Plans to ‘De-Extinct’ the Moa Raise Eyebrows
Photo / Heinrich Harder (1858-1935)
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…
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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Bush Battle on Tiritiri: Tuatara and Takahē Caught in Wild Scrap
They’re both rare, prehistoric-looking icons of the New Zealand bush. But it turns out even the nation’s most protected species aren’t above a good old-fashioned scrap. In bizarre footage snapped by Department of Conservation (DoC) ranger Nick Fisentzidis on Tiritiri…
Venomous Sea Snake Found on Flat Island Near Port Fitzroy
A venomous yellow-bellied sea snake has been discovered washed up on Flat Island, just off the coast of Great Barrier Island, near Port Fitzroy. This marks the third such find in New Zealand within the last two weeks. According to…
Inner Hauraki Gulf Crayfish Ban Sparks Fears for Great Barrier
A three-year ban on commercial and recreational crayfish (spiny rock lobster) fishing in the inner Hauraki Gulf will come into effect on April 1st, 2025, the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries has confirmed. The move is aimed at rebuilding the…
Waiheke Island to Become Auckland’s First Urban Kiwi Habitat
In mid-May, Waiheke Island will become the first urban area in Auckland where kiwi have been released. 10 kiwi will be transferred from neighbouring Pōnui Island to Te Matuku Peninsula at the eastern end of Te Motu-ārai-roa/Waiheke Island. Save the…
Viral Video: Octopus Riding Shark in Hauraki Gulf Becomes International Sensation
International media and scientific organisations are lapping up footage of a real life ‘Sharktopus’ filmed in the Hauraki Gulf. Marine biologist Professor Rochelle Constantine said the encounter in December 2023 was a tale to top them all. In a post…
Solar-Powered Trackers Uncover Kākā’s Hidden Adventures
Louise Mack is the Assistant Trust Manager at Windy Hill Sanctuary, a community-led conservation project established by Judy Gilbert in 2001. The sanctuary's mission is to sustain and enhance the biodiversity of the area by removing invasive plants and animals,…