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Takes the cake: Conservation groups celebrate with sweet creations
1+ hour, 36+ min ago (524+ words) A cake resembling a stoat caught in a trap. (Source: Thames Coast Kiwi Care) (Source: Supplied) Community conservation groups in Hauraki and Coromandel have celebrated decades of mahi by whipping up some creative culinary creations – including a cake featuring a…...
Underground counters lose track of who's visiting nature
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (881+ words) Milford Sound. (Source: 1News) The Department of Conservation's (DOC) systems for counting visitors and activities at 700 sites on public conservation land are old and plagued by delays, data loss and backlogs. By Phil Pennington of RNZ Its counters are also mostly…...
Hang on: kookaburra firmly in python's grip in Queensland
1+ week, 3+ day ago (564+ words) A video by Gladstone Region Snake Catchers shows the snake hanging off the roof of a house while gripping the bird. (Source: Other) A lucky kookaburra has had its life saved after being gripped by a snake hanging off the…...
'Ludicrous': Farmers slam hunters' plan to target female animals
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1117+ words) Wild deer in Westland. (Source: Local Democracy Reporting) West Coast farming advocates have blasted a proposal to prevent hunters from killing virile male animals as "ludicrous". By Vihan Dalal, Local Democracy Reporter The ACT Party has called for the National…...
'Overjoyed': Parrots stolen from Auckland ditched in park
3+ week, 4+ day ago (600+ words) Sun conures Nico and Mango have been reunited with their family. (Source: NZ Police) (Source: Supplied) Two parrots stolen during a burglary in Auckland have been reunited with their family after they were abandoned in a public park. Sun conures…...
Ngāi Tahu, DOC launch five new ‘national parks of the sea’
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1000+ words) Ōrau, a popular stretch of Dunedin coastline with beaches and nearshore reefs. (Source: 1News) After years of work and legal battles, five new marine reserves are about to open along the Otago and South Canterbury coast, protecting some of Aotearoa New…...
Invasive caulerpa seaweed reaches Whangārei Harbour for first time
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1045+ words) Caulerpa seaweed takes over and kills other marine life. (Source: Getty) Invasive caulerpa seaweed has spread to Whangārei Harbour for the first time. By Susan Botting for Local Democracy Reporting The ‘significant’ new find at the harbour entrance is horrifying…...
Penguin rescued after becoming tangled in New Plymouth football net
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (686+ words) Ezra Tomlinson, 10, spotted the bird caught in his goal net in the family's back garden last week. (Source: Department of Conservation) A little blue penguin scored itself an own goal last week when the kororā found itself entangled in a…...
Second memorial tree dies: Are vandals or natural causes at fault?
2+ mon, 19+ hour ago (1109+ words) Jacqui Hughes' son Kelly Hughes and granddaughter Alex Johnson with the second tree they planted in her memory that has died. (Source: Local Democracy Reporting) Family of Eastern Bay of Plenty community champion Jacqui Hughes have been heartbroken about the…...
New F1 buzz: Ancient wasp species named after Oscar Piastri
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (495+ words) Oscar Piastri in the McLaren orange, similar to the colour of the Burmese amber. (Source: Getty) With nine grand prix victories to his name, Formula One drivers are well aware of the sting McLaren ace Oscar Piastri possesses. But now…...