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Winter warmers – fireplace etiquette
Source: NZ Department of Conservation It’s cooling down around the country, so how do you stay warm – and safe – in a DOC hut? Media and Communications Advisor Krysia...
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Animal Welfare – Fast-tracked factory fish farm raises welfare red flags – SAFE
Source: SAFE For Animals Animal rights organisation SAFE is raising concerns about a proposed large-scale salmon farming operation spanning a coastal marine area of up to 2,500 hectares in the Foveaux...
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Government’s reckless forestry rollback a slap in the face to cyclone-hit communities
Source: Greenpeace Despite most submitters opposing the Coalition Government’s proposed changes to commercial forestry rules, the Coalition has confirmed yesterday that they will be stripping Gisborne Council – and all Councils...
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Southland councils call for united response to govt’s amalgamation plans
Source: Radio New Zealand Environment Southland chair Jeremy McPhail said the region had a limited window to determine its future. ODT/Supplied Southland’s regional council is calling for a united response...
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Cheaper, smarter EV charging on the way for Kiwis
Source: New Zealand Government New requirements for electric vehicle (EV) chargers supplied in New Zealand will make it easier and more affordable for people to charge their vehicles, while helping...
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New appointments to the Environmental Protection Authority board
Source: New Zealand Government Minister for the Environment Nicola Grigg has announced two new appointments and one reappointment to the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) board. Lisa Tumahai, CNZM, and Professor...
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Kaimanawa horses in training for new homes
Source: Radio New Zealand The Kaimanawa horses are mustered annually to keep the herd at a maximum of 300 animals. Supplied/Kimber Brown Just days after they were rounded up off...
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Why planning reforms have people concerned about the Waitākere Ranges and development
Source: Radio New Zealand The Waitākere Ranges Heritage Area includes about 27,000 hectares of coastal forest hills and beaches in West Auckland. RNZ/Nick Monro Explainer – Could government planning reforms...
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Orca calf found washed up on Auckland’s Orewa Beach
Source: Radio New Zealand A necropsy will be carried out to determine the cause of the orca’s death. RNZ / Rhonywn Newson A juvenile orca found washed ashore on an...
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Repairs to key Kahurangi access road underway
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 04 May 2026 Graham Valley Rd was badly damaged during storms in June and July last year. Six slips came down including one which dropped...
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Ups and downs of rare forest bird revealed
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 04 May 2026 Featured on our $100 banknote, mohua are classed ‘At Risk’ with populations in decline apart from a few South Island mainland sites...
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Farmers should be paid to use methane-busting tools – agritech leaders
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Maja Burry Farmers need to be paid to start using methane-busting technology in their herds and on their land, agri-climate leaders say. Their comments...
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Economy, Science & Technology, And Environment: The Three New Pillars Of Vietnam – India Cooperation
Source: Media Outreach NEW DELHI, INDIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 3 May 2026 – The Indo-Pacific region continues to be the focal point of global growth dynamics and strategic...
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Standoff as Vega crew await repatriation to India
Source: Radio New Zealand The Aratere was sold to Jahaj Solutions in October and renamed. Glen Tomlinson Indian crew members on board the ship Vega have raised concerns about when...
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Weka on a walkabout in Wānaka
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 01 May 2026 DOC has received multiple reports of a wayward weka wandering the township. DOC principal biodiversity ranger James Speirs says the best thing...
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Wellington landfill at threat from new housing development
Source: Radio New Zealand Concept art of how the Silverstream Forest houses might look. Guildford Timber Company / supplied A Wellington landfill could struggle to renew its operating licence because...
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It’s Conservation Week. Commence naturing.
Source: NZ Department of Conservation It’s Conservation Week (20–26 April). She’s in her autumn era now. Cosy. Slightly introspective. Crunchy-leaf soundtrack. Which brings us to the question… Have you done any naturing lately? ...
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Peaks and pits of a six-week Maukahuka trip
Source: NZ Department of Conservation By Tōrea Scott-Fyfe It started right at the beginning of the trip. Eight DOC workers and three Ngāi Tahu contractors squeezed around a small Airbnb...
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Cost of living driven by fossil fuels and power price hikes
Source: Green Party The Green Party says new Stats NZ data shows a 2.1% increase in household living costs is driven by out of control fossil fuel and power prices, and is hitting lower income people...
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Two Tongariro huts join booking system for winter naturing
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 01 May 2026 Part of the Tongariro Northern Circuit, the two huts (and Oturere Hut when the rebuild is complete) will no longer be first-in,...
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Israel Attacks Flotilla – Israeli forces illegally attack peaceful humanitarian flotilla – Greenpeace
Source: Greenpeace Last night, Israeli forces attacked the peaceful civilian-led Global Sumud Flotilla attempting to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza. More than 20 vessels were illegally boarded and harassed in international...
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Musters a win for nature and Kaimanawa horses
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 01 May 2026 The Kaimanawa Wild Horse Advisory Group supports the management of the herd to protect the fragile ecosystems unique to the area and...
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‘As damaging as the Treaty Principles Bill’: Proposed changes to Treaty clauses revealed
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Herenga Waka law lecturer Dr Luke Fitzmaurice-Brown. Supplied Documents filed with the Waitangi Tribunal have revealed the proposed changes which would set government obligations to...
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Tracking the unseen: How Chinese agricultural experts tackle invisible pollution in Yangtze River protection
Source: Media Outreach BEIJING, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 30 April 2026 – Since June 2021, the central committees of China’s non-Communist political parties and non-Party personages have been...
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Wild weather keeps Palmerston North’s Wildbase Hospital busy with displaced seabirds
Source: Radio New Zealand An albatross injured in last week’s lower North Island storm was released off the coast of Napier on Thursday and two others hurt in the same...
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Call for information in mystery penguin attack
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 30 April 2026 DOC received a call on Monday 27 April stating a group of eight kororā had been allegedly killed by a dog at...
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DOC takes out insurance for rare tiny fish
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 30 April 2026 Lowland longjaw galaxias (Waitaki River) are Threatened – Nationally Critical and found only in the Waitaki River catchment. In the past 20...