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End Of An Era: Judy Gilbert Steps Down As Windy Hill Sanctuary Manager After Three Decades

In a major milestone for local conservation, Judy Gilbert has announced she is stepping down from her role as Manager of the Windy Hill Rosalie Bay Catchment Trust and Windy Hill Sanctuary. After nearly thirty years of steadfast commitment, Gilbert…

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…

A takahē and a tuatara have been filmed engaging in a bush-floor stoush in a new video captured by a quick-thinking DOC Ranger. Photo / DoC

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…

Transit cancellations: Ferry cancelled: SeaLink — Whangaparapara → Auckland City · Thu, 15 Oct 2:00pm. See live status. · Ferry cancelled: SeaLink — Auckland City → Whangaparapara · Thu, 15 Oct 7:30am. See live status.