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In with the bulldozers, out with the gravel - flood-hit farmers want change in river management
12+ hour, 51+ min ago (1159+ words) Flood-hit South Wairarapa farmer Rod Sutherland wants out. The fifth-generation farmer has been running the Pirinoa land for more than 20 years, but told RNZ the past one had been particularly challenging, with back-to-back storms causing widespread flooding. He is among…...
Farmland effective nesting habitat for endangered hoiho penguins, new research finds
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (207+ words) Farmland has been found to be an effective nesting habitat for endangered yellow-eyed penguins. Hoiho penguins are declining on the South Island, but a new study says that they can thrive on farmland without the need for expensive reforestation projects....
Volunteers keep eye on bird contest voting patterns
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (188+ words) A new voting system is being used this year to deter any irregularities in the annual Bird of the Year awards. Voting began at 9am today. The popular competition was won last year by the kerer. Forest and Bird said its…...
Stormy weather could be behind mass death of eagle rays at Porirua beach
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (177+ words) Beach clean-up volunteers were shocked to find at least 20 dead eagle rays and two Rig Sharks at Porirua Harbour. Lorraine Shaab from the Wellington Coast Clean-Up Crew said she and other volunteers made the discovery during a clean-up on Sunday…...
Growing kelp to regenerate marine areas off Wynyard Point
2+ day, 55+ min ago (217+ words) As part of the effort to regenarate the marine environment around Auckland's waterfront, a project is underway to grow baby kelp to transplant back into the water alongside former industrial land at Wynyard Point. The seaweed seedlings are being attached…...
Biodiversity gains from multi-million philanthropic investment in Abel Tasman to be handed over to DOC
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (1229+ words) A generous investment in the country's smallest national park has seen whio, pateke and kaka reintroduced into the Abel Tasman, with gorse and wilding pines also removed from the landscape. They are just some of the gains in the country's…...
Genetic switch helps land-locked whitebait adapt
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (281+ words) Research has found that whitebait can rapidly change their life-cycle and even the types of body they have in response to sudden environmental changes. Professor Jonathan Waters, from the University of Otago's Department of Zoology, says the fish undergo dramatic…...
Farah Hancock looks into the government conservation proposal
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (93+ words) RNZ Farah Hancock looks into the government conservation proposal Conservation Minister Tama Potaka has announced a controversial proposal to allow for the sale of some conservation land, will be removed from the Conservation Amendment Bill. RNZ In Depth Reporter Farah…...
Potaka ditches controversial clause in Conservation Amendment bill | RNZ
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (225+ words) Tama Potaka has been forced to do a complete u-turn and ditch a controversial clause in the Conservation Amendment bill that would have allowed the sale of some conservation land. Last week Forest and Bird released a series of maps…...
Controversial clause in Conservation Amendment Bill that allows sale of conservation land to be removed
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (1044+ words) The Conservation Minister is removing a controversial clause in a proposed law that would allow more conservation land to be sold. Tama Potaka told the Environmental Defence Society conference the country's understanding of the Conservation Amendment Bill differed to his…...