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Survey Underway to Protect Hector’s Dolphins in Otago

· March 21, 2025

Source: Department of Conservation Date:  21 March 2025 Scientists have had favourable weather conditions and good success in locating dolphins, allowing them to gather valuable data that will help improve conservation...

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World’s largest turtle inspires international research

· March 20, 2025

Source: Department of Conservation Date:  20 March 2025 Sarah Dwyer of the DOC Aotea Operations Team and Sierra Fullmer, Research Project Technician for Upwell Turtles, ready to monitor leatherback turtles, the...

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Environment – EPA tightens rules to keep weedkiller out of compost

· March 19, 2025

Source: Environmental Protection Authority The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is standardising the controls for products containing clopyralid, so that plants sprayed with the persistent weedkiller are less likely to contaminate compost....

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DOC urges dog owners to act after nine kiwi killed

· March 19, 2025

Source: Department of Conservation Date:  19 March 2025 “This situation needs urgent action. Kiwi are a taonga species found only in Aotearoa, and if they disappear from here, they’re gone forever....

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Herpetologists hop to it

· March 18, 2025

Source: Auckland Council As World Frog Day leaps into our calendars (20 March), Auckland Council’s Environmental Services team is taking the opportunity to shine a spotlight on one of New...

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Work underway to repair Coromandel Walkway

· March 18, 2025

Source: Department of Conservation Date:  18 March 2025 The Coromandel Walkway, connecting Stony Bay and Fletcher Bay, follows the contour of the coastline and is a popular visitor site in northern...

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Vulnerable Milford landfill to be cleaned up

· March 18, 2025

Source: Department of Conservation Date:  18 March 2025 Upper Cleddau Flats landfill, known colloquially as ‘Little Tahiti,’ extends inland from the Tutoko and Cleddau Rivers. Department of Conservation Operations Manager, Te...

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Sneezeweed: a tiny hero of Kawau Island

· March 18, 2025

Source: Auckland Council If you’ve ever wandered through the tracks and paths of Kawau Island, you may have come across a small, unassuming herb with delicate daisy-like flowers; it’s called...

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MIL-OSI News

· March 17, 2025

Greenpeace Statement: The deep sea mining industry is crumbling and desperate Source: Greenpeace The 30th Session of the International Seabed Authority, which starts today in Kingston, Jamaica, is the first under the...

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Community tackles kina barrens with great effect

· March 16, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government More than 8000 kina have already been removed from Matheson Bay/Te Kohuroa north of Auckland under a special permit issued to deal with the problem of...

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Great white shark makes cameo appearance

· March 14, 2025

Source: Department of Conservation Date:  13 March 2025 DOC staff and researchers from Sea Through Science were carrying out a Baited Remote Underwater Video (BRUV) survey in Tamatea/Dusky Sound in February...