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Solitude sees rare spider numbers increase
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 18 June 2025 A population of the rare and unusual spider, which lives in the “Crazy Paving Cave” in the Ōparara Valley on the South...
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Positive year for tara iti – but the fight for survival continues
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 18 June 2025 Thanks to intensive management of wild nests and a growing hand-rearing programme with Auckland Zoo, this season saw 19 fledglings take to...
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Speech to the Wellington Chamber of Commerce: Saying yes to more housing
Source: New Zealand Government Good morning and thanks to the Wellington Chamber of Commerce for hosting us. I have spent most of my life in either the Hutt or Wellington...
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Environment – EPA seeks feedback about new weedkiller for wheat and barley crops
Source: Environmental Protection Authority The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) wants feedback on an application to import or manufacture Tower, a new herbicide used to control certain broadleaf and grass weeds in...
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Vapes stores go dark, disposable vapes banned
Source: New Zealand Government Vaping law changes that take effect today ban disposable vapes and will make a noticeable difference to shop fronts and the marketing of vaping products, Associate...
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ST Telemedia Global Data Centres Achieves over 78% Renewable Energy Usage Across the Group
Source: Media Outreach SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 16 June 2025 – ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC), a leading data centre service provider headquartered in Singapore, today...
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North Canterbury Community Vehicle Trust celebrates new garage
Source: Environment Canterbury Regional Council North Canterbury Community Vehicle Trust celebrates new garage | Environment Canterbury Date: 16 Jun 2025 The trust’s garage has been named after one of its...
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Kaitake cameras reveal impact of sustained predator control
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 16 June 2025 The western-most of three mountain ranges in Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki, Kaitake is the focus for a joint predator control programme involving the Department...
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Local fishers and DOC free entangled whale off Dunedin coast
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 15 June 2025 The juvenile to sub-adult humpback whale, estimated to be around 8–9 metres long, was first sighted around 9am on Sunday (15 June)....
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Matariki mā Puanga
Source: NZ Department of Conservation With all eyes on the stars, what are people looking at and why? Let’s introduce the stars of Matariki and Puanga. Matariki and Puanga are...
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UNOC3: “Fine words must now translate into action”, Greenpeace comment
Source: Greenpeace Nice, France, The UN Ocean Conference (UNOC) concluded yesterday with significant progress made towards the ratification of the High Seas Treaty and a strong statement on a new plastics...
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Joint Statement: By the Foreign Ministers of the Republic of Indonesia and New Zealand at the 12th Joint Ministerial Commission
Source: New Zealand Government His Excellency Sugiono, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, and Rt Hon Winston Peters, Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand, convened the...
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Public feedback received on Waitākere Ranges Heritage Area Deed
Source: Auckland Council Auckland Council has received more than 2,250 submissions on the proposed Waitākere Ranges Heritage Area Deed of Acknowledgement following public consultation in April and May this year....
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DOC and partners tackle damaging sea urchins at Poor Knights Marine Reserve
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 13 June 2025 DOC, working alongside Te Whānau o Rangiwhakaahu, the University of Auckland, and Northland Regional Council, undertook the trial over 2 weeks in...
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Greenpeace – Shane Jones indicates NZ’s entire EEZ now open for oil and gas free-for-all
Source: Greenpeace In a speech to the energy industry in Singapore this week, Shane Jones signalled a major change to New Zealand’s oil and gas exploration rules. It appears the Government...
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Soil conservation strengthens future for hill country farms
Source: Environment Canterbury Regional Council After the Kaikōura earthquakes in November 2016, we applied for Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) funding to help set up the SCAR project. In 2019,...
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Recycling to curb tyre dumping in Kaikōura
Source: Environment Canterbury Regional Council Date: 12 Jun 2025 A big leap has been made to end the practice of dumping and illegally stockpiling end-of-life tyres, thanks to Tyrewise, a...
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Biodiversity credit won’t fix damage done by Luxon Govt
Source: Green Party The Green Party says the Government’s newly announced Biodiversity Credit scheme is a tiny positive that doesn’t undo the biodiversity harm caused by the Luxon Government. “This...
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Government backs voluntary nature credits
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is supporting the expansion of a voluntary credits nature market through the running of pilot projects across New Zealand. Establishing a market that is...
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Tenzing Norgay movie to be filmed at Aoraki/Mount Cook
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 12 June 2025 The Department of Conservation (DOC) has approved filming on Malte Brun Pass near the Tasman Glacier and near the Hochstetter Icefall on...
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Environment – Select committee announces support of law changes that will prevent councils from restricting harmful pollution of water – CCW
Source: Choose Clean Water – Tom Kay A select committee report released today demonstrates Coalition parties support law changes that would prevent local government from being able to control pollution even...
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Stock damage to stopbanks puts community at risk
Source: Environment Canterbury Regional Council Date: 11 Jun 2025 With the winter months here, we’re urging landowners to keep stock off stopbanks in wet conditions. Stopbanks are our primary defence...
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Tīeke return! Remote Hauraki Gulf Island thriving after rat eradication
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 11 June 2025 It is the first official re-introduction of a native species since DOC and Ngāti Rehua eradicated rats from Rakitū in 2018. “The...
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Zero Waste – Petition launched as Inquiry looms
Source: Zero Waste Network On the eve of a major Board of Inquiry that will assess if a large-scale rubbish incinerator proposed for Te Awamutu can go ahead, the Zero...
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Momentum Energy Partners with Goodbye Gas to Drive Home Electrification in Victoria
Source: Media Outreach MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 11 June 2025 – Momentum Energy, who retails both gas and electricity in Victoria, has a partnership with Goodbye Gas...
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Saying yes to more housing
Source: New Zealand Government City-shaping changes are coming to New Zealand’s largest city, ensuring that Auckland can fully harness the economic growth benefits of the new City Rail Link, RMA...
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New Tourism Growth Roadmap
Source: Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE) This includes investing more than $19 million in international marketing across core and emerging tourism markets plus $8 million on attracting business...