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Conservation and recreation groups unite to protect wild rivers
October 28, 2009
Eight leading conservation and outdoor recreation groups have combined to fight for New Zealand’s wild rivers.
Government must clean up existing mines
October 21, 2009
The Government should sort out environmental degradation caused by existing mines rather than proposing new ones on core conservation land, Forest ...
Popular songbird nests on Chatham Islands mainland
October 20, 2009
New Zealand’s fifth most popular bird, the tui, has started breeding on the Chatham Islands’ main island after a successful transfer of ...
Kiwi flies in Forest & Bird's Bird of the Year poll
October 14, 2009
New Zealand’s national bird, the kiwi, has won Forest & Bird’s title of Bird of the Year for 2009.
Forest & Bird launches appeal to rebuild Ruapehu lodge
October 11, 2009
Independent conservation organisation Forest & Bird has launched an appeal to raise funds to replace its Ruapehu lodge, which burnt down last ...
New Zealanders flock to the polls
October 8, 2009
The tiny rifleman has flitted to the lead as the surprise frontrunner in Forest & Bird’s search for ‘Bird of the Year’.
Forest & Bird warning over commercial seaweed harvest
September 29, 2009
Extending commercial harvesting of seaweed around most of the North Island coastline risks damage to the fragile coastal environment, Forest & ...
Forest & Bird’s Bird of the Year poll opens soon
September 10, 2009
TV presenter Jeremy Wells is throwing his celebrity weight behind the royal spoonbill in Forest & Bird’s Bird of the Year poll, which opens ...
Rare kokako to sing in the Waitakere Ranges once again
September 8, 2009
The haunting melody of the endangered kokako is returning to the Waitakere Ranges after an absence of more than 60 years.
Forest & Bird backs Waitutu aerial pest control
August 28, 2009
Independent conservation organisation Forest & Bird is delighted that aerial pest control is planned for the Waitutu Forest in Southland.