Little Barrier Island Anchoring Ban as Caulerpa Crackdown Widens
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Visitor Levy Funds Poison and Trapping in National Parks
The government has announced that $22 million collected from international visitors will be used over the next three years to fund large-scale poison and trapping operations, and goat culls across New Zealand’s national parks and offshore islands. Conservation Minister Tama…
Anamata Rises from the Ashes: Community Celebrates Full Reopening
The Tip Shop (Anamata Recycling) has officially reopened its doors following months of repairs after the fire that tore through its main shed last December. Locals gathered for a blessing, barbeque, and cake to mark the occasion — a moment…
Bid launched to outlaw private helipads in residential areas
Auckland councillors will soon consider a move to ban private helipads in residential areas across Auckland. Waitematā and Gulf councillor Mike Lee, whose ward covers the entire Hauraki Gulf, is bringing two notices of motion to the policy and planning…
Barrier Poised for Luxury Cruise Boost
Great Barrier will be promoted to international visitors as part of a luxury cruise land program this summer, as cruise operator Oceania Cruises brings its 1,250-guest ship Riviera to New Zealand for the first time. The ship will not call…
Barrier EV Dream: Can Solar Power Save Our Wallets
This article first appeared on aoteagbi.news on February 9, 2024.
Navy divers neutralise Second World War mines in Hauraki Gulf
Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) divers have safely disposed of Second World War-era mines recently discovered on the seafloor near Auckland. The mines, which were more than 80 years old, were originally part of a defensive minefield laid in the…
New Zealand fisheries among world’s most sustainable, but critics say more could be done
A United Nations report has ranked New Zealand’s fisheries among the most sustainable on the planet, crediting decades of management and the pioneering quota system introduced in 1986. “The report compared fisheries around the world and found the region including…
Duck That: The Predator-Free Grift Gears Up for Aotea
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