OSI archive

Environment

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Courts’ caseflow management going digital

· April 16, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government Kiwis will soon be able to file and track their court cases online as the Government signs off the business case to finally go digital, Justice...

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EPA calls for information on tattoo inks

· April 16, 2025

Source: Environmental Protection Authority The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is seeking information about how tattoo inks are supplied, made and used in New Zealand to help assess whether the current rules...

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Respect king shags this breeding season

· April 16, 2025

Source: Department of Conservation Date:  16 April 2025 Source:  Department of Conservation and Marlborough District Council “Boaties are not allowed to go within 100 m of king shag colonies under the district’s...

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Appointments to the Waste Advisory Board

· April 15, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government Environment Minister Penny Simmonds has today announced two new appointments and two reappointments to the Waste Advisory Board. The Waste Advisory Board provides independent advice to...

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Tourism turbocharge takes New Zealand to the world

· April 14, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government A major drive boosting New Zealand as an international travel destination will kick off with a $13.5 million turbocharge for global marketing activity, Tourism and Hospitality...

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Work set to commence on Opera Point wilding conifer control

· April 14, 2025

Source: Department of Conservation Date:  14 April 2025 Source:  National Wilding Conifer Control Programme, Department of Conservation and Waikato Regional Council Wilding conifers are a pest tree species impacting on native bush...

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‘Precious’ threatened fish found in Waimatuku

· April 14, 2025

Source: Department of Conservation Date:  14 April 2025 The fish are named after Gollum from J.R.R. Tolkein’s Hobbit and Lord of the Rings, due to their large eyes and preference for...

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“Little battler” black-fronted terns defy the odds

· April 10, 2025

Source: Department of Conservation Date:  10 April 2025 The nationally endangered birds which nest on an island in the Upper Ōhau River battled an unseasonal and very heavy snowfall which buried...

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Work to protect Ocean Beach begins

· April 10, 2025

Source: Department of Conservation Date:  10 April 2025 The beach has been off limits to public since 2018 when contaminants including asbestos were found on the beach. An asbestos removal company...

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Release: David Parker to step down from Parliament

· April 8, 2025

Source: New Zealand Labour Party Long-serving Labour MP and former Minister David Parker has today announced his intention to leave Parliament. “It has been a privilege to be elected by...

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Tiny Tara iti travels near and far

· April 8, 2025

Source: Department of Conservation Date:  08 April 2025 Tara iti/NZ fairy tern is New Zealand’s rarest endemic breeding bird. With fewer than 45 individuals, the tara iti is nationally critical and...