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Saving threatened seabird from rising sea levels

· January 29, 2025

Source: Department of Conservation Date:  29 January 2025 Johannes Fischer, Department of Conservation Senior Science Advisor, says climate change impacts have the potential to wipe out the Whenua Hou diving petrel...

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Kauri dieback: clean bill of health for Hūnua Ranges

· January 29, 2025

Source: Auckland Council A Te Ngāherehere o Kohukohunui / Hūnua Ranges Kauri Population Health Monitoring Survey just published, has revealed no detectable signs of kauri dieback (P. agathidicida) in the...

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Hihi thrive in new regional park home

· January 27, 2025

Source: Auckland Council A conservation effort led by Auckland Council rangers to assist one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most treasured native birds is delivering groundbreaking results. At least 55 rare...

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NZ-AU: American Rare Earths Updates Shareholders

· January 24, 2025

Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-NZ-AU) SYDNEY, Jan. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — 2024 has been a transformative year for American Rare Earths (ARR), positioning us as a leader in reshaping the U.S....

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Backcountry huts get IVL funding boost

· January 24, 2025

Source: Department of Conservation Date:  23 January 2025 DOC has received $4.2m from the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy (IVL) to work with others to maintain highly-valued huts and tracks,...

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Rat found on Ulva Island triggers response

· January 23, 2025

Source: Department of Conservation Date:  23 January 2025 Ulva Island is a nature sanctuary in Paterson Inlet, 780 metres from Stewart Island/Rakiura. It is popular with visitors who come to experience...

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“Feisty” injured Whanganui kiwi returns home

· January 21, 2025

Source: Department of Conservation Date:  21 January 2025 The bird was struck between Whanganui and Raetihi on 20 November last year. The driver reported the incident to the Department of Conservation...

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Visitors flock back to Mautohe Cathedral Cove

· January 21, 2025

Source: Department of Conservation Date:  21 January 2025 In December, DOC reopened the main walking track to Mautohe Cathedral Cove after an extended closure due to damage caused by Cyclone Gabrielle,...

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Cobble skinks beat the odds and fly home

· January 20, 2025

Source: Department of Conservation Date:  20 January 2025 It comes after a DOC ranger surveying coastal areas near their original habitat found new populations of these skinks, with one significant site...

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Well-placed rangers rescue tramper in trouble

· January 17, 2025

Source: Department of Conservation Date:  17 January 2025 Two well-equipped and experienced DOC rangers and a hut warden were in the right place at the right time to help a hiker...

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Hoiho/yellow-eyed penguin nest numbers down

· January 15, 2025

Source: Department of Conservation Date:  14 January 2025 Source:  Department of Conservation and Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu Without a serious turnaround, scientists predict hoiho could become locally extinct on the mainland...

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First Responders – Black Jack Fire Update #7

· January 15, 2025

Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Drones with thermal imaging equipment will survey the Black Jack fireground on the Coromandel Peninsula tonight to identify where deep seated pockets of fire are...