Tourist’s drone seized in Tongariro National Park
Source: Department of Conservation
Introduction
A drone has been seized after it was flown above the Tongariro Alpine Crossing illegally.
Date: 25 February 2020
Drones are prohibited in Tongariro...
Pāteke going strong in Fiordland
Source: Department of Conservation
Introduction
After being considered functionally extinct from the South Island since the 1990s, the rarest waterfowl on mainland New Zealand, the pāteke/brown...
Mangrove invasion threatens Ahuriri Estuary
Source: Department of Conservation
Introduction
DOC Hawke’s Bay is concerned after local biodiversity champions discovered several invasive mangrove seedlings deliberately planted in the Ahuriri Estuary.
Date: 24 February...
NZ’s rising climate emissions and Jacinda Ardern’s big chance to cut them
Source: Greenpeace New Zealand
When it signed onto the Paris Climate Agreement, New Zealand pledged to increase its net greenhouse gas emissions by 10% by...
An opportunity to support a strong solar and wind electricity generation strategy for New...
Source: Greenpeace New Zealand
We’re in a climate emergency. During a time when our friends and family members in Australia have lost their lives, homes,...
GPS tracking avoids future Flint incidents
Source: Department of Conservation
Introduction
Heroic rescues of frightened dogs from the sub-Antarctic islands will become an even rarer event with the introduction of tracking collars...
OMV’s deep sea oil drill fails
Source: Greenpeace New Zealand
South Islanders will be bidding ‘Auf Wiedersehen’ to Austrian oil and gas giant OMV, which has come up empty handed following...
