How the discovery of an extinct shelduck highlights the rich ancient biodiversity of the Chatham Islands (Rēkohu)
Photo / Sasha Votyakova/Te Papa , CC BY-ND
Greenpeace petition reignites call for bottom trawling ban in Hauraki Gulf
Greenpeace has launched a fresh petition calling on Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones to ban bottom trawling, scallop dredging, and Danish seining across the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park. The campaign argues that a century of seabed damage from mobile…
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
Photo / Jasus Edwards
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…