rivers and highlight the need to protect them from ...
Groups join forces to save the longfin eel
November 25, 2009
A coalition of environmental groups, Maori, and Massey University researchers are calling on the public to sign a petition asking for a moratorium on ...