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Summer forecast: trillions of seeds and rat plagues

· September 16, 2025

Source: NZ Department of Conservation By Janel Hull This summer, we expect the South Island to experience the biggest beech forest mast in seven years where trillions of seeds blanket forest...

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DOC ramps up pest control ahead of major mast

· September 16, 2025

Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date:  16 September 2025 The predicted beech mast will drop trillions of seeds, fuelling a surge in rodents then stoats – with potentially devastating impacts on...

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Fiesty Westland petrel defies the odds

· September 15, 2025

Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date:  15 September 2025 The Westland petrel/tāiko is one of only two species of seabird that exclusively breed on the mainland of New Zealand, which was...

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Do your bit for te reo Māori – and for nature

· September 15, 2025

Source: NZ Department of Conservation Ko tēnei Te Wiki o te Reo Māori – it’s Māori Language Week! This year’s a big one. Aotearoa is celebrating 50 years since the first...

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Re-opening the Great Taste Cycle Trail

· September 12, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government The Government is investing $1.6 million to repair and reopen Tasman’s Great Taste Cycle Trail, which was badly damaged by recent storms.  “This funding means the...

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Tourism recovery for Nelson Tasman region

· September 12, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government The Government will provide a $50k injection to Nelson Tasman for domestic tourism marketing, giving a much-needed boost to local businesses following severe weather events, Tourism...

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Decapitated dolphin prompts call for information

· September 11, 2025

Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date:  11 September 2025 DOC Kaikōura Marine Reserves Ranger Zac Penman says it’s illegal to injure, kill, or take parts of a marine mammal and the...

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Quick Naturing: small moves, big wins for nature

· September 10, 2025

Source: NZ Department of Conservation Busy? Same. But here’s the good news: you don’t need hours, hiking boots, or a PhD in ecology to give nature a hand. That’s the...

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Wellington’s Watts Peninsula reserve confirmed

· September 10, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government A public reserve will finally be established on the iconic Miramar Peninsula – Te Motu Kairangi in Wellington, Conservation Minister Tama Potaka and Land Information Minister Chris...

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Federated Farmers – Farmers blindsided by $4000 winter grazing charges

· September 10, 2025

Source: Federated Farmers Southland farmers are raising concerns over unexpected charges following Environment Southland’s winter grazing compliance checks, with some invoices reportedly reaching $4000. Federated Farmers Southland president Jason Herrick says...

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Public Roads – Transformative public access map unveiled

· September 9, 2025

Source: Herenga ā Nuku – the Outdoor Access Commission Herenga ā Nuku Aotearoa, the Outdoor Access Commission, is releasing a major upgrade to its mapping of public access to the outdoors. After two...

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Matuku Muster providing valuable insight

· September 8, 2025

Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date:  08 September 2025 It’s set to provide more valuable insights into one of New Zealand’s most elusive wetland birds – the critically threatened bittern (matuku-hūrepo...