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Dog owner’s blatant rule breaking costs $400

· August 6, 2025

Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date:  06 August 2025 Posted on a public Facebook page, the photos include damning evidence of the woman smiling while holding one of her dogs in...

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Everyone can be a firearms safety G.O.A T

· August 6, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police With the annual National Wild Goat Hunting Competition now underway, hunters are being reminded that everyone can be a firearms safety G.O.A.T. [Greatest Of All Time]....

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School of Built Environment students awarded scholarships

· August 5, 2025

Source: Massey University Five students from the School of Built Environment have recently been awarded one-year tertiary scholarships for 2022 through Keystone Trust and their Key Scholarship Partners. For more...

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Massey University Oval to gain heritage status

· August 5, 2025

Source: Massey University For nearly 100 years the Oval has been prized for its garden parties, cricket and other sporting events, and casual and organised student activities, and has been...

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Get your gloves dirty for a good cause this winter

· August 5, 2025

Source: Environment Canterbury Regional Council Get your gloves dirty for a good cause this winter | Environment Canterbury Date: 11 Jun 2025 Upcoming planting events Forest & Bird plantings –14...

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Ban on anchoring at Hauturu Little Barrier Island

· August 5, 2025

Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries New biosecurity rules are in place at Hauturu o Toi Little Barrier Island, making it illegal to anchor anywhere around the island. Biosecurity New...

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CITES reminder for sun-seekers on mid-winter getaways

· August 5, 2025

Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date:  23 June 2025 The Department of Conservation (DOC) is the New Zealand management authority for CITES, the Convention on Trade in Endangered Species. The convention...

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Whale research method confirmed safe

· August 5, 2025

Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date:  26 June 2025 DOC has received a report of a group of southern right whales/tohorā around the mouth of Otago Harbour. This is an unusual...

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Shot kea released after lengthy recovery

· August 5, 2025

Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date:  10 July 2025 The young male kea was found with a shattered leg bone in Golden Bay’s Ligar Bay in February. It was caught by...

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Dead stoat on Stewart Island unexplained

· August 5, 2025

Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date:  22 July 2025 A member of the public walking on the Rakiura Great Walk Track on 12 July reported the dead stoat to DOC, who...

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Hawke’s Bay Nature Fund opens 4 August

· August 5, 2025

Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date:  01 August 2025 The goal of the fund is to create areas of habitat alive with flora and fauna across Hawke’s Bay, and contribute to...

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Annual FLRC workshop a success despite irregular format

· August 5, 2025

Source: Massey University This year’s Farmed Landscapes Research Centre (FLRC) workshop looked a little different than previous years, with the entirety of the three-day programme being held virtually due to...

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New hut opened on the Pouākai Ranges

· August 5, 2025

Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date:  05 August 2025 The 34-bunk hut was formally opened yesterday morning (4 August) as part of a small ceremony which also marked the official completion...

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Speech to National Party Conference

· August 2, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government Ka nui te mihi kia koutou. Kia Ora, good afternoon, everyone! How great is it to be here in Christchurch! Before I start can I acknowledge...

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Unleashing growth on conservation land

· August 2, 2025

Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date:  02 August 2025 Source:  Office of the Prime Minister and the Minister of Conservation “The Department of Conservation manages huge tracts of New Zealand, from the...