Keeping up with the Green Hut Track Group
MIL OSI – Source: Department of Conservation – Release/Statement Headline: Keeping up with the Green Hut Track Group By Ali Rogers, DOC. There’s a fantastic and dedicated group of volunteers in Dunedin. They head out every Wednesday, rain or shine, and clear DOC’s back-country tracks for hikers to enjoy. The Green Hut Track Group have […]
Read More →Arctic Sea Ice at Near-Record Lows
MIL OSI – Source: World Wildlife Fund – Release/Statement Headline: Arctic Sea Ice at Near-Record Lows Date September 18, 2017 Media Contact In This Press Release In response to the announcement from the National Snow and Ice Data Center on the Arctic summer sea ice extent, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) released the following statement from David Aplin, […]
Read More →Five hundred households trapping pests in Porirua
MIL OSI – Source: Department of Conservation – Release/Statement Headline: Five hundred households trapping pests in Porirua Date: 25 July 2017 Local boy Jonny Sutherland (6) with a trap box in his gardenImage: Dave Sutherland © Titahi Bay joins five other Porirua suburbs which have converted over five hundred residents to rat-killers over the past year, […]
Read More →Jumbo Hut closed until further notice
MIL OSI – Source: Department of Conservation – Release/Statement Headline: Jumbo Hut closed until further notice Date: 21 July 2017 Acting DOC Operations Manager Briggs Pilkington said an engineering report in July identified that Jumbo Hut may be unsafe in extreme wind and heavy snow events. “Safety of users is DOC’s highest priority for managing structures […]
Read More →Bad weather and broody birds postpone takahē translocation
MIL OSI – Source: Department of Conservation – Release/Statement Headline: Bad weather and broody birds postpone takahē translocation In a significant step for the Takahē Recovery Programme, 23 takahē were due to arrive at their new home at Gouland Downs on the Heaphy Track in Kahurangi National Park this month, followed by another seven in […]
Read More →Help keep Abel Tasman National Park islands predator-free
MIL OSI – Source: Department of Conservation – Release/Statement Headline: Help keep Abel Tasman National Park islands predator-free DOC aims to keep the islands free from pests including rats and mice in order to create a safe haven for native species living there. The call for public help comes after this week’s completion of an […]
Read More →Not too late to become a Habitat Hero
MIL OSI – Source: Department of Conservation – Release/Statement Headline: Not too late to become a Habitat Hero Date: 25 August 2017 DOC’s national competition, now in its third year, asks students to investigate the health of their local environment and come up with ideas about how they could make it better. DOC’s Outreach and Education […]
Read More →Hazard on Red Crater, Tongariro Alpine Crossing
MIL OSI – Source: Department of Conservation – Release/Statement Headline: Hazard on Red Crater, Tongariro Alpine Crossing Date: 25 August 2017 A cornice (an undercut ledge) has developed on Red Crater which poses an immediate hazard to hikers if they don’t recognise the danger it represents. If hikers walk onto the cornice it could collapse under […]
Read More →Appointment of positions to Guardians of lakes Manapouri, Monowai and Te Anau
MIL OSI – Source: Department of Conservation – Release/Statement Headline: Appointment of positions to Guardians of lakes Manapouri, Monowai and Te Anau Date: 25 August 2017 There have been three new appointments and one re-appointment. “I am pleased to advise of the re-appointment of Darryl Sycamore to the Guardians of Lakes Manapouri, Monowai and Te Anau”, Ms. […]
Read More →Drivers urged to slow down for kea
MIL OSI – Source: Department of Conservation – Release/Statement Headline: Drivers urged to slow down for kea Two kea were struck by vehicles on State Highway 73 in the South Island yesterday. The birds were hit, one of them by a truck, near Viaduct Lookout or Deaths Corner just to the west of Arthur’s Pass. […]
Read More →Planting with Ngā Rauru Kiitahi Iwi
MIL OSI – Source: Department of Conservation – Release/Statement Headline: Planting with Ngā Rauru Kiitahi Iwi Date: 30 August 2017 More than 900 trees, flax and sedges are now protecting the banks of the Waiau Stream thanks to the lead role of Ngā Rauru Kiitahi members, and efforts of Castlecliff School students and the Department of […]
Read More →Rogue rat sparks biosecurity response
MIL OSI – Source: Department of Conservation – Release/Statement Headline: Rogue rat sparks biosecurity response Conservation dogs Gadget and Wai with handler Jane Tansell, arriving on Resolution Island to search for ratsImage: Sandra King Greg Lind, DOC Operations Manager (Te Anau) said a male ship rat was discovered by DOC Rangers on a routine trap-check […]
Read More →Gone gecko
MIL OSI – Source: Department of Conservation – Release/Statement Headline: Gone gecko Date: 20 July 2017 The Marlborough green gecko, Naultinus manukanus, was reported missing on 19 July. The padlock to its terrarium was absent, and marks on the latch point toward this having been forced or cut. The Marlborough Green Gecko (left). Note grey […]
Read More →Fiordland kiwi diaries: The Shy Lake housing crisis
MIL OSI – Source: Department of Conservation – Release/Statement Headline: Fiordland kiwi diaries: The Shy Lake housing crisis We caught up with Tim, a ranger on the front lines of the Save Our Iconic Kiwi initiative. This is the third in a series following the work he’s doing to save the Fiordland tokoeka (kiwi). Check […]
Read More →Manuka joins the battle to protect waterways: Plant & Food Research
MIL OSI – Source: Plant and Food New Zealand – Release/Statement Headline: Manuka joins the battle to protect waterways: Plant & Food Research 15 September 2017 New research indicates planting mānuka could reduce the impacts of farming on waterways, as well giving farmers an additional income stream. In addition to the fertiliser applied to support […]
Read More →Māori Language Week spotlight: Wendy Evans, Business Support Manager
MIL OSI – Source: Department of Conservation – Release/Statement Headline: Māori Language Week spotlight: Wendy Evans, Business Support Manager This week we’re celebrating Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori | Māori Language Week 2017. DOC’s Business Support Manager, Wendy Evans shares how Te Reo is woven through her DOC and raranga journey. What is your role? […]
Read More →Discovering a dodo in New Zealand
MIL OSI – Source: Department of Conservation – Release/Statement Headline: Discovering a dodo in New Zealand By Madison Charles, DOC Intern Just recently, I found a link between a leading New Zealand engineer and the world’s symbol for extinction – the dodo. While working as a DOC intern, I spent over 300 hours researching the […]
Read More →Thursday, September 7: Occupying Central Plains Water
MIL OSI – Source: Greenpeace New Zealand – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Thursday, September 7: Occupying Central Plains Water The day started early, or late, depending on your perspective. We met the night before in Christchurch. People had travelled from across New Zealand at a moment’s notice – one group had even driven from Dunedin. The […]
Read More →Canterbury predator-free efforts acknowledged
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Government – Release/Statement Headline: Canterbury predator-free efforts acknowledged Conservation Minister Maggie Barry and Associate Conservation Minister Nicky Wagner have presented traps to two community groups at a Predator Free 2050 event in Christchurch today. The Little River Trap Library and Lyttleton Primary School were given more than 50 traps […]
Read More →Reo Journeys: Ben Moorhouse, Outreach and Education Coordinator
MIL OSI – Source: Department of Conservation – Release/Statement Headline: Reo Journeys: Ben Moorhouse, Outreach and Education Coordinator This week we’re celebrating Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori | Māori Language Week 2017. DOC’s Outreach and Education Coordinator, Ben Moorhouse tells us about his journey learning Te Reo and what it means to him and […]
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